Articles: New Zealand Medical Journal, April 2021
- Editorial: The challenges of long-range planning for healthcare funding, performance and outcomes
- Inequity in outcomes from New Zealand chronic pain services
- Mortality and fluctuations in macroeconomic activity in New Zealand
- A prospective audit on the use of prophylactic antiemetics and rates of CINV in patients receiving carboplatin AUC?4 or combination anthracycline-cyclophosphamide
Articles: Burnout/Self Care/Work-life balance
- Self-Care for Health Professionals During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis
- Factors contributing to burnout and work-life balance in adult oncology nursing: An integrative review
- Resilience, stress, and psychological well-being in nursing students: A systematic review
- Burnout in New Zealand registered nurses: The role of workplace factors
- Issues: Emergency department nurses' narratives of burnout: Blurring of roles and professional identity
- Combatting staff burnout in mental health: Key managerial and leadership tasks that are fundamental to staff wellbeing and retention
- Research and policy: Burning out - Workforce mental health and COVID-19
Articles: Succession Planning
- Succession planning in nursing education
- Succession Planning Within the Health Care Organization
- Revitalising Organisations' Emergency Succession Planning in the Face of the Covid-19 Outbreak
Table of Contents
- American Journal of Nursing: March 2021, Vol. 121, No. 3
Events
- Celebrate Midwives Day
- New Zealand Medico-Legal Congress
National news
- Cutting edge medical tech pioneered in New Zealand: New imaging method allows brain to be seen as never before
- Kiwi woman back in hospital five months after catching Covid
International news
- When to stop drinking caffeine to get a good night's sleep
- Genetics can influence how our immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2. What about the COVID vaccine?
Articles : New Zealand Medical Journal, April 2021
1. Editorial: The challenges of long-range planning for healthcare funding, performance and outcomes
Robin Gauld
New Zealand Medical Journal, 16 April 2021. 134(1533)
Two articles in this issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal highlight critical challenges that have faced our healthcare system and affected health behaviour and outcomes over the generations.
2. Inequity in outcomes from New Zealand chronic pain services
Gwyn N Lewis., Robert Borotkanics & Angela Upsdell
New Zealand Medical Journal, 16 April 2021. 134(1533)
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent long-term conditions worldwide, with prevalence rates of approximately 15–40% across western and developing countries. Ethnic disparities in access to chronic pain management services have been reported both in New Zealand and internationally.
3. Mortality and fluctuations in macroeconomic activity in New Zealand
Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy
New Zealand Medical Journal, 16 April 2021. 134(1533)
A substantial amount of international research has documented a statistical relationship between mortality and economic activity at the aggregate level.
4. A prospective audit on the use of prophylactic antiemetics and rates of CINV in patients receiving carboplatin AUC?4 or combination anthracycline–cyclophosphamide
Edward Lo., Malcolm Anderson., Rebecca Carroll., Garry Forgeson., Richard Isaacs., Jody Jordan., Liyana Satterthwaite., Navin Wewala & Jennifer Fernando
New Zealand Medical Journal, 16 April 2021. 134(1533)
Despite the development of more effective antiemetic regimens in the last 30 years, nausea and vomiting continue to be two of the most frequently experienced and distressing side effects of chemotherapy.
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Articles: Burnout/Self Care/Work-life balance
5. Self-Care for Health Professionals During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis
Judith Haefner
Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2021-03-01, 17(3), 279-282
Health care providers are coping with unprecedented deaths, decisions for which patient receives a lifesaving ventilator, and the personal fear of contracting a virus that presently has no known treatment protocol. Suggestions for self-care for yourself and colleagues are discussed.
6. Factors contributing to burnout and work-life balance in adult oncology nursing: An integrative review
Louise Gribben & Cherith Jane Semple
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021-02-01, Volume 50, Article 101887.
Occupational stress and burnout are highlighted as the most prevalent workplace issues for adult oncology nurses. The aim of this integrative review is to synthesis the evidence on burnout and work-life balance for adult oncology nurses.
7. Resilience, stress, and psychological well-being in nursing students: A systematic review
Zhuang-Shuang Li & Felicity Hasson
Nurse Education Today, 2020-07-01, Vol. 90, Article 104440
Synthesize the evidence relating to the interaction of resilience, stress, and well-being in undergraduate nursing students across countries.
8. Burnout in New Zealand registered nurses: The role of workplace factors
Costantinos Tabakakis., Margaret McAllister & Julie Bradshaw
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research, November 2020
Nursing is characterised by chronic workplace stress. Research examining the role of workplace factors (ie practice environment and bullying) in shaping burnout is scarce.
9. Issues: Emergency department nurses' narratives of burnout: Blurring of roles and professional identity
Debbie Hetherington., Gillian Murphy., Nathan Wilson & Kathleen Dixon
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 01 July 2020
Australian nurses are exposed to ongoing stressful work situations with emergency department nurses facing unique stressors: including traumatic emergency cases (World Health Organization [WHO], 2019). Constant exposure to such stressful events presents the potential for the emergency department nurse to develop emotional coping response mechanisms that run counter to their professional identity as a nurse, such as a loss of compassion towards others.
10. Combatting staff burnout in mental health: Key managerial and leadership tasks that are fundamental to staff wellbeing and retention
D Coates & D Howe
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 01 January 2015
Mental health workers are at high risk of burnout, and this not only impacts negatively on the employee, but also on the quality of the service for clients and the functioning of organisations. While staff stress and burnout can be, at least in part, attributed to the emotional demands of mental health work, organisational management and leadership style plays a critical role in protecting staff against burnout and creating workplace environments that buffer against it.
11. Research and policy: Burning out - Workforce mental health and COVID-19
Micah DJ Peters
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 01 January 2021
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon (rather than a medical diagnosis) that arises as a result of continuing, unsuccessfully to manage work-related stress. Three dimensions are typically experienced; emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation or cynicism in relation to one’s work, and depleted work efficiency.
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Articles: Succession Planning
12. Succession planning in nursing education
Laura K. Phillips
Nursing Outlook, 2021-01-01, 69(1) 32-42.
Succession planning in nursing is a new concept with limited evidence found in nursing education. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive summary of the descriptions of succession planning, as self-reported by administrators over an academic nursing division.
13. Succession Planning Within the Health Care Organization
Joycelyn Desarno., Miguel Perez., Rachel Rivas., Irene Sandate., & Ileana Fonseca
Nurse Leader, 2020
There is a growing need for capable leaders to replace incumbents in critical positions in cases of resignation, retirement, promotions, death, growth, expansion, and creation of new positions. Developing an effective succession planning process can guide organizations to evaluate their present situation and decide the critical employees who will ultimately step into leadership and senior management positions.
14. Revitalising Organisations' Emergency Succession Planning in the Face of the Covid-19 Outbreak
Bano, Yasmeen., Omar, Siti Sarah & Ismail, Fadillah.
The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences (2021), 30(1), 3253-3268. DOI:10.15405/ejsbs.285
This study is a review paper which will highlight the difference between longterm and emergency succession planning, the major challenges faced by all organizations and, suggests best options for preparing emergency succession planning during the pandemic crises.
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Table of Contents
15. American Journal of Nursing: March 2021, Vol. 121, No. 3
15A. Editorial: Where do we go from here?: What’s next for nursing after the pandemic
15B. Viewpoint: A COVID-19 vaccination challenge: Increasing trust in Black communities is crucial
15C. News: The toll of COVID-19 on health care workers remains unknown; Even vigilant parents may be unaware of children’s tobacco use
15D. News: UK moves to revise guidelines for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome; New asthma guidelines update; World health roundup
15E. New guidelines for prescribing opioids to children and teens after surgery
15F. Cochrane Corner: The use of vitamins and supplements for lung cancer prevention
15G. Drug watch: Stronger boxed warning for Benzodiazepines; New treatment for hypereosinophilic syndrome
15H. A call to the CMS: Mandate adequate professional nurse staffing in nursing homes
15I. A nurse’s guide to COVID-19: An evidence-based review of the care of hospitalized adults with this disease
15J. QSEN in an amazon world: New literacies and capacities are vital as the health care world evolves
15K. Missing the care in health care: How a dysfunctional system harms patients
15L. Sampling design in nursing research: What nurses need to know about types of probability and nonprobability sampling
15M. U.S. Representative Cori Bush: Missouri sends its first nurse to Congress
15N. Monitoring equianalgesic opioid dosing: Nurses need to understand the basic principles of opioid conversion
15O. Journal Watch: Sex gap in outcomes after myocardial infarction; Parents’ English proficiency linked to adverse events in hospitalized children; Are consumer-grade masks effective?; Polypharmacy negatively affects oral health in older adults
15P. Preserving integrity and staying power as a nurse in a pandemic
15Q. Right under our noses: Nursing homes and COVID-19: A medical mission volunteer bears witness to nightmarish inequalities.
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Events
16. Celebrate Midwives Day
NZCOM meeting with a free Indian dinner and fundraising clothes swap
Bring $10 and up to 10 items of clothing/accessories. You get to take home as many items as you bring. All funds go to midwifery in countries heavily affected by COVID
Date: Tuesday 11 May, 7-9pm
Venue: Hutt Valley Irish Society, 12 Raroa Rd, Lower Hutt
17. New Zealand Medico-Legal Congress
Will examine relevant changes in legislation, look at pertinent case law and supply updates on key developments that have implications on medical and legal profession.
Dates: 26-27 July 2021
Venue: Te Papa, Wellington
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National news
18. Cutting edge medical tech pioneered in New Zealand: New imaging method allows brain to be seen as never before
Dominion Post - 6 May 2021
Researchers from New Zealand are developing a new brain imaging technique which will help detect brain disorders and aneurysms before they become life-threatening and allow the brain to be seen as never before. The new technique, called 3D amplified MRI, or 3D aMRI, reveals pulsating brain movement which could help researchers to non-invasively diagnose brain disorder.
19. Kiwi woman back in hospital five months after catching Covid
Otago Daily Times - 4 May 2021
A young Auckland woman is back in hospital suffering from the effects of catching Covid-19 in Britain five months ago. Helena Power was rushed to North Shore Hospital last week after she was gasping for breath as a result of ongoing lung and heart issues caused by contracting the virus in December.
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International news
20. When to stop drinking caffeine to get a good night's sleep
By Ada Wood - 3 May 2021
Many of us start our days the same way: with a cup of coffee or tea. Caffeine is as much a part of our routine as brushing our teeth or getting dressed for the day. Maybe your habit extends to a cup of coffee in the afternoon, or you have a soda with your dinner.
21. Genetics can influence how our immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2. What about the COVID vaccine?
ABC Health & Wellbeing - By health reporter Lauren Roberts
Some people are more affected by COVID-19 than others, and this new study gives a clue as to why.
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