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Articles – Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 2022
1. Nurses and the Decade of Healthy Ageing: An Unprecedented Opportunity
2. The Chinese System of Community Care for Older Adults
3. Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Spouses During End-of-Life Caregiving for Their Partners With Cancer: A Phenomenological Study
4. Death Anxiety and Willingness to Work in Geriatric Care: The Role of Contact With Older Adults
Articles – Nursing Economic$, Mar/Apr 2022
5. Guest Editorial. Women Hold Up Half the Sky: At What Cost?
6. Rethinking Nursing Productivity: A Review of the Literature and Interviews with Thought Leaders.
7. Comparing Two Methods of Health Economic Analyses Used in Nursing Research.
Articles – Patient Privacy
8. Patient privacy: a qualitative study on the views and experiences of nurses and patients.
9. The Status of Protecting and Maintaining Patient Privacy of Intern Nurses and Affecting Factors.
10. Healthcare Students Views on Protecting Patients' Privacy and Confidentiality.
11. Investigation of the Relationship between Nursing Students' Privacy Consciousness and Attitudes Towards Patient Privacy.
Articles – Mask use
12. Mask use among health care workers and feelings of safety at work pre- and post- COVID-19 vaccine
13. P2/N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Results of a large-scale quantitative mask fit testing program in Australian health care workers
14. Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Events
15. 4TH National NDIS & Mental Health Conference 2023
16. ANZMOSS 2022 Conference
17. 2022 Annual Conference - NZ Dermatological Society
National news
18. Long Covid not just for super sick - Australian study
International news
19. Could Canada see another wave of Omicron cases? Here's what experts have to say
20. The people who hate working from home
21. Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?
Articles – Journal of Gerontological Nursing, June 2022
1. Nurses and the Decade of Healthy Ageing: An Unprecedented Opportunity
Baumbusch, Jennifer., Blakey, Emma P., Carapellotti, Anna., Dohmen, Marleen & Fick, Donna M
Journal of Gerontological Nursing. (2022, Jun). 48 (6), 3-6. doi:10.3928/00989134-20220422-01
The World Health Organization's (WHO; 2021a) Global Campaign to Combat Ageism emphasizes how pervasive and harmful ageism is for people of all ages. Shifting away from the structural and individual ageism of health care and returning to our disciplinary values, we are set to see the Decade of Healthy Ageing in the context of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. The Chinese System of Community Care for Older Adults
Junshan Zhou, Alan Walker
Journal of Gerontological Nursing. (2022, Jun). 48(6), 7-11. doi:10.3928/00989134-20220509-02
China is increasingly turning to community care (CC) to fill the growing gap between the care needs of older adults and availability of that care. The specific application of this concept in China takes two forms: state cash-for-care programs and a market-oriented operational approach.
3. Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Spouses During End-of-Life Caregiving for Their Partners With Cancer: A Phenomenological Study
Sanne Peters, Elien Van Hout, Leontien Jansen, Marjan van den Akker
Journal of Gerontological Nursing. (2022, Jun). 48(6), 33-39.
The aim of the current study was to gain more insight into the psychosocial well-being of older spouses engaged in end-of-life caregiving for their partners with cancer. This qualitative study uses a phenomenological approach with in-depth interviews conducted with older (aged ?65 years) spousal caregivers of individuals who died of cancer.
4. Death Anxiety and Willingness to Work in Geriatric Care: The Role of Contact With Older Adults
Weizhou Tang, Rui Gao, Yang Wang
Journal of Gerontological Nursing. (2022, Jun). 48(6), 49-56. doi:10.3928/00989134-20220509-01
The current study sought to examine the moderating role of contact with older adults in the relationship between medical and nursing students' death anxiety and their willingness to work in geriatric care. A total of 385 Chinese freshman and sophomore medical and nursing students were included in this cross-sectional study.
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Articles – Nursing Economic$, Mar/Apr 2022
5. Guest Editorial. Women Hold Up Half the Sky: At What Cost?
Nagtalon-Ramos, Jamille
Nursing Economic$. (2022, Mar/Apr). 40(2), 57-72.
The author reflects on the greater role of women than men in their families and its impact on the job obligations of women to contribute to household income. Topics include the emotional and physical load of nurses and healthcare providers, and the reasons behind the inequality in earnings between men and women in the U.S. like the devaluation of women's work.
6. Rethinking Nursing Productivity: A Review of the Literature and Interviews with Thought Leaders.
Disch, Joanne & Finis, Nanne
Nursing Economic$. (2022, Mar/Apr). 40(2), 59-71.
Nursing productivity has been inadequately operationalized as the cost of producing nursing care. A literature review of nursing productivity and results from interviews of healthcare executives and thought leaders regarding challenges and recommendations for optimizing nursing productivity are presented.
7. Comparing Two Methods of Health Economic Analyses Used in Nursing Research.
Doss, Carrie M.
Nursing Economic$. (2022, Mar/Apr). 40(2), 73-97.
Health economic analysis methods can be used by nurse researchers and leaders. This interprofessional approach produces data driven evidence for making resource-efficient decisions. Two economic models -- cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis -- are compared, including their applications and implications for assessing costs and defending investments.
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Articles – Patient Privacy
8. Patient privacy: a qualitative study on the views and experiences of nurses and patients.
Yilmaz, Serpil Akgul.
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (2022, Mar-May). 39(2), 12-22.
The aim of the study was to determine views and experiences of intensive care unit nurses and patients on the issue of protecting patient privacy. Intensive care should be delivered to protect the privacy of intensive care patients because these patients experience a loss of personal identity and significant limitations in physical activity and emotional expression.
9. The Status of Protecting and Maintaining Patient Privacy of Intern Nurses and Affecting Factors.
Aktan, Gul Gunes., Zaybak, Ayten., & Eser, Ismet
Journal of Education & Research in Nursing. (2021, Dec). 18(4), 396-401.
The aim of this study was to determine the status of intern nurses to protect and maintain patient privacy and affecting factors. The study planned as cross-sectional study and conducted between December 2017 and February 2018 at a nursing faculty in Turkey.
10. Healthcare Students' Views on Protecting Patients' Privacy and Confidentiality.
Ladis, Haliza., & Zolkefli, Yusrita
International Journal of Nursing Education. (2021, Oct-Dec). 13(4), 7-13.
In health care services, current technological advancements have made it easier to intervene with a person's private life; thus, the need to ensure patients' entitlement to privacy and confidentiality increases.The study explores nursing and midwifery students' perspectives on protecting patients' privacy and confidentiality through knowledge and insights gained from clinical experiences.
11. Investigation of the Relationship between Nursing Students' Privacy Consciousness and Attitudes Towards Patient Privacy.
Kucukkelepce, Gulhan Erkus; Kucukkelepce, Didem Simsek; Aslan, Sinan
International Journal of Caring Sciences. (2021, Sep-Dec). 14(3), 1713-1723.
Nursing students are expected to develop privacy consciousness and an attitude towards the protection of patient privacy in order for nursing students to develop their professional identity and take part in nursing care practices. Aim: This research aims to determine the relationship between nursing students' privacy consciousness and attitudes towards patient privacy.
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Articles – Mask use
12. Mask use among health care workers and feelings of safety at work pre- and post- COVID-19 vaccine
O'Donohue, Laura S., Fletcher-Gutowski, Susan., FAPIC, Sidhu, Amreetpal., Verma, Aishwarya., Phillips, Tarin C., & Misra, Preeti G.
AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. (2022, May). 50 (5), 503-508.
Correct mask use is a highly adopted habit among health care workers. Over 1,600 mask observations showed > 94% compliance in patient facing areas. Health care workers have diverging narratives of safety about exposure to COVID-19 when around their colleagues, though there was a significant increase in feelings of safety ( P < 0.001) after COVID-19 vaccine roll out at our institution.
13. P2/N95 filtering facepiece respirators: Results of a large-scale quantitative mask fit testing program in Australian health care workers
Maxim Milosevic., Raaj Kishore Biswas., Lesley Innes., Martin Ng., Ali Mehmet Darendeliler., Alice Wong & Elizabeth Denney-Wilson.
AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. (2022, May). 50(5), 509-515.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 6,287 Australian health care workers (HCWs) were fit tested to N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs). This study determined how readily HCWs were fitted to 8 FFRs and how age and sex influenced testing.
14. Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yanni Li., Mingming Liang., Liang Gao., Mubashir Ayaz Ahmed., John Patrick Uy., Ce Cheng., Qin Zhou., & Chenyu Sun.
AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. (2021, Jul). 49(7), 900-906.
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis statement was consulted to report this systematic review. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of using face masks to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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Events
15. 4TH National NDIS & Mental Health Conference 2023
Improving Recovery, Capacity Building and Wellbeing
Date: 20 - 21 February 2023
Venue: International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia
16. ANZMOSS 2022 Conference
Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgical Society (ANZMOSS)
The Conference brings together many professionals who deal with Metabolic and Obesity surgery, including pre operative and post operative care as well as long-term care.
Date: 5-7 October 2022
Venue: Cairns Convention Centre, Australia
17. 2022 Annual Conference - NZ Dermatological Society
Date: 17-20 August 2022
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Auckland
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National news
18. Long Covid not just for super sick - Australian study
One News – 20 June 2022
Australians who experience only mild Covid-19 symptoms are just as likely to be heavily impacted by long Covid as those who suffer more severely. A new Adapting to Pandemic Threats (ADAPT) Study points to ongoing brain fog and memory loss in long Covid patients with no improvement even after a year.
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International news
19. Could Canada see another wave of Omicron cases? Here's what experts have to say
CTV News
As the summer approaches and COVID-19 health measures continue to loosen, experts say the rise of subvariants of Omicron could lead to another spike in cases in Canada.The subvariants of BA.4 and BA.5 have been fuelling growing case counts in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere around the world. In Canada, the two variants made up 3.9 per cent and 6.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases, respectively, according to samples collected the week of May 29.
20. The people who hate working from home
BBC News – 21 June 2022
The loudest voices may be remote-work advocates, but plenty of other people can’t get back to the office fast enough. The motivations of these people might vary – some long for the sociability of the office, while others prefer a clear boundary between work and home. But regardless, companies will need to work out how to accommodate the needs of people who want to be in offices as well as those who don’t, as they map out their post-pandemic working models.
21. Is remote work worse for wellbeing than people think?
BBC News - 17th June 2022
Remote work is consistently touted as the best way for workers to feel mentally and physically well. But the reality is more complicated.
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