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Issue 06 - 16 October 2023

Books

  1. Mental health: A person-centred approach
  2. Nursing: An exquisite obsession
  3. Professional practice models in nursing: Successful health system integration
  4. Rising from the rubble: A health system's extraordinary response to the Canterbury earthquakes
  5. "What Jan began": Preparing students for healthcare careers at Manukau Institute of Technology: The first 25 years

Articles –The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, September 2023

  1. Who Really Controls Nursing and Professional Development?
  2. Navigating Nurses: Supporting Retention Through Mentorship

Articles - Nursing Times [UK Journal]

  1. Benefits of good-quality online health information and risks of 'Dr Google'
  2. Reducing central venous catheter-associated infections in critical care
  3. Digitising cancer care: using electronic patient-reported outcome measures
  4. Pregnancy 2: effects on the respiratory and urinary systems
  5. Realising the benefits of artificial intelligence for nursing practice

Articles – Measles

  1. Measles elimination in Australia: 'Hard won, easily lost'
  2. Measles virus and cytomegalovirus co-infection, in a child with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection, during COVID-19 pandemic: a case report.
  3. Clinical characteristics of adult inpatients with Measles in Beijing from 2010 to 2021: a retrospective analysis.
  4. Gaps in measles immunisation coverage for pre-school children in Aotearoa New Zealand: a cross-sectional study
  5. New Zealand's immunisation policy fails again and entrenches ethnic disparities
  6. Measles is coming, ready or not: Worn-out sector faces need to renew MMR vaccination efforts
  7. American Journal of Nursing, August 2023, Vol. 123, No.8

Events

  1. New Zealand College of Stomal Therapy Nurses Conference 2024
  2. The Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) 2024 conference

National news

  1. Think Piece - Commercial Determinants of Health Explained
  2. More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

International news

  1. New masking rules for health-care settings in B.C. coming into force Oct. 3, officials confirm

 

Books available for borrowing

NZNO members and staff can borrow these books for a period of 4 weeks.  Please provide a street address as the books may be couriered out to you.

1. Mental health: A person-centred approach

Edited by Nicholas Procter., Helen P. Hamer., Denise McGarry., Rhonda L. Wilson & Terry Froggatt
Cambridge University Press, 2014

Mental Health: a person-centred approach aligns leading mental health research with the human connections that can and should be made in mental health care. It seeks to deepen readers' understanding of themselves, the work they do, and how this intersects with the lives and crises of people with mental illness.

2. Nursing: An exquisite obsession

June Clark
MA Healthcare Limited, 2016

The story of a career in nursing which lead to June Clark becoming president of the Royal College of Nursing - the largest nursing union in the world. The book highlights her passion for nursing which is still her 'exquisite obsession'. This autobiography covers the fascinating career of Professor Dame June Clark, from her beginnings as a health visitor through her career in further education, her involvement in nursing around the world, and her work with and subsequent presidency of the Royal College of Nursing.

3. Professional practice models in nursing: Successful health system integration

Joanne R. Duffy
Springer Publishing Company, 2016

This book guides nurse leaders and educators in the process of integrating professional practice models into clinical workflow, advancing nursing practice, improving the quality of patient care, and facilitating Magnet® designation.

4. Rising from the rubble: A health system’s extraordinary response to the Canterbury earthquakes

Michael Ardagh & Joanne Deely
Canterbury University Press, 2018

This book gives a compelling account of those who rallied to maintain and rebuild essential health services, maintaining continuity of care for the most vulnerable – from older people to those with kidney failure – as well as dealing with the significant ongoing impact on mental health. Based on interviews with those who lived and worked through the Canterbury earthquakes, and the authors’ own experiences, Rising from the Rubble is an inspiring testament to commitment and recovery.

5.“What Jan began”: Preparing students for healthcare careers at Manukau Institute of Technology: The first 25 years

Louise Rummel, Annette Delugar and Jens J. Hansen
Published June 2015

Documents the history of the Dept of Nursing and Health Studies at Manukau Institute of Technology, and profiles the founding Head of Dept, Jan Grant, at what was then the Dept of Nursing in the 1980s.

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Articles –The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, September 2023

6. Who Really Controls Nursing and Professional Development?

Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing (2023), 54(9), 87–388
https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20230816-01

The Chief Nursing Officers definitely have input, but they perceive that the final budget is made by people in the finance department. In a sense, then, the finance department is creating the staffing component of the nursing budget.

7. Navigating Nurses: Supporting Retention Through Mentorship

Julie Lang., Amy Schotte & Hannah Elder
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing (2023), 54(9), 389–391
https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20230816-02

Retaining nurses is critical. Doing so effectively requires identifying not only why some nurses are leaving but also why others are staying. Discovering a sense of belonging and opportunities for professional development, especially for early career nurses, are two common themes. A mentorship framework was created within a nurse residency program integrating both motives, with positive results for the mentors and mentees alike.

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Articles  - Nursing Times [UK Journal]

8. Benefits of good-quality online health information and risks of ‘Dr Google’

Jill McLean
Nursing Times, 2 October 2023, Vol. 119, Issue 10.

Using online health information can contribute to patients’ health outcomes. 63% of people in the UK are searching for health information online, but some is unreliable. Misinformation, vaccine conspiracy theories and content about alternative therapies can lead to poor health outcomes or worrying health behaviours. Credible, high-quality information can be identified by checking for trustworthy sources, quality marks and balanced information.

9. Reducing central venous catheter-associated infections in critical care

Kirsty Day
Nursing Times, 2 October 2023, Vol. 119 Issue 10.

Central venous catheters pose a safety risk when inserted, cared for and removed, and associated bloodstream infections continue to be a considerable concern in critical care globally. To address this, a critical care unit undertook an audit of adherence to its central venous catheter-associated policies. This resulted in new dressings and improved guidance to improve compliance and reduce the rate of infection.

10. Digitising cancer care: using electronic patient-reported outcome measures

Alison Large & Ewan Shawcroft
Nursing Times, 2 October 2023, Vol. 119 Issue 10.

In 2021, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust launched a new clinical nurse specialist role to drive the implementation of their digital clinic pathways in the oncology outpatient service. This pathway provides a new way for patients to interact with their clinicians when receiving their cancer treatments, and the new role helped to support both clinicians and patients to adjust to the change.

11. Pregnancy 2: effects on the respiratory and urinary systems

John Knight
Nursing Times, 2 October 2023, Vol. 119 Issue 10.

Changes to the respiratory and urinary systems during pregnancy are explored in this second article in our series on physiological and anatomical changes in pregnancy. Pregnancy increases nasal epithelium blood flow, contributing to pregnancy-associated rhinitis. As uterine expansion shifts the abdominal organs upwards, displacing the diaphragm and compressing the lungs, breathlessness is common, resolving quickly after delivery of the baby.

12. Realising the benefits of artificial intelligence for nursing practice

Siobhan O’Connor., Declan Devane & Louise Rose
Nursing Times, 2 October 2023, Vol. 119 Issue 10.

Artificial intelligence has limitations and risks, such as biased outputs and a lack of transparency in how some algorithms work, which could impact clinical accountability and patient safety. This article discusses the barriers and facilitators of artificial intelligence, and offers some recommendations for its use in nursing.

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Articles – Measles

13. Measles elimination in Australia: 'Hard won, easily lost'

K E Alexander., M Wickens & S M Fletcher-Lartey
Australian Journal of General Practice, 2020. 49(3), 112-114.

MEASLES CASES are increasing globally, with more than 429,000 confirmed cases and approximately 679,000 additional suspected cases reported to disease surveillance systems worldwide during 2019.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more measles cases were reported worldwide during the first half of 2019 than in any year since 2006. With the number of measles cases globally, Australia’s popularity as a tourist destination and a large population of frequent travellers, there is a constant threat of imported cases of measles entering Australia.

14. Measles virus and cytomegalovirus co-infection, in a child with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection, during COVID-19 pandemic: a case report.

Giulia Piccirilli, Monia Gennari, Liliana Gabrielli, Marta Leone, Eva Caterina Borgatti & Alessia Cantiani
Virology Journal. 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-02099-8

Measles virus (MV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) may cause pediatric infection. We report the first described case of MV and CMV co-infection in an unvaccinated 13-mo-old girl, with a recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, occurred during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

15. Clinical characteristics of adult inpatients with Measles in Beijing from 2010 to 2021: a retrospective analysis.

Lixue Zhao., Yu Wang., Xue Chen., Liu Yang., Miaotian Cai & Zhili Zhang
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023, 23(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08256-2

With the measles vaccine coverage rate gradually increasing, adult patients’ epidemiological and clinical characteristics have changed. We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of 818 patients diagnosed with measles at Beijing Youan Hospital between June 2010 and October 2021.

16. Gaps in measles immunisation coverage for pre-school children in Aotearoa New Zealand: a cross-sectional study

Nienke N Hagedoorn., Andrew Anglemyer & Tony Walls
New Zealand Medical Journal, 14 April 2023, 136(1573) 

Measles is a highly contagious disease resulting from measles virus infection. Since the implementation of measles vaccines in the 1960s, incidence of measles and associated mortality have been largely reduced. Aotearoa New Zealand has notable immunity gaps in the population and the measles immunisation coverage target of ?95% to prevent measles transmission has not yet been reached.

17. New Zealand’s immunisation policy fails again and entrenches ethnic disparities

Owen Sinclair, Cameron Grant
New Zealand Medical Journal, 17 September 2021, 134(1542). 

New Zealand has a long history of failing to immunise and protect its children. The last national immunisation survey in 2005 showed overall immunisations rates of 77% at age two years. It also revealed a significant ethnic disparity with overall M?ori rates of 69% compared to European rates of 80%.

18. Measles is coming, ready or not: Worn-out sector faces need to renew MMR vaccination efforts

Alan Perrott
New Zealand Doctor, 1 March 2023

Dr Johnson says a series of viral and weather-related disasters has eroded childhood immunisation rates, especially for M?ori, to historic lows. The rate for tamariki M?ori aged up to 18 months fell to just 36.3 per cent in the last quarter of 2022, compared with 49.3 per cent a year earlier.

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Table of Contents

Copes of these articles can be requested from the NZNO Library. library@nzno.org.nz

19. American Journal of Nursing, August 2023, Vol. 123, No.8

19A. Editorial: Is sharing caring? [The benefits and consequences of patient access to health records]

19B. Fostering race-based conversations in nursing [Strategies for addressing racism and promoting cultural competence]

19C. Loneliness as a public health threat [U.S. surgeon general warns of harm to mental and physical well-being]

19D. Can artificial intelligence chatbots convincingly mimic empathy? [An experimental study suggest yes, but utility has yet to be tested]

19E. GAO report: the growth and challenges of midwifery care [Midwives help improve the quality of maternal health care]

19F. New study: Poverty is a leading cause of death in the United States [Only cancer, heart disease, or smoking contributed to more deaths]

19G. Online patient portals [The unintended consequences of immediate access to health information]

19H. Legal nurse consulting [These nurses bridge the gap between the legal and medical realms]

19I. Exploring frontline nurses’ self-perceived levels of QI engagement and QI competence [Findings from a national descriptive study]

19J. Nursing care for patients after ostomy surgery [What nurses need to know about colostomy and ileostomy management]

19K. Poem: Sing to our saviour

19L. Reducing tubing and device misconnections [A nurse-led QI project explores prevention strategies]

19M. Improving sickle cell disease care [Policy and funding advocacy by nurses is needed]

19N. Screening out false participants in research recruitment from social media groups [Strategies to prevent fraudulent and duplicate responses]

19O. Compassionate care for people with cancer and opioid use disorder [Balancing optimal pain control and substance use]

19P. A helping hand: A school nurse offers a desperate young mother compassion [An NP remembers how compassion kept her hopes alive]

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Events

20. New Zealand College of Stomal Therapy Nurses Conference 2024

Date: Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2024
Venue: Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland

More information and registration

21. The Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZSPM) 2024 conference

Date:  Thursday September 5th & Sunday 8th September 2024.
Venue: The National Wine Centre, Adelaide

Register your interest

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National news

22. Think Piece - Commercial Determinants of Health Explained

The determinants of health are the range of factors that influence the health and well-being of individuals and populations. While many are familiar with the traditional determinants such as socioeconomic status, education, and healthcare access, there is another significant set of factors that shape health outcomes: the commercial determinants of health.

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23. More courage needed from our political parties—reviewing our election series

18 September 2023, Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC)
Michael Baker, Adele Broadbent, John Kerr, Marnie Prickett, Simon Hales & Nick Wilson

In this article we review our “Where do the parties stand” series, in which we put a range of public health issues to the five parties currently in parliament. We surveyed the parties about their policies on long-term planning and catastrophic risk, tax reform, water quality, M?ori health inequity, and transport

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International news

24. New masking rules for health-care settings in B.C. coming into force Oct. 3, officials confirm

CBC – 27 September 2023
Dr. Bonnie Henry says mandate applies to visitors and health-care workers, but not all patients or residents

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