Books
- Life support: Three nurses on the front line
- Recovery: Women's overseas service in WW1
- Whole person caring: An interprofessional model for healing and wellness
- Why the world needs nurses: An anthology of perspectives
Open access articles – Medical Journal of Australia
- The loneliness epidemic: a holistic view of its health and economic implications in older age
- Calling time on the use of modified‐release opioids for acute pain
- Understanding modelled economic evaluations: a reader's guide for clinicians
Open access article – Primary Healthcare [RCN Journal]
- Exploring the implementation of the nursing associate role in general practice
Articles – Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal (ANMJ), July 2024
- Industrial: Gender assumptions and the value of work
- Leadership: Breaking barriers: Advancing women nurses in healthcare leadership
- Research and policy: The crisis of gendered occupational violence and aggression
- Legal: Aged care residents' rights: The new Aged Care Act
- Viewpoint: Nurses, midwives, and substance use
Selected articles – International Journal of Nursing Studies
- Promoting resilience in mental health nurses: A partially clustered randomised controlled trial
- Informing or concealing – Dynamics of telling disease-related bad news among family members of older cancer patients: A qualitative study
- The inner struggle of nurses, exploring moral distress among hospital nurses: A cross-sectional study
- The effect of consultations performed by specialised nurses or advanced nurse practitioners on patient and organisational outcomes in patients with complex health conditions: An umbrella review
- Simulation-based education for teaching aggression management skills to healthcare providers in acute healthcare settings: A systematic review
- Enablers and barriers to nurse practitioners working in Australian aged care: A scoping review
- Getting midwives back to hospitals: A discrete choice experiment
- Patient participation in surgical wound care in acute care settings: An integrative review
Selected articles – Lamp [Journal]
- Your health + wellbeing: You don't need to carry your trauma in silence
- Healthscope erodes staffing levels at privatised hospital
- Nurses and midwives' rightful place is at the centre of primary health care
- 'Collectivism and solidarity are so critically important'
Events
- Pasifika Medical Association Conference
National and international news
- 10 high-profile Kiwis who have gone public with their cancer diagnosis
- Does anyone still want kids? Families are shrinking as people have fewer children – or none at all
- The big idea: how to use your senses to help beat depression
- Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. The cause isn't what you might think.
Books
These books can be borrowed from the NZNO Library for a period of 4 weeks. We usually courier the books out to you, so please provide a physical address.
We have a comprehensive collection of books in the library, so do contact us if you require books on a particular topic.
1. Life support: Three nurses on the front line
Suzanne Gordon
Cornell Paperbacks, 2007
In this book, Suzanne Gordon describes the everyday work of three RNs in Boston―a nurse practitioner, an oncology nurse, and a clinical nurse specialist on a medical unit. At a time when nursing is often undervalued and nurses themselves in short supply, Life Support provides a vivid, engaging, and intimate portrait of health care's largest profession and the important role it plays in patients' lives.
2. Recovery: Women’s overseas service in WW1
Kay Morris Matthews
Published 2017
This book is about making visible the work that New Zealand women undertook overseas during World War One. It showcases women from the East Coast who served overseas either with the armed services or as volunteers between 1915 and 1919.
3. Whole person caring: An interprofessional model for healing and wellness
Lucia Thornton
Published 2013
This book helps health care leaders recognize not only the symptoms of illness but the root causes, providing an integrative approach and holistic model to help hospitals and other health care organizations transform.
4. Why the world needs nurses: An anthology of perspectives
Edited by Cynthea Wellings & Marilyn Gendek
Ausmed Publications, 2010
The crisis we are all facing is a global shortage of nurses. Why the World Needs Nurses explores the complex issues facing modern nurses through a collection of personal insights that expose a profession of dedicated and compassionate individuals under stress. It recognises and celebrates nursing's true contribution and highlights the future risks if the number of practising nurses continues to drop.
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Open access articles: Medical Journal of Australia
5. The loneliness epidemic: a holistic view of its health and economic implications in older age
Lidia Engel and Cathrine Mihalopoulos
Med J Aust (2024). 221 (6), 290-292
Loneliness has been described as an epidemic and is one of the most pressing public health concerns in Australia and internationally. In contrast to social isolation, which is an objective measure of social interactions and relationships, loneliness is defined as a subjective experience where one perceives a discrepancy between desired and actual social relationships in terms of quality or quantity. Although it is common and natural to feel lonely at times, prolonged and intense periods of loneliness have been linked to adverse health outcomes.
6. Calling time on the use of modified‐release opioids for acute pain
Pamela E Macintyre, Melissa A Jamcotchian and Jennifer A Stevens
Med J Aust (2024). doi: 10.5694/mja2.52417
Guidelines reflecting the current evidence base and aiming to improve the safety of opioid use for acute pain management in Australia have recently been introduced. These strongly recommend against the initiation of MR opioids for acute pain in opioid‐naïve patients.
7. Understanding modelled economic evaluations: a reader's guide for clinicians
Winnie Chen, Martin Howell, Alan Cass, Gillian Gorham and Kirsten Howard
Med J Aust (2024). doi: 10.5694/mja2.52409
Full economic evaluations aim to inform decision making through comparing the costs and outcomes of two or more interventions, strategies, programs or policies, to estimate their efficiency via an incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio. The premise for conducting economic evaluations is that health care resources are finite, and there is an opportunity cost when resources are allocated to one health care intervention over another.
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Open access article Primary Healthcare [RCN Journal]
8. Exploring the implementation of the nursing associate role in general practice
Annie Topping Director of nursing, Nursing and Quality Directorate, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, England
Primary Health Care (2023). doi: 10.7748/phc.2023.e1817
The nursing associate role was introduced to help reduce staff shortages in the NHS by bridging the gap between healthcare assistants and nurses. However, there is evidence that its implementation in general practice has been limited.
Aim: To understand why, how and to what extent the nursing associate role has been implemented in general practice and what the barriers and enablers have been.
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Articles – Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal (ANMJ), July 2024
9. Industrial: Gender assumptions and the value of work
Kristen Wischer
Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal. (2024, Jul) 28(5), 25.
The recent Fair Work Commission aged care work value decision confirmed that the work of aged care sector employees and nurses has been undervalued on the basis of gender assumptions.
10. Leadership: Breaking barriers: Advancing women nurses in healthcare leadership
Robert Fedele & Mihirika Pincha Baduge
Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal. (2024, Jul) 28(5), 26-27.
The glaring under-representation of women nurses in healthcare leadership is currently being explored by Victorian critical care registered nurse and PhD candidate Mihirika Pincha Baduge, as part of Monash University's broader Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership (AWHL) initiative to address the issue.
11. Research and policy: The crisis of gendered occupational violence and aggression
Jarrod Clarke & Micah D J Peters
Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal. (2024, Jul) 28(5), 31.
As most of the healthcare workforce are nurses, midwives, and care workers, the majority of whom are women, there are undeniable gender-based patterns inherent in both linked phenomena. Women face greater risks of violence and aggression in the wider community, with female healthcare workers also facing higher risks of OVA at work.
12. Legal: Aged care residents' rights: The new Aged Care Act
Rebecca Millar
Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal. (2024, Jul) 28(5), 40.
Significant changes are expected in the aged care landscape in the not too distant future. Following the 2021 Royal Commission into Aged Care, a scathing report made aged care conditions public, leading to a demand for improved protections for our most vulnerable population. Legislative changes, developed in conjunction with stakeholders are set to provide new, and purportedly more robust protections for aged care residents. These changes will not only ensure clear standards and rights for residents, but also enshrine civil and criminal penalties for aged care staff and directors where the standards are breached.
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Selected articles – International Journal of Nursing Studies
13. Viewpoint: Nurses, midwives, and substance use
Melise Ammit & Nick Miles
Australian Nursing Midwifery Journal. (2024, Jul) 28(5), 42-43.
Nurses and midwives, like the general population, use alcohol and other drugs. However, they May face unique challenges related to substance use within their professional context due to the standards and codes inherent in being a registered practitioner.
Selected Articles – International Journal of Nursing Studies
14. Promoting resilience in mental health nurses: A partially clustered randomised controlled trial
Kim Foster., Ian Shochet., Jane Shakespeare-Finch., Darryl Maybery., Minh Viet Bui., Ian Gordon., Kathleen L. Bagot & Michael Roche
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2024, Nov). Vol. 159, Article 104865
There is a critical global shortage of nurses in mental health, with workforce attrition due in large part to workplace stressors. Proactive strengths-based interventions to strengthen nurses' capacity to manage stress and improve mental health, wellbeing and resilience may also support workforce retention.
15. Informing or concealing — Dynamics of telling disease-related bad news among family members of older cancer patients: A qualitative study
Xiaoyu He., Jiagui Liang., Hanchang Liang., Peng Yue., Dumin Zeng & Ni Gong
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2024, Nov). Vol. 159, Article 104871
With the dramatic rise in the number of older cancer patients, the question of whether or not to tell older patients of bad news becomes an urgent and common challenge. However, existing studies concentrated on the three types of disclosure decisions and their reasons, including full disclosure, partial disclosure, and avoidance of disclosure, and the evolution process and factors influencing family members' disclosure decisions are unclear.
16. The inner struggle of nurses, exploring moral distress among hospital nurses: A cross-sectional study
Wendy H. Oldenmenger., Elke Berger & Arianne Stoppelenburg
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2024, Oct). Vol. 158, Article 104864
As frontline caregivers, nurses often find themselves at the crossroads of complex ethical decisions that can significantly impact patient outcomes and their own well-being. This study aims to examine the frequency, intensity and level of moral distress among nurses who work in a hospital, and to identify the variables associated with the level of moral distress.
17. The effect of consultations performed by specialised nurses or advanced nurse practitioners on patient and organisational outcomes in patients with complex health conditions: An umbrella review
Mieke Deschodt., Pieter Heeren., Marie Cerulus., Nathalie Duerinckx., Eva Pape., Theo van Achterberg., Annick Vanclooster., Marie Dauvrin., Jens Detollenaere., Koen Van den Heede & Fabienne Dobbels
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2024, Oct). Vol. 158, Article 104840
This study was aimed at describing the effects of nursing consultations with patients with complex conditions in any setting on patient outcomes (quality of life, physical status, psychosocial health, health behaviour, medication adherence, mortality, anthropometric and physiological outcomes, and patient satisfaction) and organisational outcomes (health resource use and costs).
18. Simulation-based education for teaching aggression management skills to healthcare providers in acute healthcare settings: A systematic review
Marijke Mitchell., Fiona Newall., Charmaine Bernie., Amanda Brignell & Katrina Williams
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2024-10-01, Volume 158, Article 104842
Behavioural emergencies involving aggression in acute care hospitals are increasing globally. Acute care staff are often not trained or confident in their prevention or management. Of available training options simulation-based education is superior for clinical medical education and is gaining acceptance for teaching clinical aggression management skills.
19. Enablers and barriers to nurse practitioners working in Australian aged care: A scoping review
Micah D.J. Peters., Casey Marnie & Christopher Helms
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2024-10-01, Vol. 158, Article 104861
To identify evidence reporting on nurse practitioners working in aged care in Australia and to categorise the reported factors found to be barriers or facilitators to operation in terms of establishment, sustainability, and expansion.
20. Getting midwives back to hospitals: A discrete choice experiment
Jessica Rheindorf., Christian Hagist., Christian Schlereth & Hannah Petry
International Journal of Nursing Studies (2024, Sep), Vol. 157, Article 104813
There is a severe global shortage of midwives, and the situation worsens when qualified professionals leave their jobs because of inadequate working conditions. Hospitals have increasing difficulties in filling vacancies for midwives. In the case of Germany, midwives tend to give up birth assistance after an average of seven years working in delivery rooms, which are usually led by physicians.
21. Patient participation in surgical wound care in acute care settings: An integrative review
Kita Liosatos., Georgia Tobiano & Brigid M. Gillespie
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2024-09-01, Volume 157, Article 104839
Surgical site infections can significantly impact postoperative recovery. Patient participation, which involves patients actively engaging in wound care, has been linked to improved healing and reduced wound complications. However, there is limited synthesis of the literature that explores the patient's role and participation in the context of surgical wound care.
Objective: To explore patients' perceptions of how they participate in surgical wound care, within 30 days post-operation.
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Selected articles – Lamp [Journal]
22. Your health + wellbeing: You don't need to carry your trauma in silence
Lamp (2024, Apr). 81(2), 42-43
Nurse and Midwife Support explains why we need to end stigma and embrace trauma-informed care for nurses and midwives with PTSD.
23. Healthscope erodes staffing levels at privatised hospital
Lamp. (2023, Dec). 80(6), 12-13.
Patients, nurses and midwives at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital continue to be disadvantaged by the privatisation of public healthcare services a decade ago.
24. Nurses and midwives' rightful place is at the centre of primary health care
Mary Chiarella
Lamp, (Dec 2023/Jan 2024). 80(6), 16-17.
We need to challenge the prejudice against nurses and midwives using the full extent of their knowledge and abilities, Mary Chiarella told the NSWNMA Annual Conference.
25. 'Collectivism and solidarity are so critically important'
Craig Foster
The Lamp (Dec 2023/Jan 2024). 80(6), 18-19.
Foster urged the audience to think about “how we can lend our power to other people, both within your industry, and also in broader society. We all have a range of power, or social and political capital. Often, we don’t really recognise or realise how much of a voice we have.
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Events
26. Pasifika Medical Association Conference
Vunilagi ni Bula Sautu: Living Our Best Lives.
This conference is dedicated to enhancing the health and vitality of Pasifika communities by addressing the unique challenges and opportunities faced by individuals at different life stages.
Date: 25-27 November 2024
Venue: Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre,.88 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City
Read the Programme
Registrations close 30 October
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National news
27. 10 high-profile Kiwis who have gone public with their cancer diagnosis
NewztalkZB, 10 October 2024
Here are 10 high-profile Kiwis who have used their platform to raise awareness of cancer and share what they’ve learned from their experiences so far.
International news
28. Does anyone still want kids? Families are shrinking as people have fewer children — or none at all.
Natalie Stechyson, CBC News, 3 Oct 2024
Canada recorded its lowest-ever fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023.
29. The big idea: how to use your senses to help beat depression
The Guardian, 30 Sept 2024
Our research suggests that it’s not sadness per se that leads to poor mental health, but shutting down input from the body. ‘Sense foraging’ offers a way out of the trap.
30. Deadly food allergies are on the rise among children. The cause isn’t what you might think.
Devi Sridhar
From processed food to antibiotics, there are many reasons for the increase in allergies – and an urgent need for better safety measures.
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