Campylobacter – A food and water-borne disease Campylobacter (pronounced cam-pile-oh-bacter) infection is caused by bacteria which are found in the gut of birds especially poultry, and animals such as cattle, sheep, cats and dogs. It is passed on in the faeces (poo, tūtae) of infected birds,...

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Articles – Rheumatic Heart Disease 1. Valvular aspects of rheumatic heart disease Remenyi, Boglarka; ElGuindy, Ahmed; Smith, Sidney C; Yacoub, Magdi & Holmes, David R. The Lancet387.10025 (Mar 26, 2016): 1335-1346. Abstract: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain major...

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Articles – Pruritus (itching) 1. Infection control and prevention BASS III, PAT F. Contemporary Pediatrics, Jul 2016; 33(7): 21-24. 4p Abstract: Teaching parents and educators about infection control practices can improve prevention and decrease risk of disease transmission to help keep...

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New Books The following books have been purchased recently and are available for borrowing by current NZNO members. They will be couriered to you so please provide your current street address when requesting items. 1. WY 105 HUB Leadership & Nursing Care Management Diane L. Huber Fifth...

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Articles – Nursing Management (RCN) July 2016 1. Mission impossible? Nick Evans . Nursing Management (RCN), Vol. 23, Issue 4, 01 July 2016 Abstract: Has more ever been asked of nurses? Within the space of 24 hours in May, two documents called on them to lead change and take on extra...

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Articles – Nurse-Led Care 1. Successful Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway: The Nurse's Role Brady, Karen M.; Keller, Deborah S.; Delaney, Conor P. Association of Operating Room Nurses. AORN Journal102.5 (Nov 2015): 469-481. Abstract: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERPs) are...

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Retirement income - what's your plan? We're asking New Zealanders about how they envision affording retirement. Take this short survey and your answers will feed into our wider retirement income policy review http://www.cffc.org.nz/reviewretirementincomepolicy/May/may-survey-decumulation ...

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The NZNO Young Nurse of the Year Awards 2016 We are looking for nominations for young nurses who: - show compassion or courage beyond what is expected in their role as a nurse; - have improved care or health outcomes for their patients through their commitment to care, leadership, quality...

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Retirement income - what's your plan? We're asking New Zealanders about how they envision affording retirement. Take this short survey and your answers will feed into our wider retirement income policy review http://www.cffc.org.nz/reviewretirementincomepolicy/May/may-survey-decumulation...

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New Zealand Health Research Strategy: discussion document This discussion document seeks your views on the content of New Zealand’s first health research strategy for the next ten years. Published online: 17 May 2016 We are seeking your input to improve the excellence and impact of our...

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