Nurse Leaders gathered

for a Business Breakfast on

13 November, at the Blue

Zoo Restaurant.

Leaders experienced a fun

morning, networking and

celebrating the successes

of 2015.

Life Coach Cindy Norcott,

from the Robin Hood

Foundation energised

l e a d e r s w i t h h e r

motivational talk, causing

us to reflect on the value

of life, our role here on

earth and our contribu-

tion to society. Cindy

influenced leaders to

appreciate their unique

talents and gifts and use

this for the betterment of

society.

Cindy is the author of

the book How to be

U n s t o p p a b l e .

We encourage you to get

a copy of her book for

self-development.

At this event the FPNL-

KZN Chapter paid tribute

to retired Nurse Leaders

who made a significant

impact to Nurs in g

Leadership.

Lorraine Gotham

Issue 4. December 2015

Inside this Issue

Feedback from the

Business Breakfast 1

Message from Chair-

person.

Feedback from FPNL

KZN

2

Honoring our Nurse

Leaders

Donations Received

Save the date 2016

events

3

Photos of Delegates

Business Breakfast

4

Diabetes by

Meshach Naidu

5-7

The Management

Process

8-9

Save the Date 2016 10

Finances FPNL 11

Registration Form

2016 12

Newsletter

KZN Chapter

Your

KZN Team

Anneline van Dyk

Chairperson

Melody Jansen

van Rensburg

Vice Chairperson

Helena Borchert

Secretary

Saaksha Pitamber

Fatima KhanGracie

Makumbi

Recruitment

June Stock

Lorraine Gotham

Communications

About Us

Join us on

Facebook

www.facebook.com

/FPNL.KZN

Like our page

please.

Website

http://

www.fpnl.co.za

Feedback from Business Breakfast Blue Zoo

Lorraine Gotham, FPNL Committee Member thanked speaker Cindy Norcott,

Life Coach and Founder of the Robin Hood Foundation

Newsletter Editor

June Stock

Catherine Mienie

Anette Noble

Mariamah Padayachee’

Shawn Parsons

Kathleen Rout

Bathimini Chettiar

Bronwen Glaeser

Lorraine Gotham

Rene Grobler

Joan Rout

Paomani Chetty

Grace Makumbi

Sue Reddy

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Message from Chairperson KZN Chapter

October to December We wish you all a very happy birthday and hope that the next year is filled with opportunities.

If we have missed your birthday, please send us your details so that we can update our list.

Year End Message from

Anneline Van Dyk

Chairperson of FPNL KZN Chapter

Margaret Mead said: ―Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the

only thing that ever has .. ―

Over the last year I have had the privilege to work with such a small group of people – namely the FPNL KZN chapter

committee members. These people at the beginning of 2015 made a commitment to grow this chapter to the level where the

leaders in KZN can network, grow and receive CPD points !

The CPD big milestone was reached on the 18 September 2015, when a workshop was presented and everybody that

attended received 4 CPD points. Sometimes we are limited by our own beliefs of what is possible. In the beginning of 2015 we

were still discussing the possibility of CPD points allocated to FPNL workshops. The national committee and the KZN

chapter worked together and the results was seen on the 18 September 2015.

Our membership numbers have grown to 80 paid up members – not nearly enough but this is going to be our focus in

2016. The Chapter presented two successful workshops, and a motivational breakfast. Many early morning meetings by

the committee members and cups and cups of coffee contributed to a very successful year for the KZN chapter.

Our finances this year have also settled and we were fortunate to be able to sponsor students to attend all the

workshops. We also held a successful fundraiser at Barnyard with lucky draws. The two winning delegates will receive 2016

membership, sponsored by the KZN chapter.

Our business breakfast on13 November 2015 was the close to a wonderful year in the company of a special group of nursing

leaders.

For everybody who is are planning leave, please travel safe. To those that celebrate Christmas, we wish you a wonderful

festive season.

Next year we are looking forward to an exciting National Conference in May 26th to 27th 2016 as well as the election of a

new committee.

“The world is made a better place by those who refuse to believe they can’t fly” (Unknown)

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Our Honoured Guests

Honouring past Leaders for their contribution to the Nursing Profession and Nursing Leadership

Above Left Anne Liggins (Watson) with Fatima Khan and Grace Makumbi

Right Dawn Kotzer with Fatima Khan and Grace Makumbi

And to Francios Steele who unfortunately could not be with us on the day.

Thank you

To all our members for the generous dona-

tions

Cans received in September Workshop, Special Thank you to ―‘Life Hilton ― hospital

for the generous donation of Canned goods ,

Thank you all for the donations for the babies

at our at the Breakfast in November.

All items donated to The Robin Hood foun-

dation. For the baby shower in a bag, and the Gogo

bags and Bless a Granny & Grandpa

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This page is reserved for you! So please write to us and tell us your news and views.

Send you contributions to junes@hillcresthospital.co.za and put FPNL into the subject line.

We’d love to hear from you.

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Health Matters by Meshach Naidu

Questions/Answers

Q1. What are the symptoms of Diabetes?

Answer: The main symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes include: urinating more

often than usual, feeling very thirsty, feeling very tired, unexplained weight loss, itching

around the penis and vagina, or frequent episodes of thrush, cuts or wounds that heal slow-

ly, blurred vision. These symptoms occur because some or all of the glucose stays in your

blood and isn’t used as fuel for energy.

Q2. What causes the hands and feet to sweat, and how can it be prevented?

Answer: Everyone sweats when it is hot outside, but people who have hyperhidrosis expe-

rience excessive sweating to the point that moisture may literally drip from their hands.

People who suffer from hyperhidrosis, the sweat glands don’t shut off. They sweat even

when the circumstances don’t call for it. Non-surgical treatments include: the use of over

the-counter antiperspirants that contain aluminium. Medications called anticholinergic that

affect the nerve signals to sweat glands, a low intensity electrical current treatment called

iontophoresis. Surgical intervention includes removing the sweat glands which is called

thoracic sympathectomy, a surgeon cuts and destroys the nerves responsible for sweating.

Q3. What are the main causes of Hypertension (raised BP)?

Answer: Hypertension or raised BP is defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than

140mm Hg and a diastolic pressure greater than 90 mm Hg. There are two different types

of hypertension: primary hypertension and secondary hypertension.

Primary Hypertension: means that the cause of the raised blood pressure cannot be identi-

fied. Secondary Hypertension: is the term used to signify high blood pressure from an iden-

tified cause. Examples include: sleep apnoea, drug induced or related causes, chronic renal

failure, primary aldosteronism, Reno vascular disease, chronic steroid therapy, thyroid dis-

ease. Prolonged blood pressure elevation eventually damages blood

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vessels throughout the body, particularly in target organs such as the heart, kidneys, brain and

eyes. It is important that you check your blood pressure regularly to detect if you could have

hypertension.

Q4. How can foot ulcers be treated?

Answer: Foot ulcers are a common complication of diabetes. One of the best things you can do

for pain and ulcers is to stay off your feet. It is helpful for all forms of diabetic foot ulcers.

Pressure from walking can worsen an infection and make an ulcer expand. If you are overweight,

extra pressure may be the cause of on-going foot pain. Your doctor may recommend wearing

certain items to protect your feet like: diabetic shoes, compression wraps or shoe inserts that pre-

vent corns and calluses. Diabetic ulcers can also be removed by a procedure called debridement.

This is where your doctor will remove all dead skin. Infection of a foot ulcer can be prevented

with: foot baths, disinfecting the surrounding area of skin, frequent dressing changes to keep the

ulcer dry, enzyme treatments.

Q5. What can one take to boost your iron levels?

Answer: One way to try and boost your iron levels is through your diet. By eating iron rich

foods, you can promote blood regeneration and increase the amount of iron in your body.

Typically, iron rich foods are colourful and deeply pigmented. Some examples of good sources

of iron include: Chard herbs, eggs, raisins, spinach, whole grain breads, lean beef and pork,

chicken livers and beans.

World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is celebrated on the 14th November to create awareness worldwide on this

chronic disease. World Diabetes Day was jointly introduced by the World Health Organisation

(WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The global diabetes awareness cam-

paign was introduced amidst concern over an escalating diabetes epidemic.

Diabetes is a chronic disease, which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin,

or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. This leads to an increased con-

centration of glucose in the blood (hyperglycaemia).

Health Matters (continued) by Meshach Naidu

Types of Diabetes:

Type 1

diabetes (previously known as insulin-dependent or childhood-onset diabetes) is characterized by

a lack of insulin production. The cause of this form of diabetes in children is unknown but there is

a familial tendency suggesting genetic involvement.

Type 2

diabetes (formerly called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes) is caused by the body’s

ineffective use of insulin. It often results from excess body weight and physical inactivity. This is

the most common form of diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is hyperglycaemia that is first recognized during pregnancy. Raised blood

glucose levels in pregnancy predispose to the birth of excessively large babies.

Diabetes requires a lifetime of special self-management behaviours. Diabetic patients must be-

come knowledgeable about nutrition, medication effects and side effects, exercise, disease pro-

gression, prevention strategies and blood glucose monitoring techniques. The theme of World

Diabetes Day is Healthy Living which focuses on starting each day by having a healthy breakfast.

A healthy breakfast should help prevent blood sugar levels from getting too high and should keep

you full through the morning. My advice for 2015 World Diabetes Day to the public is to become

more knowledgeable about diabetes and what its risks, complications, and management tech-

niques of the disease entails. Diabetic patients must engage with healthcare providers who offer

advice on how to best manage this disease. With the right treatment, healthy lifestyle adjustment,

diabetes can be well controlled. Remember that you must know your numbers. Ideal blood glu-

cose levels should be between 4-7mmols.

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Health Matters (continued) by Meshach Naidu

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The Management Process: Let’s reflect?

1. Planning Planning is the first critical management function. It is defined as, the intention of the nursing unit manager and the team to decide what they want to do, how they are going to do it and how they are going to determine whether they were successful or not. It is process of setting goals and deciding on methods to achieve them. It forms the basis of good management and therefore precedes all other management functions (Meyer 2010: 187)

Reflection: How much time do I spend on this critical step of planning for suc-

cess?

2. Organising Organising is the process of translating plans into action. This requires the orderly struc-turing of functions and/or responsibilities to ensure smooth implementation of the plan (Meyer 2010: 187)

Reflection: Have I clearly communicated the strategic plan, roles and responsi-

bilities to my team?

3. Leading /Directing Directing is defined as the process of guiding the activities of organisation, members in appropriate directions (Meyer 2010:188). It is the nursing unit manager’s

leadership responsibility to give direction and to ensure that goals are achieved. This di-rection includes manager guidance and support to subordinates, overseeing progress to-wards achieving unit goals (Meyer 2010: 188-189)

Reflection: Am I a visible leader, role modelling and supporting my team towards

goal achievement? 4. Controlling Controlling is defined as the managerial function of monitoring and adjusting the plan, pro-cesses and resources, to efficiently achieve the goals. It is a continuous process. Control-ling ensures resources are adequately utilised to achieve goals. Controlling enables the nursing unit manager to detect errors before they become critical (Meyer 2010: 189)

Reflection: Do I provide on-going feedback to my team or is it isolated to when

things go wrong /or performance management sessions? Meyer 2010, concludes that without effective and efficient planning the management pro-cess fails. As we draw to an end of 2015, we encourage every nurse manager and leader, to commit to the critical function of planning for success.

We wish all leaders and their teams great success, as you plan and execute your

strategic planning meetings for 2016!

Written by Lorraine Gotham Clinical Training Specialist /Nurse Leader

Reference: Meyer, S.M; Naude, M; Shangase, N.C; Van Niekerk, S.E. 2010.

The Nursing Unit Manager: A Comprehensive Guide (3

rd edition) Sandton: Heineman

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Team hard at work, planning events for 2016

Save the dates 2016 We have an exciting and Fun Programme planned

Provisional Programme

February the 19th or 26th (to be confirmed) Barnyard Fundraiser

March Friday the 11th of March Breakfast

Back by Popular demands Legal Matters—Business Breakfast

March—Election of New Committee Members

May—25th—27th 20 year Legacy National FPNL Conference Sandton, Gauteng

July Friday 22nd Bowling Night—Get your team together. Fun Evening

September Friday 2nd—Workshop

October 28th—Surprise

Here’s to another successful year 2015

We will go from ―Good to Great ― with our members support

In 2016.

I hereby apply for membership of the Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders

Membership is open to Nursing Managers and Professional Nurses from the public and private

sector and academia

Title: First name(s): Surname:

Country: RSA BOTSWANA SWAZILAND OTHER

FPNL

number

Nursing

Council

number

ID number

Region Please indicate the region

you attend meetings

Western

Cape Border Free State Limpopo KZN

Gauteng North (Pretoria)

Gauteng South

(Johannesburg)

Postal address:(For PNT to be delivered at)

City: Postal Code:

E-mail: (Please print)

Tel: Fax: Cell:

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016

Membership Fee R300.00 Cash

Cheque

Electronic Bank Transfer

FPNL Bank Details

Bank: First National Bank

Account Name: The Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders

Branch: Main Street Johannesburg

Branch Number: 251705 /Electronic transfers 250655

Account Number: 50600162669

Account Type: Current (Cheque) SWIFT CODE: FIRNZAJJ

Your Reference Name +KZN

Please fax this form to 086 618 3605

The Challenge is on

Those who attended the Business

Breakfast at Blue Zoo on 13th

November, received a DIY Pack

to make your own Zulu Love

Letter.

Please complete and wear to the

first FPNL Function in 2016.

Lets see how many we can get

completed.

FPNL and Finances for 2015

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As a member you will

receive the following:

Lifelong Membership Number

Complimentary subscription to

Professional Nurse Today PNT

magazine

20% Discount on Bi-annual

international nursing

conferences.

10% discount on all FPNL

programmes, workshops and con-

ferences.

Quarterly electronic news letter.

Up-to-date information on the

latest developments in the nursing

profession.

Opportunity to network

We have 80 paid up members in 2015, we would like to double this in

2016. Please encourage you colleagues to become members. Membership

form with this news letter.

This year our income from functions was R 64,918.84

Our expenditure on Workshops and events was R 64,013.43 The money you pay to attend our events covers the event, we are not

out to make a profit from our events. We choose venues that we hope

will provide us with good facilities and catering at a reasonable cost.

We have a running bank balance of 44,551.79 We will be donating 10,000 from KZN to the National Forum towards

cost of the National Conference in 2016.

Feedback form National FPNL, is that they are very pleased with the ac-

tivities and support received in the KZN Chapter. We could not do it on

our own so thank you to each and every person who supports our

events. In line with that we would like to acknowledge our loyal support-

ers next year, discussions in progress as to how and what we should do

for recognition.

I hereby apply for membership of the Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders

Membership is open to Nursing Managers and Professional Nurses from the public and private

sector and academia

Title: First name(s): Surname:

Country: RSA BOTSWANA SWAZILAND OTHER

FPNL

number

Nursing

Council

number

ID number

Region Please indicate the region

you attend meetings

Western

Cape Border Free State Limpopo KZN

Gauteng North (Pretoria)

Gauteng South

(Johannesburg)

Postal address:(For PNT to be delivered at)

City: Postal Code:

E-mail: (Please print)

Tel: Fax: Cell:

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016

Membership Fee R300.00 Cash

Cheque

Electronic Bank Transfer

FPNL Bank Details

Bank: First National Bank

Account Name: The Forum for Professional Nurse Leaders

Branch: Main Street Johannesburg

Branch Number: 251705 /Electronic transfers 250655

Account Number: 50600162669

Account Type: Current (Cheque) SWIFT CODE: FIRNZAJJ

Your Reference Name +KZN

Please fax this form to 086 618 3605

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