nursing post - issue 17

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The Career and Education magazine for Nurses and Health Professionals

6 September 2010 - Issue 17

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Welcome to Issue 16!Firstly I would like to offer congratulations to this issues winner Kiran Deep. This is what Kiran had to say about the photo: “I am a graduate nurse at Royal Adelaide Hospital. The photos from our ICU ward and it our Grad Nurses and our support nurse in it. Hope you will like it.” We certainly do Kiran and thanks for submitting that great photo

As I’ve mentioned in previous rants, The Nursing Post is partnering with Ausmed to bring our readers a unique opportunity to earn Continuing Professional Development hours. In the next issue of the magazine, Ausmed will publish an article followed by a short quiz. The questions in the quiz will be based on the article and the answers to the quiz will be found by visiting Ausmed’s web site. Simply reading the article and completing the quiz enables you to earn CPD hours. It’s a great way to get started on accumulating CPD hours. Did I also mention that it’s freely available to any nurse who wishes to participate? Get your colleagues to read the article and they will earn CPD hours too. So keep a look out for this unique learning opportunity and tell your colleagues not to miss out on the next issue of the Nursing Post.

This is the last month for the competition to win a $500 shopping spree. We’ve received a lot of entries so far and would like to thank everyone that has signed up. If you or your colleague haven’t registered yet then make sure you do it by the end of the month for your chance to be in the draw.

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Next Publication Details: Issue 18: 20 Sept 2010 Material Deadline: 13 Sept 2010

Editor: Kelvin ChongPrinted by Westcare Pty LtdFor media-kits, deadlines or advertising queries, please contact Manish Shah

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Nursing education in Arabia- learn while you work and play.

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FREECALL 1800 002 388 AUS0800 542 100 NZwww.promesse.com.auEmail: [email protected]

Hi everyone,

Maintaining and developing professional standards through continuing education is an important consideration for nurses today. Nurses considering working at a hospital in the Middle East want to understand the educational opportunities and support available at hospitals in the Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. So I thought I would address this issue.

With such high demand for skilled nurses across the Gulf due to expansion and upgrading across the region, there is a strong incentive for hospitals to provide good Continuing Professional Education (CPE) opportunities because they are keen to upskill their nursing workforce. Furthermore they want to retain staff and, if they are capable, promote them into more senior roles. Having said that, some hospitals are obviously better than others in this regard, just like back home. We can help you with this because we know which hospitals and institutions offer the best educational opportunities and support.

Assuming that you go to work at a hospital we recommend, then the CPE courses can be really exceptional.

• There is a huge variety of courses on offer,

• The courses are internationally certified, typically out of the US

• Many courses are highly subsidised, if not completely free, so that they are very inexpensive compared with Australia or NZ.

Typically, the acuity of the patients you would be dealing with is quite high, compared to Australian or New Zealand standards, with complex co-morbidities being common. You will often see diseases and medical conditions that are quite rare back home and so you will gain unique clinical experience that would take years to develop at home.

The other important point is that you are not just left to your own devices in the units. The hospitals we recommend typically have a clinical educator in each unit who will help you convert your book learning into sound and effective clinical practice.

Educational resources can be really top notch. Many hospitals have well stocked and resourced library and resource centres including extensive online access catering to on-campus medical and nursing colleges which hospital staff can also utilise.

Having all these educational opportunities available is one thing but for many nurses at home, finding time to devote to study is very difficult. In the Gulf, it is easier because our nurses find they have so much more free time. Getting to and from work is usually

very quick and since most services are provided by the hospital you don’t spend much time on chores. The social life can be fairly full-on so you might need to show some self discipline.

Also, many nurses successfully undertake formal postgraduate studies such as a Graduate Certificate or a Masters degree and it is quite possible to do this with tertiary educational institutions or universities in Australia while working in the Gulf. Apart from the advantages mentioned above of undertaking this in the Gulf, the other major advantage is that you will be able to afford to pay for (say) your Masters degree because your disposable income is so much higher in the Gulf.

Overall the learning and educational opportunities are really first-rate whether it be through clinical experience, CPE courses or formal post-grad qualifications. I know from my own personal experience of working in Saudi Arabia for several years, that I definitely came back a more skilled and capable nurse and I have very often heard the same report from the nurses whom I and my team have placed in the region over the last 10 years.

Regards

ChrisChristine Kohleis RN Recruitment Director Promesse

There’s plenty of time to study!

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A Masters degree is the mark of nurses who are interested in being (highly) specialised within their chosen field. Nurses that have earned a masters degree will have better

job prospects compared to nurses with just an undergraduate degree. This specialized training (provided by universities and accredited institutions) allows nurses to broaden their career prospects in advanced nursing practices, leadership roles and provides the opportunity for a career in research and higher education. A master’s trained nurse professional can gain entry into doctoral programs. These programs allow research to be conducted at the highest level of the nursing profession.

Where to applyCore courses do vary by institution, however most will usually incorporate some form of

nursing research, theoretical & practical concepts, leadership, communication and those focused on a particular specialisation. Working nurses wanting to earn a master’s degree may need the flexibility of an online graduate nursing program or one closest to home. Check out the short list we compiled of all the universities that offers Post Graduate Nursing Courses in Australia.

Why you should get a Post Graduate degree in Nursing...

AUSTRALIAN CAPITOL TERRITORY•University of Canberra

NORTHERN TERRITORY•Charles Darwin University

SOUTH AUSTRALIA•Australian Lutheran College• Flinders University•University of Adelaide•University of South Australia

NEW SOUTH WALES •Avondale College•Charles Sturt University• The University of NSW•University of New England•University of Notre Dame (Sydney)•University of Sydney•University of Technology, Sydney - UTS•University of Western Sydney•University of Wollongong

TASMANIA University of Tasmania

QUEENSLAND•Griffith University• James Cook University•Queensland University of Technology•University of Queensland•University of The Sunshine Coast•Christian Heritage College

VICTORIA •Deakin University• La Trobe University•Monash University•RMIT•University of Ballarat•University of Melbourne•Victoria University

WESTERN AUSTRALIA •Curtin University of Technology• Edith Cowan University•Murdoch University•University of Notre Dame (Fremantle)•University of Western Australia

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As nurses, we often have the need to find reliable

healthcare information online. Searching for evidence-based guidelines and information online can be faster and more efficient than other methods of information searching.

Our patients also go online to find healthcare information of interest to them. It has been estimated that approximately 80% of patients obtain information specific to their health from an online source (Picker Institute, 2006).

There are many sites online that claim to be an authority on a certain health condition or disease. How can we as nurses ensure that the information we collect from the Internet is accurate, and how can we counsel our patients about ways to ensure the accuracy of information obtained online?

There are several factors that can be taken into account when assessing a website for veracity. Consider the following:•Howoftenisthesiteupdated?Reputable

sites will update their content regularly, and will also provide information on how the site is reviewed.

•Arereferencesandsourcesusedtosupport the information given on the site?

•Whocreatedthesite?Isinformationoffered as to the individual or organization that founded the site?

•Whoarethesponsorsofthesite?(Maybefound in the “About Us” section)

•Iscontactinformationoranaddressprovided to contact the site owner or organization?

•Isthewebsiteorganizedaroundthesaleof something?

•Dospelling/grammaticalerrorsabound?Numerous typos and other errors or poorly written content hints at less than accurate information.

Following these simple guidelines can help you determine the likelihood that the site you are using is trustworthy. As the practice of nursing is evidence driven, it is important for us to learn how to apply a systematic method of determining the veracity of information found online.

How to Find Reliable Health Information on the Internet - Part One

1) Picker Institute, 2006. Assessing the quality of information to support people in making decisions about their health and healthcare. http://www.pickereurope.org/Filestore/PIE_reports/project_reports/Health-information-quality-web-version-FINAL.pdf

2) British Medical Association, 2008. Health information: finding reliable sources on the internet http://www.bma.org.uk/patients_public/finding_reliable_healthcare_information/healthinfonet.jsp#1

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For many years, nursing was based on the nursing process

(assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation). Although the nursing process allowed for a more scientific approach to nursing and forced nurses to evaluate why we do what we do and to decide, based on outcome, whether given measures are effective in our nursing care, nursing now focuses on the development of critical thinking skills.

Critical thinking encourages nurses to evaluate facts, abstractions, theories, interpretations, deductions and evaluations of arguments made to help us decide what course of action to take or to shape our beliefs. Critical thinking helps us to take part in activity using our knowledge and experience to make creative decisions regarding care of our patients; it is process driven instead of focusing only on the end product. Using our critical thinking skills, we continually question our actions rather than nursing by rote.

Lunney (2003) discusses seven cognitive skills described by Scheffer and Rubenfeld (2000), who studied 55 nurses who had published on critical thinking topics. These seven cognitive skills are identified as:1. Analysing: breaking down a situation into

its parts in order to determine possible meanings

2. Applying standards: the nurse selects specific standards that he/she believes fit a particular situation, then considers how these standards can be applied and whether they are applicable to the situation

3. Discriminating: in discrimination, he nurse considers how a situation is similar to, or different from, other similar situations faced in the past

4. Information seeking: used to decide whether further information is needed and where further information can be obtained, as well as the practice of obtaining needed information

5. Logical reasoning: this step involves clustering data into meaningful groups or patterns and deciding on the relevance of individual pieces of data

6. Predicting: In this step, the nurse anticipates different outcomes that may arise from using data in different ways and considers diagnoses in relation to interventions

7. Transforming knowledge: the nurse uses knowledge gained from past experiences and adapts that knowledge to use in new situations

Use of these seven cognitive skills involves critical thinking beyond the simple application of the nursing process. In using these skills, nurses will be more effective problem solvers, advocates and teachers.

Continued Professional Development provided by AusmedonlineComment on this clinical article at: www.ausmedonline.com/nursing-blog.html

1. Lunney, M. (2003). Critical thinking and accuracy of nurse’s diagnoses. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, July to September 2003.

2. Scheffer, B, & Rubenfeld, M. (2000). A consensus statement on critical thinking. Journal of Nursing Education, 39, 352-359.

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The National Enrolled Nurse Association (NENA) will hold their 9th National Conference ‘Moving Mountains’ at the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, October 18 & 19, this year.

The executive of NENA invites all enrolled nurses to “come back to Hobart ” with them. For some, it will be the first time at this important forum for enrolled nurses and for others, it may well be a trip down memory lane.

Hobart August 15th 1995 was, and still is, considered by many to be the “birthplace” of NENA. This is where so many nurses came together and agreed strongly that NENA should be the voice for our level of nurse.

It was then that we set ourselves the challenge of changing the way we were perceived. From those early days, we gained the respect of many in the wider nursing community who still continue to ask for, and value, the input from us.

For many of us that passion and commitment is still as strong and relevant today, which is why we would love to see you there. We feel that each of you has something important to add to our profession and you may very well meet

your next colleague or new best friend!

The 15years have provided so many opportunities to highlight the value of our level of nurse at a local level and at a national one. We have challenged traditions at times and we have achieved so many rewards, so you could say that NENA and the Enrolled nursing community have “moved mountains”.

We still have challenges to overcome and a very effective way to face those challenges, is by keeping the association between us all strong. The health arena is an ever evolving one & in co-operation with nursing leaders of Australia, we can effect change!!

So we wonder, how many of you will dust off the old satchels, reminisce about all those great friendships that were formed in Hobart and come and join us again. We also wonder how many of you will come and participate to keep the passion of NENA strong and ensure that in the future we will effect change. Plus there is boot scoot’n to BOOT!

For further details, visit www.nena.org.au/conference or phone the Conference Organisers on 03 5913 1092

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The benefits of home care are many and as the population

ages and lives longer, more and more older people are opting to receive care in their home.

Being cared for in the home is often a necessity as well: due to overcrowding of hospitals and a shortage of healthcare professionals, it has become economically expedient to care for people in their homes rather than in institutional facilities. What are some of the benefits of home health care for patients? •Careisdelivered at home- “there’s no

place like home”, and this saying is even more apt when we are ill. Most of us prefer the comfort of familiar surroundings when we are sick, and we feel better faster in a familiar environment.

•Homecare helps families be together- being separated from loved ones is a hardship when we are ill. No matter the age, patients are better off surrounded by loved ones, with little disruption to family life.

•Home care assists the elderly in remaining independent- the longer the elderly can remain at home, the more independent they remain. We have all seen patients deteriorate physically, mentally and emotionally upon entering a nursing home- remaining in their home helps seniors remain active and happy.

•Home care postpones institutionalization- receiving healthcare in the home helps many patients remain at home who might otherwise have been forced into institutionalized care.

•Home care promotes individual freedom- patients who receive home care retain their freedom of choice and power in joint decision-making.

•Home care decreases stress: Patients who are able to remain at home are less stressed. High stress levels, such as may be experienced in an institutional setting, can delay healing.

•Home care is a more efficient form of care- home care usually uses fewer resources than traditional hospital or nursing home care. It is less of an economic strain on society as it is usually a more cost effective means to provide necessary care.

•Home care is often more preferred- home care is becoming more accepted as a viable and preferable form of care, from those requiring short term care to those requiring palliative care. Given the proper support most people opt to be at home.

The above are just a few of the benefits associated with home care. Home care is a booming industry, and will probably grow significantly in the years ahead, as our elderly population continues to increase.

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This update has been endorsed by APEC number 060310255 as authorised by Royal College of Nursing, Australia according to approved criteria. Attendance attracts 6 RCNA CNE points as part of RCNA’s Life Long Learning Program (3LP).

What our participants said about last year:“One of the best days ever…”

“Thank you for a very professional education day which validates our work in Gynaecology Nursing and Women’s Health.”

“Excellent presenters, valuable updated info.”

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“Excellent. I will be back.”

For more informationProfessional Education Unit Sophia ConstantinouCourse CoordinatorTel: 02 8752 4328 02 8752 4377Fax: 02 8752 4392E: [email protected]

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The symposium organising committee cordially invites you to join us in the 2010 Queensland Statewide Trauma Symposium. The 2010 event will run over two days with the first day dedicated to pre-symposium workshops (limited places available), free papers and disaster response and the second day to trauma management and care.

The Trauma Symposium is being promoted throughout Queensland to metropolitan and re-gional emergency physicians, surgeons, intensivists, nurses, paramedics, anaesthetists and others who work in the field of trauma. We are expecting more than 250 delegates.

The sessions will be a combination of presentations and panel discussions of real situations that confront those who care for the trauma patient. Discussions will examine each phase of patient care from multidisciplinary and system perspectives and opportunity will be given for questions about various areas of interest explored during the two-day event.

This update has been endorsed by APEC number 060310255 as authorised by Royal College of Nursing, Australia according to approved criteria. Attendance attracts 6 RCNA CNE points as part of RCNA’s Life Long Learning Program (3LP).

What our participants said about last year:“One of the best days ever…”

“Thank you for a very professional education day which validates our work in Gynaecology Nursing and Women’s Health.”

“Excellent presenters, valuable updated info.”

“Great topics that were all well presented by wonderful women with so much knowledge to share. Every subject was informative.”

“Excellent. I will be back.”

For more informationProfessional Education Unit Sophia ConstantinouCourse CoordinatorTel: 02 8752 4328 02 8752 4377Fax: 02 8752 4392E: [email protected]

formerly known as the Gynaecology Nursing Update

Sexual & Reproductive Health Nursing Update27 October 2010 • 9am-3.30pm

This year’s program includes

• Law and ethics

• Osteoporosis

• Female Genital Mutilation

• Consumer perspective of vulvectomy

• Contraception across the lifespan

• Male reproductive health

only $150Morning tea & lunch provided

Monte Pio Hunter Valley Motor InnCnr New England Hwy & Dwyer StsRutherford NSW 2320

Annual, one-day sexual healthupdate for nurses and midwives.

To see full program, list of speakers and to register online go to www.fpnsw.org.au/sarhniupdate

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Meet the team who can launch your own Arabian voyage of discovery Come and meet the senior nursing team from King Abdulaziz Medical Cities - the largest and most influential hospital group in the Middle East. They will arrive next month for a whirlwind recruiting tour.Our visitors from Saudi are offering a wide range of career opportunities in a range of specialties at all levels of seniority from RNs with 2+ years experience up to senior nursing managers. These are all located in the well-known and respected National Guard hospitals and they attract substantial expatriate salary and benefit packages. The KAMC team will be talking about their many superb career opportunities and giving you the facts on:✓ Leading tax-free salaries✓ Recontracting and service bonuses✓ Good opportunities for career advancement✓ Free accommodation and recreation ✓ 7 weeks annual leave✓ Free air tickets twice per year ✓ Free healthcare, uniforms & utilities✓ Strong educational support.

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Meet the team who can launch your own Arabian voyage of discovery Come and meet the senior nursing team from King Abdulaziz Medical Cities - the largest and most influential hospital group in the Middle East. They will arrive next month for a whirlwind recruiting tour.Our visitors from Saudi are offering a wide range of career opportunities in a range of specialties at all levels of seniority from RNs with 2+ years experience up to senior nursing managers. These are all located in the well-known and respected National Guard hospitals and they attract substantial expatriate salary and benefit packages. The KAMC team will be talking about their many superb career opportunities and giving you the facts on:✓ Leading tax-free salaries✓ Recontracting and service bonuses✓ Good opportunities for career advancement✓ Free accommodation and recreation ✓ 7 weeks annual leave✓ Free air tickets twice per year ✓ Free healthcare, uniforms & utilities✓ Strong educational support.

Whatever your specialty, there will be opportunities of interest, so book your spot right away - contact Christine Kohleis RN or Judit Barta. If you aren’t able to attend an Information Session, call anyway as we will organise telephone interviews or make other arrangements.

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➤ SAUDI ARABIAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NURSING (Tertiary hospital)SENIOR NURSE MANAGERS/ADONS: Critical Care & Cardiac & Oncology (Tertiary Hospital)DIRECTOR OF NURSING EDUCATIONNURSING SUPERVISORSNURSE MANAGER INFORMATICSNURSE MANAGER EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTSNURSE EDUCATORSCLINICAL NURSE EDUCATORS: Burns, Crit Care, ER , Obstetrics, Wound Care, IV Therapy teamNUMs: CCU, ER, ICU-Cardiac, ICU- General, ICU-Paeds Cardiac, ICU-Paeds, ICU-Trauma,

ICU-Neonates, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Medical HDU, Cardiac Surgery HDU, Medical, Oncology, OR/PACU, OR-Cardiac, Surgical, PACU, Paeds, Trauma, VIPASS’T NUMs: Bone Marrow Transplant, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac-HDU, Cardiac Telemetry, ER, OR, Paeds Cardiac, ICU-Paeds, OR/PACU, Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab, OncologyCLINICAL NURSE EDUCATORS: ICU -Adult, ICU-Trauma, ICU-Burns, ICU-Cardiac, NICU, PICU, OR, PACU, Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab, Cardiac HDU, Paeds, Paeds Cardiac Step-down, L&D, Med/SurgMIDWIVESNURSE COORDINATORS / TEAM LEADERS: ER, ER Trauma, CCU, Critical Care - all areas, Cardiac, Cardiac OR, Medical & Surgical, HDU, Haemodialysis, PACU, OR, Oncology etc.RNs: All areas - Cardiac, Crit Care, Gynae, ER, ICU, HDU, Med, Surgical, NICU, OR, PACU, Liver Transplant, Oncology, Paeds

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Having the time to put patients first is just one of the luxuries of working for Princess Cruises. As a nurse on board one of our 17 cruise ships, you’ll join a close-knit team of maritime medicine experts who are able to care for their patients from start to finish. It’s a challenging environment, and you’ll need to be adaptable and able to deliver the

To take your nursing career in a new direction, submit your resume to [email protected] or call +617 3221 1722 for further information.

highest standards of patient care in diverse clinical situations. If you’ve got a minimum of three years post graduate experience as an RN, with experience in Emergency Department, Intensive or Critical Care and the commitment we’re looking for, you’ll have the opportunity to travel the world whilst working in one of our well equipped, accredited medical centres.

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