Australian Nursing Journal articles from September 2007

Australian Nursing Journal archives from September 2007

Make it count for the common good.(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... The federal election has not yet been called (or at least it had not been when I wrote these words) but there seems to have been non-stop campaigning from all the political parties since Kevin Rudd was elected Leader of the Opposition late last...

IR laws hard to comprehend.(Letter of the month)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... I would like to add to Natalie Dragon's Lives in the balance: workplace safety at risk (ANJ June 2007) and Cate Carrigan's Under pressure: Nursing workloads in 2007 (ANJ July 2007) articles with my belief that you cannot separate the issue of...

Overseas trained nurses and midwives highly skilled.(mail)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... I am an ANF member and an overseas trained midwife who felt offended reading the feature article Under pressure (ANJ July 2007), It may be true that some overseas trained nurses and midwives experience some difficulty at the beginning of their...

Clarification.(mail)(Correction notice)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2007... Cecile is right to say that to be registered in Australia nurses require a high level of English. My comments should have made it very clear that I was referring to nurses who are unable to pass the English language test and gain registration...

Correction.(mail)(Correction notice)
September 1, 2007... Your article about the Victorian Branch's call for mandated aged care nurse resident ratios in the private sector incorrectly stated that the current Victorian public aged care nurse resident ratios had to be staffed by a registered nurse...

Network.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, PTS Group June 1973, annual reunion 13 October 2007, Guineas Day 12 midday at Young & Jackson's Hotel, corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne. Please contact Ben Email: farmerck@bigpond.com Val...

Nurses opposed to IR laws.(national news)
September 1, 2007... Nurses are overwhelmingly opposed to the Howard Government's industrial relations (IR) laws and the issue will influence how they vote in the coming federal election, an ANF survey has shown. More than nine in 10 nurses say the Howard...

Aged care vote-swinger.(national news)(Survey)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Commitment to greater funding for aged care will sway the vote of three quarters of Australians at the federal election, a recent poll has shown. The national survey by the Australian Research Group found more than one in three Australians...

Alarm over Federal intervention.(national news)
September 1, 2007... Howard Government interventions against child sexual abuse in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities are misguided and have the potential to do harm, many health experts have warned. Senior nurses with longstanding experience in...

Holiday workers used to assess work agreements.(national news)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Temporary workers with little training will help assess whether workplace agreements under the Howard Government's industrial relations laws are fair. The disclosure came after federal deputy opposition leader Julia Gillard announced in...

Nurse the first to map chronic heart failure.(national news)
September 1, 2007... A nurse has developed the only national map of chronic heart failure management programs around Australia with the National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) and The Heart Foundation. Robyn Clark, a critical care nurse from South...

Practice nurse scholarships.(national news)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Practice nurses and Aboriginal health workers have until the end of this month to apply for scholarships worth up to $10,000. Federal government funding has been made available for scholarships for one in 12 practice nurses, a total of 520...

Advice for nurses on drug withdrawal.(national news)
September 1, 2007... Advice is being issued to health care professionals after the withdrawal of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken by about 60,000 Australians. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) cancelled the registration of the...

Global warming health warning.(national news)
September 1, 2007... The result of human induced climate change is often measured by the destruction to the environment and the consequences on world economies. However, concerns are now being raised about the impact climate change is having on human health. ...

Churchill Fellowship to enhance aged care skills.(national news)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Churchill Fellowship recipient, Donelle Rivett, research and development manager for Churches of Christ Homes and Community Services Inc, will depart in early October for the UK and USA to commence research into teaching nursing homes. The...

Nurses reject offer.(VIC)
September 1, 2007... Victorian nurses have rejected a new pay and conditions offer with 'grave concerns' the state government is trying to dismantle gains made by nurses over the past decade. Almost 1,000 nurses voted last month to reject a state government...

Federal takeover political move.(TAS)
September 1, 2007... The Howard Government's decision to directly fund the Mersey Hospital in Tasmania has come under fire from health professions for being politically motivated. The Prime Minister announced last month the federal government would spend $45...

Practice nurse initiative.(SA)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... General practice clinics in South Australia are likely to employ more practice nurses under a new four-year, $8 million recruitment and training program. The South Australian Government initiative plans to finance training for 50 practice...

ED nurses under pressure.(QLD)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nurses have met with the Queensland Health Minister and officials to address a growing crisis in emergency departments across the state. Queensland Nurses' Union (QNU, ANF Queensland) branch secretary Gay...

Public on gastro alert.(NSW)(Public notice)
September 1, 2007... The NSW Health Department has put the community on notice with almost 2,000 people in the state contracting gastroenteritis. From May to July, NSW has experienced 99 reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the community, with nursing...

Plea for tolerance with nursing shortage.(WA)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the state's top hospitals has taken the extraordinary step of writing to patients pleading for tolerance and conceding that services may suffer as a result of its inability to recruit enough nurses. The...

It's a long way to the top but a worthwhile journey.(working life)
September 1, 2007... The Choir of Hard Knocks, a group of disadvantaged and homeless people from Victoria, have come together to create a wonderful musical phenomena. The choir won the hearts of many Australians who watched their story unfold on ABC television in...

Study calls for Chinese nurses.(research)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... An increased emphasis on overseas recruitment has been one response to the critical shortage of registered nurses in Australia. However, relatively little is known about the working lives of the increasing number of overseas nurses entering and...

Increase Aboriginal Health Workers' role in palliative care.(research)(National Health and Medical Research Council)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Cross cultural barriers between Aboriginal culture and Western medicine present barriers to indigenous Australians accessing health services according to recent research published in the Australian Health Review. National Health and...

Travel ban to contain pandemic--new study.(research)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Banning domestic travel could delay the spread of a flu pandemic by one week or more according to new modelling by Australian researchers. A ban may be particularly needed if the outbreak happens in a regional town or small city, researchers...

Election statements by branch secretaries.(federal election 2007)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANF (Victorian Branch) Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary The approaching federal election is an important opportunity for nurses to make a choice not only about the state of nursing and health but the type of...

Howard's way--no AWA's / no commonwealth funding.(industrial)(John Howard)
September 1, 2007... Prime Minister John Howard recently announced that the federal government is to assume responsibility for the funding and operation of the Mersey Hospital, a public sector facility in the north west of Tasmania. Ironically titled the...

What will this election bring for health?(professional)
September 1, 2007... As we have seen with global warming, national policy makers and politicians are slow to act when it comes to big, national, public policy decisions. Careful consideration is naturally prudent when major changes are required, as is the gathering...

Nurses vote for ...(federal election 2007)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Nurses vote for... practical and effective efforts to deal with the increasing pressure felt within the Austrian nursing... WORKFORCE Australia's nurses want to provide a nursing workforce that is adequately...

Federal election 2007--: make it count.(federal election 2007)
September 1, 2007... Before every federal election, the ANF develops a list of priorities as a focus for our lobbying with the different political parties. The ANF's six top priorities for this election are: workforce, health, aged care, industrial relations,...

Perpetuating a myth.(Viewpoint essay)
September 1, 2007... Dr Ting's viewpoint (ANJ May 2007) begs immediate response. Perpetuating the myth that nursing is in any way 'routine' or that nursing assistance with 'activities of daily living' requires 'relatively little clinical expertise' in this...

Australian midwives deliver education in the UK.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... In May 2007 midwives Deb Pattrick and Tracy Smith from Peninsula Health Victoria travelled overseas to present their work at the 125th Royal College of Midwives National conference in the United Kingdom. Core of Life is an innovative health...

Mental health scholarships.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme is a new long-term initiative funded by the Australian Government to encourage and support people interested in undertaking postgraduate study in mental health nursing. These scholarships...

Midwifery partnerships.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A recent qualitative exploratory study involving four rural midwives highlights the complexities of caring for pregnant and birthing women who have intellectual disabilities. Following a series of in-depth interviews with the midwives each...

Promoting healthy survivorship.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... Long term survival of women diagnosed with early breast cancer (EBC) has steadily increased, with the latest figures showing five year survival rates in Australia around 86% (AIHW 2006). A diagnosis of breast cancer often motivates women to...

A nurse-led group intervention.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is researching cancerrelated menopausal symptoms to determine appropriate nurse-led interventions for breast cancer survivors. Hot flushes (HF) are a frequent, bothersome and often severe symptom of...

Exploring women's experiences of STIs.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)(sexually transmitted infections)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Within Australia and worldwide, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to increase with women and young people being particularly vulnerable to these infections. Despite a vast array of safer sex campaigns it seems the messages are not...

Use of the Snoezelen concept for maternity clients.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... Snoezelen, a Dutch concept originating in the 1970's, involves rooms designed to enhance relaxation and comfort. The concept has expanded internationally since its inception to include adults with cerebral palsy, nursing home and...

Celebrating women's health nurses.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... The women's health nurse (WHN) role was created to complement existing health services. Since the role has evolved many changes have enabled women's health nurses to develop autonomous and diverse health care services for women. Women's health...

Why women's health?(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... Women and men experience health differently. Biological sex differences are responsible for health issues traditionally regarded as women's health or men's health issues, like reproductive health and sexuality. Gender refers to the...

Churchill Fellowship recipient to study international practices.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)
September 1, 2007... A study of innovative maternity services in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada and Iceland will help inform the care of disadvantaged women and their babies in Australia. Dr Jenny Gamble, convenor of the midwifery program at...

Recognition for local nurses.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)(Australian Practice Nurses Association )(Awards list)
September 1, 2007... The winners of the 2007 Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA) Best Practice Awards were announced recently at a presentation dinner held in Melbourne, Victoria. The awards, now in their second year, recognised six nurses from around...

The roles of nurses working in ART.(focus: Midwifery/Women's Health)(Assisted Reproductive Technology)(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A New Zealand study has revealed that nurses who care for clients undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) require highly specialised knowledge and skills. Fifteen New Zealand nurses practising in the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... Distance education courses for RNs Conducted by the College of Nursing (incorporating the NSW College of Nursing) The College of Nursing, Locked Bag 3030, Burwood, NSW, 1805 Ph: (02) 9745 7500 Childbirth Education Training at The...

Safe from harm the collective way.(Ged)(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Have you ever asked yourself why you are in the union? I have asked nurses this question, and one of the most common answers is that they join for protection. It could be legal protection, protection from unfair employers, protection from...