Open Access article on Covid-19 and New Zealand's Response
Books
- Bringing culture into care: A biography of Amohaere Tangitu
- Collaborative and indigenous mental health therapy
- The history of Nurse Maude: Leading community nursing and homecare in Aotearoa New Zealand Vol. 1: 1896-1989
- Life time: The new science of the body clock, and how it can revolutionize your sleep and health
Selected articles – Journal of Nursing Regulation
- Psychosocial implications of whistleblowing regarding substance use disorder among healthcare professionals: A scoping review
- Nurse apprenticeship: A model from the past, a solution for the future
- A step toward equity: Evidence-based policy for access to medications for Healthcare Workers with opioid use disorder
- Racial disparities in lipid screening among patients with coronary artery disease narrowed in primary care settings supportive of Nurse Practitioners
- Alabama's acute care Registered Nurse workforce demand: A descriptive survey-based study
- Assessing the cost-effectiveness of removing supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners prescribing Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Articles – Shiftwork and fatigue
- Chronic fatigue and recovery among nurses working two-shift and three-shift rotations
- The relationship between quick return shift schedules and burnout among nurses: A prospective repeated measures multi-source study
- A scoping review of sleep education and training for nurses
- Examining the impact of 12-hour day and night shifts on nurses' fatigue: A prospective cohort study
- Monitoring your and your staff's fatigue
- Examination of fatigue levels and factors affecting fatigue in operating room nurses
- How to combat the health risks of working shifts
Events
- Sleep in Aotearoa 2024
National News
- Toolbox talks for construction workers on mental health
- Happiness and the nine lessons everyone should know
International News
- NT gambling laws are being overhauled. Here's why reform will have national consequences
- As more people choose the single life, researchers ask: are they happier?
- Is not having kids selfish? Some women in countries with the world's lowest fertility rates think otherwise
Open Access article on COVID-19 and New Zealand’s response
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Harwood, M., Wilson, N....Baker, M. G. (2023). Improvements and Persisting Challenges in COVID-19 Response Compared with 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic Response, New Zealand (Aotearoa). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(9), 1827-1836. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.221265.
Abstract
Exploring the results of the COVID-19 response in New Zealand (Aotearoa) is warranted so that insights can inform future pandemic planning. We compared the COVID-19 response in New Zealand to that for the more severe 1918–19 influenza pandemic. Both pandemics were caused by respiratory viruses, but the 1918–19 pandemic was short, intense, and yielded a higher mortality rate. The government and societal responses to COVID-19 were vastly superior; responses had a clear strategic direction and included a highly effective elimination strategy, border restrictions, minimal community spread for 20 months, successful vaccination rollout, and strong central government support. Both pandemics involved a whole-of-government response, community mobilization, and use of public health and social measures. Nevertheless, lessons from 1918–19 on the necessity of action to prevent inequities among different social groups were not fully learned, as demonstrated by the COVID-19 response and its ongoing unequal health outcomes in New Zealand.
Books
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1. Bringing culture into care: A biography of Amohaere Tangitu
Bradford, Haami.
Published 2019
Over the past two decades, New Zealand health care has grown more culturally aware, slowly incorporating practices that better cater to the needs of Māori. Bradford Haami chronicles this health care evolution by telling the story of Amohaere Tangitu, a woman responsible for pioneering change. Spanning Amohaere’s career in health services, Bringing Culture into Care is the story of Amohaere’s work to bring cultural perspectives and practices into health care, making treatments culturally safe for Māori and all patients.
2. Collaborative and indigenous mental health therapy
Tataihono – Stories of Māori healing and psychiatry. NiaNia, W., Bush, A. & Epston, D.
Published 2017
This book examines a collaboration between traditional Māori healing and clinical psychiatry. Comprised of transcribed interviews and detailed meditations on practice, it demonstrates how bicultural partnership frameworks can augment mental health treatment by balancing local imperatives with sound and careful psychiatric care.
3. The history of Nurse Maude: Leading community nursing and homecare in Aotearoa New Zealand Vol. 1: 1896-1989
Allan, Vivienne
Published 2024
The name Nurse Maude is seen by many as the brand associated with district nursing in Christchurch. However, the real Nurse Maude was a very interesting and complex person who devoted her life to the poor and sick of Christchurch and introduced district nursing to New Zealand. This is the history of Nurse Emily Sibylla Maude OBE, and the organisation she founded.
4. Life time: The new science of the body clock, and how it can revolutionize your sleep and health
Foster, Russell
Published 2022
In Life Time, Professor Russell Foster shares his life's work, taking us on a fascinating and surprising journey through the science of our body clocks. Using his own studies, as well as insights from an international community of sleep scientists and biologists studying circadian rhythms, he illustrates the surprising effects the time of day can have on our health: how a walk outside at dawn can ensure a better night's sleep, how eating after sundown can affect our weight, and the extraordinary effects the time we take our medication can have on our risk of life-threatening conditions, such as strokes.
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Selected articles – Journal of Nursing Regulation
5. Psychosocial implications of whistleblowing regarding substance use disorder among healthcare professionals: A scoping review
Linda A. McDonald., Craig S. Atkins., Jared Crocker., Mariela Hristova & Virginia C. Simmons
Journal of Nursing Regulation. (2024), 14(4), 13-23.
The present study examined existing literature on whistleblowing, drug diversion, and substance use disorder (SUD) among healthcare professionals. The present study’s primary aim was to identify unexplored areas related to whistleblowing, especially the psychosocial effects experienced by whistleblowers.
6. Nurse apprenticeship: A model from the past, a solution for the future
MollyMaeve Lusk
Journal of Nursing Regulation, (2024), 14(4), 30-34.
One policy advocated for by many is the creation of nurse apprenticeship programs. A nursing apprenticeship offers a pathway for nursing students to work while completing their LPN/LVN or RN education program, enabling them to start their career and earn an income while completing their education (Indeed Editorial Team, 2023).
7. A step toward equity: Evidence-based policy for access to medications for healthcare workers with opioid use disorder
Matthew Salzman., Rebecca H. Bryan & Joshua M. Sharfstein
Journal of Nursing Regulation, (2023), 14(3), 14-19.
One opportunity for improving health and health equity for healthcare workers is supporting those struggling with substance use disorders. In recent years, special programs have been developed to support healthcare workers’ recovery from such disorders and return to work. In the present article, we identify an opportunity to improve care and support for healthcare workers with opioid use disorder—namely, providing healthcare workers with appropriate access to evidence-based medications.
8. Racial disparities in lipid screening among patients with coronary artery disease narrowed in primary care settings supportive of Nurse Practitioners
Heather Brom., Lusine Poghosyan., Kathy Sliwinski., Tresa Franz., Jesse Chitta., Linda Aiken & Margo Brooks Carthon
Journal of Nursing Regulation, (2023), 14(3), 20-32.
To examine whether disparities in lipid screening between Black and White patients with CAD were associated with the NP practice environment scores.
9. Alabama’s acute care Registered Nurse workforce demand: A descriptive survey-based study
Tracey K. Dick., Lori A. Loan., Kathleen A. Ladner., David J. Becker., Peng Li & Patricia A. Patrician
Journal of Nursing Regulation, (2023), 14(3), 33-43.
Registered nurses (RNs) account for the largest share of the total healthcare workforce and have long been considered vital to ensuring healthcare access and quality ( Buerhaus et al., 2000 ). This study provides evidence of the increasing demand for acute care RNs in Alabama even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure patient safety and quality care in Alabama, the development of structures and processes for ongoing data collection regarding Alabama’s acute care RN workforce supply and demand should be a legislative and regulatory priority.
10. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of removing supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners prescribing Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Phillip M. Hughes, Melinda Ramage, Kristin H. Gigli & Casey R. Tak
Journal of Nursing Regulation, (2023), 14(3), 44-54.
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of full practice authority relative to restricted scope of practice for NPs intending to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in the historical context (before implementation of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act and the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act, collectively referred to as the MAT/MATE Acts) and in scenarios modeling various implementations of these acts.
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Articles – Shiftwork and fatigue
11. Chronic fatigue and recovery among nurses working two-shift and three-shift rotations
Shinya Yamaguchi., Peter C. Winwood & Rika Yano
Collegian, (2023), 30(6), 786-794.
Shift patterns influence nurses’ work and rest conditions. Limited information is available about the nurses' recovery, fatigue, and their associated factors considering shift patterns. This study explored the association between fatigue and recovery and factors associated with recovery and chronic fatigue among nurses working a three-shift (8 hour shifts) or two-shift (more than 12 hour shifts) rotations in Japan.
12. The relationship between quick return shift schedules and burnout among nurses: A prospective repeated measures multi-source study
Ania Lauz Hatukay., Tamar Shochat., Natalie Zion., Hagar Baruch., Ricky Cohen., Yarden Azriel & Einav Srulovici
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2024-03-01, Volume 151, Article 104677
In today's world, essential health care services are expected round the clock, leading to distinct shift work requirements. A notable aspect is the “quick return,” where the rest interval between nursing shifts is < 11h. Preliminary research suggests a potential association between quick return schedules, diminished sleep quality, and possible nurse burnout. Yet, the motivation of nurses could potentially moderate this relationship.
13. A scoping review of sleep education and training for nurses
Beverly M. Hittle., Janie Hils., Sherry L. Fendinger & Imelda S. Wong
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2023-06-01, Volume 142, Article 104468
Shift work and resulting sleep impairment among nurses can increase their risk for poor health outcomes, occupational injuries, and errors due to sleep deficiencies. While sleep education and training for nurses has been recommended as part of a larger fatigue risk management system, little is known about training programs designed specifically for nurses.
14. Examining the impact of 12-hour day and night shifts on nurses’ fatigue: A prospective cohort study
Roberto M. Benzo., Amany Farag., Kara M. Whitaker., Qian Xiao & Lucas J. Carr
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 2022-12-01, Volume 4, Article 100076.
Fatigue is prevalent among hospital nurses and has been linked to medical errors and decreased patient safety. Objective - To assess the impact of 12-hour shifts on nurses’ fatigue and its relationship to occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior.
15. Monitoring your and your staff’s fatigue
Beth A. Brooks
Nurse Leader, (2022), 20(5), 425-427.
In 1989, the recruitment and retention of critical care nurses had become a challenge for many hospitals. Hospital leaders implemented the 12-hour shift, assuming this new scheduling option would address nurse recruitment and retention challenges being encountered with the latest nursing shortage. The science indicates that 12-hour shifts are dangerous to the health, wellness, and safety of nurses, the quality of patient care, and patient safety. Because many nurses are not able to accurately assess their own fatigue levels, nurse leaders can support the adoption of fatigue assessments and participation in programs to mitigate fatigue for both themselves and their staff.
16. Examination of fatigue levels and factors affecting fatigue in operating room nurses
Fadime Gök & Zeynep Deveci Koçbilek
Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2022-03-01, Volume 26, Article 100243.
Operating rooms have stressful and complex working environments. Working in a stressful environment and exposure to various risk factors could affect human health both physiologically and psychologically and causes fatigue. The purpose of this study was to examine fatigue levels and factors affecting fatigue in operating room nurses.
17. How to combat the health risks of working shifts
Stephanie Jones-Berry, Head of features, RCNi.
Nursing Standard. 39, 3, 22-23. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.3.22.s12
Published: 06 March 2023
Working nights and long shifts can lead to sleep disorders, especially without adequate breaks. We look at the risks, and healthy habits that can help Hospitals and other healthcare settings such as nursing and care homes operate round the clock every day of the year – but at what cost to nurses?
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Events
18. Sleep in Aotearoa 2024
Date: June 20-21, 2024
Venue: University of Otago, Dunedin
Keynote address: Sleep and Mental Health by Dr Tony Fernando – Auckland based psychiatrist, sleep specialist and academic.
Email your symposium application to the conference organisers at sleepinaotearoa@gmail.com.
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News – National
19. Toolbox talks for construction workers on mental health
Helen Harvey
Taranaki News, March 21, 2024
Construction workers had a presentation before they started work on Wednesday about tools for their toolbox, but the tools were for their wellbeing not their work. The talk was the third in a ‘toolbox talk’ series organised by Building Wellness Taranaki (BWT) for construction workers involved in Taranaki Base Hospital’s $403 million rebuild.
20. Happiness and the nine lessons everyone should know
By Gwyneth Rees
Daily Telegraph UK, March 20, 2024
Have you ever wondered why happiness can seem fleeting – why you may feel happy for a certain period of time, but struggle to maintain the feeling? If so, new research could provide the answer. A study from the University of Bristol shows that while it is possible to learn how to boost your mood, it also reveals that you have to work at happiness to make it stick.
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News – International
21. NT gambling laws are being overhauled. Here's why reform will have national consequences
ABC News – 19 March 2024
New laws governing the conduct of gambling companies are expected to be debated, and passed, by the Northern Territory parliament this week. But while the NT is Australia's least populated jurisdiction, these laws will govern betting companies across the country.
22. As more people choose the single life, researchers ask: are they happier?
CBC News – 18 March 2024
Psychologists say that focusing on yourself is more likely to lead to a happy life. Nastasha Streiling says even though she'd like a relationship, she's happy being single. The 28-year-old, who lives in Victoria, says she's "not going to be with someone unless it enhances things." She's part of a growing number of single people in Canada and around the world.
23. Is not having kids selfish? Some women in countries with the world's lowest fertility rates think otherwise
ABC News – 17 March 2024
Aoife Yi was just a child when she knew she didn't want her own kids. She grew up in a single-parent family in China's southern city of Shenzhen and saw what her mum went without to be a parent. "My mother could have lived a much more relaxing life without me," she tells the ABC.
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