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Editor’s note...

Hi Readers, Welcome to Issue 18 of The Nursing Post magazine.

During the month of October, get the girls together for a girls night in! Cancer Council’s Girls’ Night In is a fantastic chance to catch up with the girls, have fun and raise funds for all women’s cancers. Whatever it is that you and your friends do to relax and enjoy each other’s company counts as a Girls’ Night In. Whether it’s a DVD marathon, pamper evening or home-made pizza night... start planning and get involved in raising funds for this great cause.

This issue, we feature Aged Care. On Tuesday 4 September, The Federal Labor Government confirmed funding for aged care teaching centres across Australia. 16 grants will be provided to universities and aged care facilities to provide the best possible learning environment for our next generation of carers. This announcement has been applauded by Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA).

Check out our Healthy Recipes towards the back of our magazine. Emily Tan of Fuss Free Cooking shares with us her delicious Caprese recipes. A must try!

On the Cover: Aged Care Teaching Centres will provide best care outcomes

Turn to pg. 14 for this Aged Care feature

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Tackling depression and anxiety in the aged care sector

Indigenous Health

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The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Helping to provide support for your patients

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Curtin University Ms Jude Comfort of Curtin University’s WA Centre for Health Promotion Research (WACHPR)

Lesbian and bisexual women’s health survey results - not all good news Curtin University research into the health and wellbeing of lesbian and bisexual women has found three areas of concern – cervical cancer screening, drug use and violence.

The WA Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health survey, conducted by Curtin University’s WA Centre for Health Promotion Research (WACHPR) in conjunction with Sydney University, found their use of legal and illegal drugs is higher than the general community; they are reluctant to get pap smears; and experience violence, including domestic violence.

Almost 900 women were surveyed, with the average age of respondents being 26.

Ms Jude Comfort, from WACHPR, said some of the key findings could surprise or alarm the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.

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“The findings all help in building a picture of the community and provide direction to work with this community to improve their health,” Ms Comfort said.

The survey found 27 per cent of respondents had never had a pap smear and a further 8 per cent had last had one more than three years ago.

“This is an important screening tool for cervical cancer.

The numbers suggest a poor understanding that lesbians need pap smears,” Ms Comfort said.

The survey also found that lesbian and bisexual women use legal and illegal drugs at higher rates than the general community. A third of respondents reported smoking tobacco, which included 43 per cent of 16 to 24 year olds.

Nationally, 15 per cent of Australians smoke.

“Smoking rates that are twice the national average are

a huge concern especially as tobacco smoking is the single most preventable cause of ill health and death in Australia,” she said.

She said alcohol was the other drug widely used. While 86 per cent of the sample reported they drank alcohol, which is similar to the broader population, levels of risky drinking were higher.

Almost half of the respondents indicated they drank more than the National Health Medical Research Council guidelines recommended to reduce the lifetime risk of alcohol related disease or injury. Nearly one third drank at levels considered risky on a single drinking occasion, also known as ‘binge drinking’.

“In the six months prior to the survey nearly half of the women had used an illicit drug – 36 per cent had used cannabis, 18 per cent ecstasy and 16 per cent speed. Again these figures are higher than the broader community,” she said.

The survey also showed 35 per cent of women reported they had experienced some kind of anti-LGBTI behaviour in the preceding year.

“More than 20 per cent had experienced domestic violence with a female partner, an issue that is rarely discussed in the community,” Ms Comfort said.

Ms Comfort said the lack of health promotion, prevention and intervention programs specifically addressing these and other health issues for lesbian and bisexual women was disappointing.

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“While health promotion has made significant gains in some issues at the broader community level it appears these messages have been less successful in achieving positive health behaviour in this group of women,” she said.

The research findings from Perth are supported by similar work carried out in Sydney. “We hope that this study will provide important guidance to future public health programs targeting the lesbian and bisexual women’s population. They also provide direction for further research to better understand the preventative health needs of this group,” she said.

A copy of the full report can be found at: http://wachpr.curtin.edu.au/about/recent_reports.cfm.

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These breakthroughs aim to reverse the confronting statistic that 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 85.

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Aged Care Persis Shroff, State Manager at the Institute of Health and Nursing Australia in Perth has three simple must do’s for those considering a course of study.

Firstly, is the program accredited? In the case of Aged Care Programs this would be with Australian Skills Quality Authority. Two, is the provider a Registered Training Organisation, and three, is the course recognised by employers. Speak with several employers about the education programs they look for when hiring staff.

Entering the growing Aged Care sector requires a little research Demand for capable and experienced staff in aged care is forecast to continue growing beyond 2025 influenced by an ageing population, increased demand for health services and an increasing expectation for service delivery in the home and in registered facilities.

Entry requirements and the standard of education will also increase as qualifications and competency requirements rise. Finding the right qualification requires the right information about programs that best meet your personal and professional goals over the coming years.

If you currently work as a carer, now is a good time to turn your experience into an industry recognised qualification as the basis on which to build a lifelong career in healthcare. Or you may be looking for a new career or a rewarding change. A career in aged care is both highly valued and highly regarded and with skills shortages expected beyond 2025 your skills will always be in demand.

However finding the right course and education provider requires a little research and most likely a visit with two or three providers to determine the best fit for you.

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At the Institute of Health and Nursing Australia Certificate III and IV courses in Aged Care are available by blended delivery, meaning you have the option to complete much of the theory component either online or in a classroom with only one-day per week required for clinical assessments.

This is helpful if you are currently working.

“Many students look simply for the quickest way to complete an aged care program and then find employers are not interested, which defeats the purpose of undertaking study for a qualification in the first place”, says Mrs Shroff.

She also advises students to consider the duration and content covered within a course. A quick, short program is most likely not the best outcome for employers in healthcare. Before making a decision, speak with several education providers to determine the content and structure of a course best suited to your needs. An example would be IHNA’s curriculum which offers additional support for students from multicultural backgrounds.

And one last piece of advice: people from a variety of backgrounds work in the challenging field of aged care.

They however have one thing in common: a commitment to provide the highest quality care for people in need of support.

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Aged Care

Aged Care Teaching Centres will provide best care outcomes The Federal Labor Government has confirmed funding for aged care teaching centres across Australia. Announced Tuesday 4 September, this initiative will combine teaching, research, care provision and service delivery to create a learning environment similiar to teaching hospitals.

Under the Teaching and Research Aged Care Services (TRACS) initiative, 16 grants will be provided to universities and aged care facilities across Australia. The initiative will cover a range of areas including nursing, psychology, medicine, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

“By 2050 we expect that more than 1 in 20 working Australians will be an aged care worker.”

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workers and we want the best possible learning environment for this wave of students.”

“We want to provide graduates studying aged care with opportunities to learn in an environment that brings together research, training and real-world practical scenarios,” said Mark Butler, Minister for Ageing.

“The projects will cover a range of disciplines including nursing, psychology, medicine, physiotherapy and occupational therapy designed to support the training and professional development of workers in aged care,” Mr Butler said.

“It is critical that as the population ages, we ensure we have a highly skilled workforce and that the career path is

attractive to the younger generations who are considering a future in the aged care industry.”

The announcement was applauded by Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA).

“With the expectation that by 2050 one in 20 Australians of working age will be an aged care worker, that is an additional 500,000 people, it is significantly important that the workforce is well prepared and that with an ageing population we have the best care outcomes,” Adj Prof John Kelly, CEO, ACSA said.

“This initiative will also provide an attractive career path for those interested in working in the aged care sector.

Organisations funded under the EBPAC initiative are: • • • • • • •

Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (MSIT) (QLD) Resthaven Inc (SA) Royal District Nursing Services (VIC) The University of NSW Chinese Community Social Services Centre Inc Uniting Care Community Options (UCCO) South Australian Dental Service and Alzheimer’s Australia (VIC)

This announcement can be viewed at: www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/ Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb093.htm

“There is significant research and innovation in the mission-based sector to develop better models of care delivery and this announcement will ensure this is supported and enhanced.

“The combining of teaching, research care provision and service delivery in one location can only be beneficial to the aged care sector and those who work in it.”

Also announced by Mr Butler is a $6 million funding to be provided to eight organisations under the Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC) initiative. This focuses on improving residential and community aged care through eduaction, training and leadership.

Recipients funded under the TRACS initiative are: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aged Care & Housing Group (SA) Brotherhood of St Laurence (VIC) Deakin University (VIC) Griffith University (QLD) HammondCare (NSW) QLD University of Technology (QLD) Resthaven Incorporated (SA) RSL LifeCare Limited (NSW) Southern NSW Local Health District (NSW/ACT) St Johns Village Inc. Victoria (VIC) The University of Adelaide (SA) The University of Wollongong (NSW) University of Canberra (ACT/NSW) University of South Australia (SA) University of Southern Queensland (QLD) University of Tasmania (VIC/WA/TAS) 15

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Beyondblue

Tackling depression and anxiety in the aged care sector

“Depression and anxiety should not be considered a normal part of getting older and symptoms of these conditions may often be attributed to other chronic illnesses, but depression and anxiety in older people can be treated and improve the person’s quality of life immensely.” Kate Carnell, CEO, beyondblue The rate of depression among older people living in residential care has been found to be much higher than the general population – around 35 per cent, or one in three residents.

Older people who require a high level of support to continue living in their own homes are twice as likely to 16

experience depression compared to older people who need less support.

In response to these figures and the lack of widespread training in mental health issues available to aged care staff, beyondblue is set to roll out a new national training program– the Professional Education to Aged Care (PEAC) program – to educate aged care workers about the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in older people.

The program aims to help improve detection, diagnosis and management of these conditions in both residential and community settings.

Identifying and managing depression and anxiety

disorders in the aged care environment can be difficult.

Some common difficulties include: • Many of the symptoms associated with depression and anxiety disorders and dementia are common to all three conditions. This makes identifying any one of these conditions difficult. (Dementia is also a risk factor for developing depression.)

• To date, there has been little research into anxiety disorders in older people.

• Some medications may not be as effective in older people with depression/anxiety disorders and dementia owing to their existing cognitive impairment.

However, effective strategies do exist. The PEAC Program promotes strategies, based on research, to care for older people with depression and anxiety disorders effectively – both in residential and community care settings.

CEO of beyondblue Kate Carnell AO said it is vitally important that such training is now available to people working in the aged care sector.

“Prior to PEAC’s development, aged care providers were approaching beyondblue to find out where they could access training on depression and anxiety in older people for their staff. Few options existed that we could recommend. It’s fantastic that there is now an evidencebased training program to support aged care workers in their crucial work of caring for our elderly. This is great news for both older people and their families,” Ms Carnell said.

“It isn’t an easy job – Australia’s population is ageing and along with all the other health issues that come with ageing, depression and anxiety are often overlooked as a ‘normal’ part of the process. Depression and anxiety are not a normal part of ageing. This training will hopefully get that across, and result in improved outcomes and care for older people living with these conditions.” Ms Carnell said.

What is depression?

Depression is more than just a low mood – it’s a serious illness. People with depression find it hard to function every day. Depression can have serious effects on physical and mental health.

How do you know if an older person is depressed and not just sad?

Depression in older people is common and may occur for different reasons. The onset of a physical illness or personal loss and sadness can be common, but depression is different and is not a normal part of ageing.

An older person may be depressed if, for more than two weeks, they have: 1. Felt sad, down or miserable most of the time, OR 2. Lost interest or pleasure in most of their usual activities.

AND experienced a number of the following symptoms:

Behaviours • General slowing down or restlessness • Neglect of responsibilities and self-care • Withdrawing from family and friends • Decline in day-to-day ability to function, with confusion, worry and agitation • Inability to find pleasure in any activity • Difficulty getting motivated in the morning • Behaviour which is out of character • Denial of depressive feelings – This can be used as a defence mechanism.

Thoughts • Indecisiveness • Loss of self-esteem • Persistent suicidal thoughts • Negative comments – e.g. “I’m a failure”, “It’s my fault”, “Life is not worth living” • Excessive concerns about financial situation • Perceived change of status within the family 17

Indigenous Health

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Research Officer, Avinna Trzesinski

Delegate, Alice Kearing at the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference in June 2012

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Helping to provide support for your patients The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible. In this way, we contribute to ‘closing the gap’ in health between Indigenous and other Australians.

Health professionals are frequent users of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu. au) because they know about the multitude of resources accessible at the click of a mouse.

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Aboriginal Health Workers, is a searchable database of health practice resources (http://www.healthinfonet.ecu. edu.au/key-resources/practice-resources).

This database provides quick access to more than 750 guidelines, toolkits, manuals, protocols, assessment tools and other useful resources.

The customisable search function enables resources to be located by year, subject or format, and covers more than 50 health topics relevant to Indigenous people in Australia. These include cancer, lung health, alcohol and other drugs, environmental health, nutrition, physical activity and social and emotional wellbeing.

The ability to rapidly search the HealthInfoNet for practice resources will be of great benefit to practitioners. This new website function complements the HealthInfoNet’s existing bibliographic search, which offers access to over 19,000 publications relating specifically to Australian Indigenous health, and the searchable database of health promotion (patient education) resources that contains over 1200 publications.

For those people working with Indigenous clients, the Cultural ways section (www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/ cultural-ways-home) is a valuable source of information, and includes details on cultural awareness courses and conferences.

The Indigenous Health Workers section provides information about the Indigenous Health workforce as well as for the Indigenous Health workforce (www. healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/aihw).

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policies and strategies – both national and state/territory, Indigenous and mainstream, that relate to the health topic organisations – topic-specific Australian organisations that are relevant to the health of Indigenous people past and current programs and projects – these can inform the workforce of programs or projects that have been run, to generate ideas and learn from other people’s experiences (why re-invent the wheel?) resources – health promotion resources of all types are included, from posters and pamphlets to DVDs and online resources; and practice resources for health professionals such as clinical guidelines, toolkits and manuals publications – recent publications up to five years old are displayed on the pages, with older publications still available in the searchable Bibliography. Many of the health topics also have their own topic-specific searchable database workforce – useful information on job opportunities, courses, conferences and funding opportunities (such as scholarships or grant funding).

This is what our users say about the HealthInfoNet:

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‘Hello, I’m using your infonet as part of a nursing diploma.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health has been an important part of all the assignments I’m completing and my research is vital because my aim is to work rural and remote in the future. Thank you.’

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‘Hello I just stumbled across this site while studying for Home and Community Care, I found it informative and how fantastic to have it all in one place. Well done to all concerned, keep up the good work.’

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What I like about OUM is that I can continue to work part time and continue my studies in medicine.

The ability to combine my studies with the cases I was seeing in the hospital really enhanced my education.

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The best way to improve my career is to go into medicine.

I could have gone to a local uni, but I chose OUM because I have the flexibility of studying at home and interacting with other people online.

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Educational Courses, Conferences and Events Sydney Cancer Conference 2012 New Law Building, University of Sydney 27 - 28 September 2012 sydney.edu.au

ACMHN’s 38th International Mental Health Nursing Conference: The Fabric of Life Darwin Convention Centre

The Journey Towards Excellence in Children’s Heathcare Conference Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney 22 - 24 October 2012 www.thejourneyconference.com.au

Aged Care Nurse Managers Conference Caulfield Racecourse, Station street, Melbourne

3 - 5 October 2012, Optional workshops 2 October conventionhouse.com.au/acmhn2012/

21 - 22 November 2012 www.totalagedservices.com.au

Home and Community Care Workforce

2012 National Indigenous Health Conference: Many Pathways, One Outcome

CQ Functions, Melbourne 16 - 17 October 2012 www.caretothehome.com

7th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre 17 - 19 October 2012 www.perth2012.org/index.html

RCNA Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Conference 2012 The Vines Resort, Swan Valley, Perth 17 - 19 October 2012 www.rcna.org.au

2012 HITWA Thinking Outside the Box: Innovations in E-Health Duxton Hotel, Perth 19 October 2012 www.hisa.org.au

Watermark Hotel, Gold Coast 5 - 7 December 2012 www.indigenoushealth.net

Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2012 Conference The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne 10 - 11 December 2012 pcna.org.au

Aged Care: Reform or Revolution Tri-State Conference & Exhibition Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury, NSW 24 - 26 Febrauary 2013 www.vic.lasa.asn.au/event/tristate2013

ICN 25th Quadrennial Congress Equity and Access to Health Care Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne 18 - 23 May 2013 www.icn2013.ch

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The Journey

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Healthy recipes...

Effortless Caprese Tart

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1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thawed (used Pampas’ 25% reduced fat puff pastry).

1 medium tomato, seeds

removed and diced 250g/9 ounces buffalo

mozzarella (used Geoff Janz marinated mozzarella). See Note 1 Freshly grind black pepper A small handful of fresh basil leaves, sliced A small drizzle of olive oil to finish *optional*

Note 1 - You can replace marinated buffalo mozzarella ball with conventional mozzarella.

Method: (1) Preheat oven to 200 degrees C / 356 degrees F – See Note 2. Slice the sheet into half and then form 1cm/ 0.4 inches edge by folding inward.

(2) Remove the seeds of a tomato and dice into small pieces.

(3) Since I’ve used a marinated mozzarella ball, I removed it from the oil and pat dry with a paper towel.

(4) Tear the mozzarella ball with your fingers and distributed between the 2 tart shells. Then sprinkle with the diced tomato.

Bake for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and the puff pastry is golden brown – See Note 3. Serve immediate with freshly grind black pepper, sliced basil and a small drizzle of olive oil to finish.

Note 2 – if you use a fan forced oven, reduce the temperature by 20 degrees C/68 degrees F. Note 3 – Don’t be alarmed when you see a tiny pool of liquid (oozed from the tomato) filled the tart shell. Stop peeking through the oven window and walk away. Only check the tart when the time is up as you will be delighted to see the cheese is bubbling and tomato is slightly charred….and where’s the pool of liquid, you’d say?

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Caprese Salad What you will need: •

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About 10 smallish roma tomatoes (quantity required depends on the size of the tomatoes) A 250g/8.8 ounces buffalo mozzarella A handful of basil leaves Fresh ground black pepper Good quality olive oil to finish

Method: (1) Thinly slice the top of the tomato. Then slice the base horizontally so that the tomato sits well on the plate on its side.

(2) Make multiple slices vertically of equal thickness, but be careful of not to slice the tomato all the way down to the bottom of the tomato.

(3) Slice mozzarella cheese and hand torn a basil leave to a smaller piece, stuff them in between the tomato slices. Fill up the inbetween-slices of tomatoes with cheese and basil.

(4) To serve, drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle freshly ground black pepper.

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Arts&

Culture...

Below: Shigeyuki Kihara Daughter of the High Chief 2003 gelatin silver print courtesy of the artist, Auckland

Home AKL

Life through the eyes of Auckland’s Pacific artists...

Home AKL is currently showing at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and is a dynamic exhibition presenting works by Pacific artists, most of whom live in Auckland.

Home AKL reveals the increasingly significant role Pacific art plays in New Zealand’s identity and cultural landscape, and includes work by more than 20 artists whose heritage derives from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu.

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distinctive voices, stories and perspectives – it’s urban, biographical and affected by its grass-roots community,’ says the Gallery’s Senior Curator, New Zealand and Pacific Art, Ron Brownson.

‘Home AKL is the first group exhibition of contemporary artists of Pacific heritage developed by the Gallery’ Artwork by three generations of Pacific artists show how these practitioners use personal experience to examine concepts of ‘home’ and belonging.

‘Home AKL brings in a fresh perspective by including artists that do not normally exhibit in an art gallery institution alongside those that do,’ says Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai, former Curator Pacific Cultures at Te Papa.

‘The work by these artists will make people re-evaluate their perceptions of what ‘contemporary’ Pacific art is’.

Artworks include those by prominent Pacific artists Lonnie Hutchinson, Ioane Ioane, Shigeyuki Kihara, Andy

Leleisi’uao, Paul Tangata and Teuane Tibbo, and emerging talents such as Leilani Kake, Janet Lilo and Siliga David Setoga.

A range of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video and adornment has been selected.

Alongside the new commissions, Home AKL will feature artwork from the Gallery’s collection and loans.

For further information about this exhibition, please visit wwwaucklandartgallery.com

Home AKL is on display from 7 July - 22 October 2012 Left: Foufili Halagigie Lili fakamanaia 2012 raffia and coconut midribs courtesy of the artist, Auckland

Below: Niki Hastings-McFall Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea 2012 long White Cloud series standard lamps, shades, synthetic lei courtesy of the artist

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