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12 July 2010 - Issue 13

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Welcome to Issue 13 of the Nursing Post!

Once again the winner for the front cover competition in this issue was not submitted by reader. I found this one in the archives and this time its three lovely ladies from Bendigo Health. (I’m not sure if that is still the staff uniform, I think the photo was taken 2 years ago) Anyway, they look really great and I thought they deserve to be on the front cover.

However, I do have a dilemma. I dont have any contact details for any of these ladies. So, if anybody know’s the identity of these nurses, drop us an email and let us know. Thanks in advance.

We have a special Feature Profile on the state of Queensland in this issue. It has information on some of the wonderful places only found in Queensland and we will also be highlighting the big predicament facing Queensland (regarding the expected shortfall of nursing numbers). Make sure you read the QNU’s Action Plan that we have reprinted and available to download via their web site. It contains information on how we can tackle this issue and how you can also show your support by pledging online.

The feature also includes a special 4 page “Rural and Remote” career feature from the QLD Government which you can pull-out to keep as a handy directory.

And finally......We have announced a new competition where the prize is a $500 Coles Group & Myer gift voucher. So turn to page 13 for details on how to enter!

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SOUK AND YE SHALL FIND ...

Wandering through the souks of the Middle East is great fun and if you look carefully enough and bargain long enough, you can often grab some amazing bargains! But finding the right nursing job in the region can be rather more difficult, because you need expert local knowledge.

That’s where Promesse excels. We’re the skilled guide you need to help you find the job that best fits your skills and aspirations. Our personal experience and contacts can help you find the perfect opening at the right hospital. We have many excellent opportunities at all levels and in most specialties, so all you have to do is tell us what you’re looking for. If you’re ready for a stint in the Gulf with all its brilliant opportunities for career development and achieving personal goals, we’re with you all the way.

Demand for Aussie/NZ nurses in the Middle East is as strong as ever, so email us for more information or call Christine Kohleis RN or Judit Barta for a chat on the FREECALL numbers There has been a trading culture in the Middle East for at least 5000 years. Souks or covered markets like this one often wander through several labyrinthine kilometres and it’s easy to get lost!

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If you are keen to travel rural and remote Western Australia, whilst working as a midwife, we have a position for you!

We are looking for registered midwives seeking to broaden their experiences in a variety of dedicated midwifery units, multi-purpose sites and community health settings located in WA Country Health Service.

A base at one WA Country Health site or be a travelling midwife (where you design your own travel and work experience) Flexibility of sites, timeframes and contract lengths All travel and accommodation arrangements

WA Country Health Service WA Country Health Service (WACHS) consists of seven regions in Western Australia – Kimberley, Pilbara, Midwest, Goldfields, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and South West.

We can provide an attractive salary package and superannuation, subsidised accommodation, assistance with intrastate relocation and excellent leave entitlements.

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Dreams are free but worth a lot An occasional contribution from Chris Kohleis, Recruitment Director of Promesse

Hi everyone, I sometimes liken my job at Promesse to making dreams come true for our nurses. I can imagine some of you groaning at a statement that sounds so cheesy. All the same, it’s true. A huge number of our nurses with placements in the Arabian Gulf have had opportunities and experiences that they could only dream about back home.

Working in the Gulf is exceptional for a number of reasons. For starters, you get to keep so much more of your gross salary to spend or save on whatever you want. You pay no income tax and many other expense items are provided for nothing, including accommodation, airflights, utilities, healthcare, transport, education and recreation facilities like gyms, pools, etc. All this means you can keep about 80-85% of your gross salary. You just can’t do that anywhere else.

There are often many impediments that prevent nurses from talking a post overseas, such as family commitments, looking after sick or frail relatives, raising children or the myriad of other reasons that tie you to home. All the same, most people at some point in their lives get the opportunity to have a year or two (or more) out of their normal life to experience some of the richness that the wider world has to offer and that’s what a stint working in the Gulf is all about.

For many of our nurses, it’s the first time in their lives that they’ve been able afford to do the things they always dreamed of. For example, some of our nurses have spend the previous 20 years raising a family while other younger nurses have been busy establishing their careers. It’s the first time in their lives that they’ve been able to meet friends in Rome for a week’s holiday and take themselves off the explore the Himalayas with a friend from work, or just splash out on some swish restaurants.

relaxed and very friendly expat community which caters both for those who want to be out and about at social functions or those who want the time to pursue interests such as photography, art, or outdoor pursuits.

Also, the Gulf healthcare scene is expanding so rapidly and getting more sophisticated all the time that there are career opportunities that are just not available back home. Dealing with patients with higher acuity health problems than at home, you can develop both your clinical and managerial skills.

There’s no shortage of challenging jobs on offer and corresponding educational support if that’s what you’re after.

Some of our nurses have managed to make a real difference.

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Other people simply enjoy life in a different culture which has some very attractive characteristics. Often you’ll be living in a

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experts on the gulf

There are as many reasons why our nurses have a great experience in the Gulf as there are nurses we place there.

Everyone has dreams of their own. You can follow your dreams and a job in the Gulf is a great way to do. And I’m really happy to say I can help you with that!

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Christine Kohleis RN Recruitment Director

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CALLING ALL ADVENTUROUS NURSES THE UK IS WAITING FOR YOU Looking for a way to simultaneously boost your career potential and give yourself the holiday experience of a lifetime? Look no further than the UK. The UK has been the most popular working holiday location for Australians for years and there’s little on its doorstep and an abundance of history and culture to boot!

Could you see yourself; spending a long weekend on a beach in Spain? Popping on a train for a quick shopping trip to France? Catching a comedy gig and some castle gazing in Edinburgh or cheering along with the most passionate football fans in the world at Stamford Bridge Stadium?

Hays Healthcare can make your dreams a reality. As the largest specialist recruitment agency in the UK we have found a great demand for enthusiastic and experienced Australian Nurses. If you have experience in Theatres: Anaesthetics, Scrub/Scout or Recovery, ICU, CCU, A&E, Paediatrics, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Cardiothoracic, General Medical or General Surgery then we have roles for you.

Our roles are located around the country from central London, to Manchester and Leeds in the North to Oxford and Southampton in the South, even Birmingham and Leicester in the Midlands and beautiful Finding permanent or agency work with us means that you can benefit from our great range of extras. We mandatory training and assistance organising your ONP, UK Bank Account and National Insurance number, as well as personalised customer service throughout the relocation process. refer a friend (please enquire for eligibility).

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Exciting new opportunities for true believers in Primary Health Care.

Urapuntja Health Service is an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation situated in the Alyawarr region of Central Australia, 280km NE of Alice Springs. We have a population of 1200 people living across 16 small communities.

Attractive wages, including flexible salary packaging arrangements, and subsidised accommodation in a beautiful setting, is on offer to reliable resilient individuals who have some time to devote to us.

Do you really want to make a difference in remote Aboriginal health? This is your chance to take a crucial role in an organisation whose mission is to maximise indigenous health and has remarkable statistics to prove it. Opportunities to put your ideals into practice exist in this exciting time in health evolution.

CURRENTLY RECRUITING Registered Nurse positions

Urapuntja Health Service needs a permanent Registered Nurse with current clinical experience. Acute care medicine and primary health care experience preferred, with proven communication skills and a commitment to primary health care, to work as part of a multi-disciplinary health team in a cross-cultural setting. We encourage Indigenous nurses to apply for this position.

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We are also looking for a public health promotion nurse; for a position with a focus on a ‘hygiene and nutrition, mothers and babies program’. Caring maternal types encouraged to apply!

Aboriginal Health Worker Educator

We have a number of community health workers out here who would like an opportunity to become Aboriginal Health Workers. Are you an experienced educator with a strong motive to support AHW?

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Destination Queensland Feature Profile on Queensland

Queensland offers hundreds of pristine world class beaches along its magnificent coastline, each offering a uniquely distinctive experience. Discover the wide golden surf beaches of Southern Queensland, the palmfringed tropical beaches of Central and Northern Queensland and the stunning beauty of Queensland’s island beaches.

Few natural wonders command such attention

as the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system. Those who see it never forget it. Here, after all, is a spectacle so vast that it can be seen from the moon.

If you’re looking for true Aussie characters, wildlife and the dusty reds of the outback, you’ll find it out here. Queensland’s Outback is within reach of the coastal cities, which makes it easy explore this region.

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Experience nature at its best in Queensland.

With five World Heritage-listed sites, stretches of unspoilt beaches, breathtaking natural landscapes and hundreds of national parks and forests, you’ll be delighted at the natural lifestyle that Queensland offers. Queensland is one of the most naturally diverse places on the planet. With five of Australia’s 16 World Heritage areas and more than 450 national parks, marine reserves and state forests, Queensland is a world leading nature-based tourism destination With perfect all-year-round climate and an outdoors lifestyle, Queensland offers the perfect setting to experiencing a variety of sports and activities within any number of its diverse regions.

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In 2014, the state of Queensland expects a deficit of 14,000 nursing staff due to the shortage crises The Queensland Nursing Union has taken active steps to ensure the looming shortage of nurses is not left unresolved.

They have prepared an Action Plan to address the issues contributing to the impending shortage.

If you would like to show support for the QNU’s campaign to decrease the nursing shortage expected in Queensland, visit www.nursesforyouforlife.com.au and pledge your support online.

We have also reprinted the Action Plan which is available for download on their web site. Turn to the following page to read the plan prepared by the QNU.

Ac tion Plan There’s a shortage of nurse s in Queen sland and it’s affecting pati ent care.

We need to stem the flow of nurse s attract more to care

More nurses

Urgent increases to nursing numbers across Australia.

An additional 14,000 nurses are required in Queensland alone by 2014.

Why? Patient care will be jeopardised if more nurses leave nursing and not enough new nurses are employ ed.

With the state’s health system already thousan ds of nurses short the crisis is only set to worsen if recruitment and retentio n strategies aren’t prioritised.

Safe workloads

Better management

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Why? More than 80 percent of nurses are stressed and struggli ng under heavy workloads, made more difficult by serious workfor ce shortages and an inappropriate mix of skills.

Nurses are increas ingly worried about making mistake s under this workload burden.

The right mix of nurses and their skills must be availabl e to meet growing and more complex demands for nursing services.

from our health system and for us. We need:

Supportive and

safe

workplaces Improved focus on the safety and suppor t of nurses in their workplaces.

Why? Nurses are increas ingly victims of violenc e while at work and also expose d to significant workpla ce hazards.

Supportive workpla ce environments, including proper facilities and amenities, more respon sive work arrangements and a culture where all health workers participate in the promotion of health care will help stem the flow of nurses from the profession. It must be shown that nurses are valued through a renewed and continuing focus on safe and supportive workpla ces.

Careers with Queensland Health

Nurse Practitioner (Chronic Disease – Diabetes) Chronic Disease Team, Ambulatory Care Services, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay Health Service District.

Remuneration value up to $115 472 p.a., comprising salary between $98 740 - $101 206 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 8) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) JAR: H10MK06341.

Duties/Abilities: Work autonomously to assess and deliver expert care to patients within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander population within a specific scope of practice defined by Health Management Protocols.

Enquiries: Lynda Campbell 0429 471 403.

Application Kit: (07) 4965 9468 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Monday, 26 July 2010.

Nurse Practitioner Boonah Health Service, Division of Rural Health and Aged Care, Boonah Hospital, Darling Downs – West Moreton Health Service District.

Remuneration value up to $115 472 p.a., comprising salary between $98 740 - $101 206 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 8) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) JAR: H10WM06621.

Duties/Abilities: The nurse practitioner role is a model of extended practice that builds upon existing nursing codes and standards as well as the competencies of advanced practice nursing. The Nurse Practitioner is authorised to practice as a nurse practitioner with legal provisions to diagnose, prescribe medication, order diagnostic tests and refer to other health professionals.

Enquiries: Janet Reid (07) 5463 3300.

Quality and accou

Application Kit: (07) 3136 5616 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus

Why?

Closing Date: Monday, 26 July 2010.

ntability

Regulation of all people performing nursing work and accountability for how government funding is spent.

Improved openness and accountability around health and aged care service s will ensure patients receive safe and quality health services.

The community also has a right to see how their money is being spent by all providers of health and aged care services.

Download a copy of the QNU’s Action Plan at www.nursesforyouforlife.com.au

You can apply online at www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended person for the job. A non-smoking policy applies to Queensland Government buildings, offices and motor vehicles.

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We need

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Nurses are concerned that patient care is being affected.

Nurses know that much more can and must be done.

Join the nurses’ campaign today.

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Authorised by Gay Hawksworth, Secretary, Queensland Nurses’ Union, 187 Melbourne St, West End 4101.

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Support the “Nurses. For You. For Life” Action Plan More nurses: Urgent increases to nursing numbers across Australia. An additional 14,000 nurses are required in Queensland alone by 2014. Why? Patient care will be jeopardised if more nurses leave nursing and not enough new nurses are employed. With the state’s health system already thousands of nurses short the crisis is only set to worsen if recruitment and retention strategies aren’t prioritised.

Safe workloads and skill mix: Better manage-

ment of nurses’ workloads. Why? More than 80 percent of nurses are stressed and struggling under heavy workloads, made more difficult under serious workforce shortages and an inappropriate mix of skills. Nurses are increasingly worried about making mistakes under this workload burden. The right mix of nurses and their skills must be available to meet growing and more complex demands for nursing services.

Supportive and safe workplaces: Improved focus on the safety and support of nurses in their workplaces. Why? Nurses are increasingly victims of violence while at work and also exposed to significant workplace hazards.

Supportive workplace environments, including proper facilities and amenities, more responsive work arrangements and a culture where all health workers participate in the promotion of health care will help stem the flow of nurses from the profession. It must be shown that nurses are valued through a renewed and continuing focus on safe and supportive workplaces.

Quality and accountability: Regulation of all

people performing nursing work and accountability for how government funding is spent.

Why? Improved openness and accountability around health and aged care services will ensure patients receive safe and quality health services. The community also has a right to see how their money is being spent by all providers of health and aged care services.

Equity: Nurses to be paid the same no matter where they work. Why? Nurses should be fairly paid for the work they do, just as patients should receive the same high quality of health care no matter where they go. The reestablishment of consistent rates of pay across all sectors and states will ensure public, aged care and private hospitals are all able to attract skilled nursing employees to their sector. If not, there will be even greater shortages in those sectors or states which do not offer fair pay and conditions.

Education: Access to affordable education courses for current and future nurses that better prepare them to practice, as well as meaningful career structures to enable nurses to progress within their profession. Why? Supporting the education and skilling of current and future nurses will help meet the growing demand for more complex and varied nursing care, while meaningful career paths keep nurses in nursing.

Advocacy: Recognition that nurses are well placed advocates for patients and their families. Why? Nurses must be supported to continue to promote the patient’s interests through a partnership model of care. They need to have a strong voice in how health care is delivered, as well as to lead the health agenda to ensure quality outcomes for patients. Without a nursing voice the diversity of perspectives needed to help guide patients safely through the health system is lost.

Innovative and sustainable care: Enhanced potential for nurses to deliver health care services through new and innovative nursing and midwifery models of care. Why? Enhanced emphasis on primary health care and health promotion and better integration of the health and aged care systems will help ease the burden on our hospitals. Nurses want to keep people well, not just care for the ill.

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Failing to plan is planning to fail Written by Jacqueline Clayton B.Bus, EN, AIMM, Director of “GrayClay medical aesthetics education”

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anoeuvring your career over the ever changing terrain of the medical environment and selecting from the various opportunities and disciplines available to further your career can become a confronting and confusing journey. Knowing what paths lay ahead can help you make calculated and informed decisions about your future. As the old saying goes “prior preparation and planning prevents poor performance”, and we all want to perform and prosper in our careers whether it be emotionally and / or financially.

If history tells us anything it is that the opportunity increases over time. The increase in population, advancements in technologies, the ability to travel though out the world and the access to advancements in education, all led to greater opportunity and those that ultimately win plan their journey.

Historically nursing is one of the few jobs that a female could openly plan to enter without any question or qualm, because it was based on nurturing and that’s what women did. Your mother was a nurse, your aunts were nurses, and so there was absolutely no doubt that your choice of work (not career at that stage) would be a nurse. Considered a noble position or even that of a matriarch a young woman would hold her head high when she was asked what she did and reply “I am a nurse”.

Going back to the 1920’s and women over the age of 15 composed 23.6% of the labour force, world war one had pushed and expanded women’s employment in new sectors of the economy. The

first generation of college educated women entered professions in the 1920’s; they found opportunities only in nurturing “women’s professions,” such as nursing, teaching, and social work.1 And in factories, while uneducated male factory workers on federal contracts in 1920 started at forty cents an hour, women started on 25 cents an hour.

Even back in the 60’s nursing was seen as a secure environment for women, your training was conducted in the hospital setting, and if you were feeling any form of independence during this time of feminism then you could aspire to area’s such as; midwifery, Psychiatric and Aged Care. But times were definitely beginning to change and technologies were being developed at a rapid pace, this decade introduced the laser scalpel, portable defribulators, ultrasound machines, balloon catheters and portable EKG machines. The intensive care unit was developed and a new network of paths in nursing began to be paved.

The progress in both nursing and medicine during the 1960’s was remarkable, however the advancement, innovation and invention in 2010, by comparison, is at lightning speed. Today’s opportunities, further education and specialisation in the field of nursing really hold some incredible opportunities for the individual who wants to pursue a dynamic career. A brief introduction into nursing specialities of the 2010’s will include; Advanced practice, behavioural health, burns, cardiac, cardiac catheter laboratory nursing, case management, cosmeceutical development, certified man-

aged care, clinical nurse specialist, clinical research, aesthetic and cosmetic surgery, critical care, developmental disabilities; dermal sciences and these are just the tip of the iceberg.

Such great opportunity abounds and therefore leads to the question; “Are prospective nurses really researching and planning for their careers when statistics in Australia alone say that 10.3% of nurses annually, decide to leave their nursing profession as a lifestyle choice, primarily because of the demands of shift work or burnt out by the culture and bureaucracy that surrounds mainstream nursing.”2 It has been researched and reported that the above percentage of nurses are generally between the ages of 25 and 34 years and would consider a new opportunity if it included working normal hours and they could use their experience to nurse patients and have the opportunity to provide a holistic approach to patient care.

They are willing to undertake further studies to achieve this outcome.3 So how can so many get it wrong? And what is the cost of lost opportunity? I know for myself the cost of lost opportunity was ten years. Our careers have a normal product life cycle and the shelf life needs to be reviewed regularly to see if it can be maintained at an optimum level both within the current market and within our own human needs, or whether it needs to be upgraded, reinvigorated and reinvented to provide us with happiness and prosperity. So I urge everyone to regularly reflect, research, engage and plan for your future.

1. “Women Go to Work.” 1920’s Lifestyles and Social Trends. Gale Cengage, 1996. eNotes.com. 2006. 5 Jul, 2010 <http://www.enotes.com/1920-lifestyles-socialtrends-american-decades/women-go-work> | 2. IBISWORLD Learning and other education. Aust. 03 September 2009.

3. IBISWORLD Learning and other education. Aust. 03 September 2009.

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1. Lifestyle: Queenslanders enjoy a high standard of living supported by a low cost of living.

2. Climate: Queensland enjoys one of the world’s best climates with an average of 300 days of sunshine a year.

3. Pristine environment: With golden sandy beaches, lush tropical rainforests and spectacular coral reefs, Queensland is a beautiful, clean state.

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“I moved to Mt Isa from Wales in 2002 intending to stay for 12 months. I was employed by Mt Isa Hospital in the Emergency Department. After several weeks in ED I realised that was where I wanted to stay. Over the past seven years I have progressed from Level 1 Registered Nurse to now the Nurse Unit Manager. The work challenges you encounter in the ‘bush’ are so different to the city. I believe I would not have had all the opportunities and exposure that I have had if I was in a larger metropolitan hospital.”

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Nowhere else gives you th e same opportunitie s to balance your nursing care er and your fa mily life as working in Outback or Tr opical North Queen sland comm unities.

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“My husband and I went on a holiday in 2009 and travelled to Cooktown to see if we could work and live here. I fell in love with the main street, the wharf and the whole atmosphere of the town.

I met with the Director of Nursing of the hospital and I felt I could learn so much from working in the facility.

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“I moved to Thursday Island in far North Queensland to blend my public health skills with acute health across a district in a remote area, and to get away from the traffic in inner city Melbourne. I enjoy the diversity and unique setting catering specifically to the Torres Strait Islander people and Aboriginal Communities on the Northern Peninsula of Cape York.”

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Educational Courses Conferences and Events Ausmed Publications..................................... 27 Article - Cardiovascular Disease................. 28 Australia and New Zealand Wide..... 29 ACMHN: 30th International Conference . ..... 30 Nurses in Management Aged Care . .............. 31 SJOG Murdoch . ........................................... 32 9th NENA Conference .................................. 33 Australian Lung Cancer Conference . ............ 34 The Ageing North ......................................... 35 Birth and Beyond ......................................... 36 VPNG .......................................................... 37 Sydney Cancer Conference............................ 38

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Cardiovascular Disease

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Identifying and Encouraging Early Interventions

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magine it is your morning tea break and you have just sat down to a nice cup of tea or coffee. You take a break for 10 minutes, during this same period of time an Australian has died from cardiovascular disease. Such deaths occur every 10 minutes and most are preventable.1 The cardiovascular system is arguably the most important system of the human body. Most nurses and midwives at some stage in their career have been educated about this system and its purpose. Many of us would have learned about the risk factors and possible diseases associated with this system, including stroke and heart failure. But how much of this information do we actually remember?

If we are not explicitly involved in cardiovascular nursing and don’t regularly deal with patients suffering from related illnesses it can become easy for us to forget our basic nursing training on this topic. What are the implications of loosing these skills?

Consider this scenario: “You are in an elevator moving between floors and a patient who has

recently been discharged is on his way home. The patient is with their family and they are clearly excited to be leaving the hospital. You noticed that the patient was grimacing and talking about still feeling pain in his right arm. He is sweating and looking quite pale. His family comfort him and tell him that he will soon be able to relax in the comfort of his own home.

The doors of the lift open and the patient and his family begin heading towards the hospital exit.”

The above scenario includes the patient showing classic signs of an acute myocardial infarction. Although you may not directly be involved in cardiac care, the skill of being able to identify this and assist in this patients care by suggesting a quick intervention could have a dramatically positive effect. In this case, being up-to-date with your cardiac skills is highly important.

Some nurses or midwives would have began to realise the situation from the first signs of potential symptoms.

However, it is important that you feel confident in suggesting possible interventions and can explain the purpose of an intervention to your colleagues and the patient themselves. Best practice suggests that all nurses should be up-todate in their knowledge of basic cardiac related disease, treatments and potential symptoms.

The above scenario presents a poignant example of the potential for an early intervention to have a significantly positive outcome.

Continued Professional Development provided by AusmedOnline Comment on this clinical article at: www.ausmedonline.com/nursing-blog.html 1) The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Australia for the Year 2003 (2007). Retrieved July 7, 2010 from Heart Foundation Australia web site: < http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Heart_Information/Statistics/Pages/default.asp >

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On Saturday 12 June, more than 100 nursing students, academics and professionals from around the state converged on St John of God Hospital Murdoch for a Royal College of Nursing Australia clinical update session.

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He said, “I am very proud that most of the education was provided by our own specialist nurses who all performed outstandingly.

“We were overwhelmed by the attendance, and feedback on the session was excellent.”

St John of God Hospital Murdoch nurses presented the first three sessions: Tish Morrison presented “Dying with dignity: the role of the Palliative Care Nurse’; Deb Courtney presented “A Continence update”; and Del Du Kamp presented “Managing the deteriorating patient”.

The final session was jointly presented by 2009 Nurse of the Year and Osborne Park Hospital Clinical Nurse Manager Marie Slater, and Osborne Park Hospital Professional Development Nurse Sharon Burke.

St John of God Hospital Murdoch Director of Nursing Robyn Sutherland said she was pleased that Murdoch was able to host professional development events.

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‘Bump, birth & beyond – a road to discovery’ will be a two and a half day journey with exciting and prestigious speakers from Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Keynote presenters will engage you on topics and research ranging from preconception to childbirth, including breastfeeding, parenting and program development for diverse populations.

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