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Welcome to Issue 2 From the Editor...

Hello again readers and welcome to our second issue of The Nursing Post! Inside this issue, we’ll be taking a look at International Nursing, and what you need to know to make your dreams of travel and great overseas adventures come true. Turn to page 12 now to start reading.

Secondly, we must congratulate Myleth Sabarre for her front cover photo submission. What a beautiful photo of her ward enjoying a very festive Christmas afternoon tea! Here’s what Myleth had to say, “To The Nursing Post, Merry Christmas ! I would like to share our photo taken on December 16th 2011 during our Christmas Lunch in GEM UNIT ( Geriatric Evaluation Unit) at Modbury Hospital South Australia. We had a great time with our Kris Kringle and enjoyed our festive foods. “

Inside this Issue International Nursing

We all thought this was a wonderful submission and just had to be on our front cover, so congratulations again Myleth and the staff at the GEM Unit at Modbury Hospital. Top effort!

And finally, we’ll be bringing you an interesting feature next issue on Theatre and Critical Care Nursing. Feel like a career change readers? Then stay tuned for next issue. Take care readers!

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Nurses : So You Want to

WORK OVERSEAS? Need a bit of adventures nurses? Why not?! A lot of us dream of travelling internationally, some of us want that adventure-filled international career. And if you’re a nurse, an Australianeducated nurse at that, then you are in popular demand across the world – yay for nurses!

Afghanistan. Some UK organizations offer seven weeks of annual leave! If you do your homework, you can find great packages that allow you to work and travel simultaneously.

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, is still reporting that there is a serious shortage of nurses in the Philippines, Western Europe, Canada, Africa and South America.

Global healthcare organizations are attempting to recruit nurses through local websites, innovative advertising, as well as in nursing journals (aka The Nursing Post).

The first thing to do is to narrow your job focus by making a list. This list should consist of what you want to accomplish in an overseas position. Keep in mind that your list may not be applicable for every country on your wish list, so this is where you’ll have to do your research. Most overseas positions are based on a nurse’s career history, so some nurses take a position in one type of nursing job, and then move to another position that fulfills their desires and objectives.

The opportunity to work overseas as a nurse has never been greater, and if you do a bit of research, you’ll find some outstanding job packages with a more than attractive salary to match. Some countries offering such packages include the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as Iraq and 12

SO WHERE DO YOU START?

As an example, a Canadian nurse took a position with a hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the renal transplant unit, and after a short period of time she was offered a position as a private-duty nurse for

a member of the Royal family. Her duties included travelling with family when they took international trips. She had to take the first job based on her past experience, but her real interest was in private nursing; she was able to cultivate a position in that speciality while she performed her renal duties.

Also, try and get a grasp of the native language of the country you’ll be attending.

In the workplace environment, verbal and written communication is key so you may need to be fluent in the host language, with a basic (and essential) understanding of health related terms.

Some countries do recruit nurses who specifically peak English, but have an understanding of the medical terms in their language. Other countries may offer nurses translators and language classes during their contract.

Either way, its beneficial to you to study the host language in one way or another to gain the full overseas nursing experience.

WHERE DO YOU LOOK FOR OVERSEAS JOBS? The first place to start your overseas dream job hunt would be to approach a nursing or health recruitment agency that specifically deals with sending Australian nurses overseas. There are a lot of travel nursing websites and jobs boards (aka The Nursing Post Jobs website!) which offer and promote the very latest overseas jobs for nurses in Australia.

Depending where you go and who you ask, some agencies can even help you out with accommodation, banking, visas and any other relevant issues before you make the big move.

Don’t forget that visa procedures do take time, so make sure you plan well in advance.

The bottom line is this: you can have an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience if you do your research, always have a sense of adventure with you, an open mind, patience, organization and an appreciation for where you are and what it is you are doing. Start planning today!

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Take Note: WORKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST Higher salary packages and benefits are usually offered by Middle Eastern countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia Nurses need at least two years of experience to work in most countries in the Middle East. Nurses also need to be sponsored by a hospital to work in this region. Recruitment agencies can provide that sponsorship as well as assistance in obtaining visas and work permits.

WORKING IN THE UK To work in the United Kingdom, you need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The NMC oversees nurses and midwives to make sure these medical professionals provide proper patient care.

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• Be open-minded and willing to learn: Never be afraid to ask questions. You’ll be surprised at how helpful and patient locals can be.

• Don’t be a hermit! Continue to experience the new culture by travelling within the country. Make sure you visit cultural events and locations, such as museums or historic sites.

• Home sweet HOME: Bring a few touches of home with you, such as photos of favourite locations and family members, your favourite music, or favoured knickknacks.

• Keep in Touch: Keep in touch with people at home. This can give you some comfort while away, and it will help you to minimize reverse culture shock when you get back home.

Culture shock can be described as the feelings one experiences after leaving their familiar, home culture to live in another cultural or social environment.

• Maintain a sense of humour. Working abroad can be a wonderful experience. Apart from working in a new environment, often new friendships are made and can develop into long lasting relationships.

• Do your HOMEWORK: Learn as much as you can about the new location before you go. This means the good, the bad, and the simple. For example, different time zones, what side of the street people drive on, climate/temperature, cuisine,

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International Nursing Students welcomed to SuniTafe’s New Campus SuniTafe’s new Swan Hill campus has welcomed the first five international nursing students from China, to study nursing at the institute.

Council mayor, John Katis. Ms Zhang stated that the group had received an overall very warm welcome from the Swan hill community since they landed.

The course for the international students will run for a year and a half. The institute is hoping that this will encourage more students, both local and international, to attend the Swan Hill campus in the next few years.

One of the five students, Yan Li Zhang, stated that the trip to Australia was the first time she had ever been overseas.

Once the students complete their diploma at SuniTafe, they’ll then become eligible to complete further study at Australian universities.

The international project coordinator for SuniTafe, Jane Zhang, stated that the students from China were very excited to living life in the country after coming from built-up areas in their hometowns.

“The students will have a different experience and receive a lot of support. It will be more like a family,” she said.

Earlier last week, the group were welcomed to the SuniTafe campus by the staff and the Swan Hill city

Miss Zhang also stated that she hopes to get the opportunity to travel around Australia.

Like the other four students, she is very excited to see the kangaroos and koalas in person.

“In Australia, the environment is beautiful. The people are friendly and good-hearted,” she said.

However, Miss Zhang will need to adjust to the warmer climate of Swan Hill after she stated that back in her hometown of Handan, the temperature was about minus 20!

“Swan Hill’s very peaceful, even though it is a little hot outside,” she joked.

Best of luck to all the students and welcome to Australia!

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WA Government’s Four-Hour Rule Pressuring Medical Staff WA’s State Government’s new rule to have all patients arriving at Perth’s major hospitals discharged or transferred within four hours, is now putting added pressure on hospital staff, leading to fatigue and frustration as an independent report has discovered.

Back in 2009, there was a review of a similar scheme, which according to neurosurgeon Bryant Stokes, was putting pressure on staff to manage an increased volume of work in the same, or shorter, time frame.

Mr Stokes stated that senior nurses were pressured to “push and pull patients”, and this was having a flow-on effect to support, cleaning and transport staff, similar to a domino effect.

His recommendation is to remove the name of the program, as it focuses too heavily “on the clock 20

instead of patient safety and quality”.

Mr Stokes observed that junior doctors were put under immense stress and intimidation, and believes that this needs to be addressed immediately.

All allied health staff, patient support staff and administrative staff were also struggling to cope with the changes.

“A significant responsibility for the implementation of the [four-hour rule] has been placed on nursing staff, resulting in nurse managers and clinical nurse specialists spending less time on nursing and teaching and more on complex administration, with little assistance,” Professor Stokes said.

Kim Snowball, the General Director of Health, stated that the program was worth fighting for, as the West Australian community’s gain from it was huge, although he admitted that some changes do need to be made.

This includes giving more resources to acute assessment units, which would then take the pressure off emergency departments.

“The Four Hour Rule Program has clearly delivered remarkable improvements in quality and safety outcomes for the Western Australian community, and all of our staff have made it clear they do not want to return to the working environment prior to the program’s implementation,” Mr Snowball said.

“We must [improve clinical services] in a way that improves patient caer and not simply where it creats a situation where staff are put under pressure and don’t reach outcomes that are clinically driven,” he said.

“They’re trying to make health services run on a timetable and not to a standard.”

Mr Hames stated at the same time the report was written, only one hospital found success with the four-hour rule; Princess Margaret Hospital.

“However, such a significant hospital-wide change is not without its difficulties. I am very pleased the review has been able to more closely examine the concerns raised by staff to ensure they could be validated and where validated, make clear recommendations.”

With the introduction of the rule, Health Minister Kim Hames had set targets to get 85 per cent of patients through emergency department waiting rooms within four hours.

United Voice WA assistant secretary Kelly Shay disagreed, stated that the four-hour rule was “smoke and mirrors”, just so the State Government could claim to be improving hospitals.

According to health department figures for the week ending January 15, Princess Margaret Hospital had met the desired target with a rate of 97.6 per cent. This compared with Fremantle Hospital’s performance of 80.3 per cent, and Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner hospitals both at 75.9 per cent.

She stated that the Government was merely concerned with the quantity of care, rather than quality, and numvers rather than the individuals needing treatment.

“This government has no intention of giving hospital staff adequate time to treat our loved ones. They want everyone watching their clocks, and moving people from bed to bed in order to make sure their stats look good,” she said.

“We hear stories all the time of orderlies being asked to move patients simply so the four-hour rule clock can be ‘reset’ for the statistics.”

“This is a waste of time and energy for the staff, and double handling of patients, some of whom are very fragile, that could in itself lead to extra health complications.”

Mr Roger Cook, the Opposition health spokesman, stated that while the concept behind the rule had merit, the process and reality of the rule’s implementation is clearly not working.

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More Nurses Promised for Hospitals

Nurses Take a Stand in New Ad Campaign

In a much-needed boost to our healthcare system, 48 new recruits will start work at Mona Vale and Manly Hospitals. Jillian Skinner, Health Minister, stated earlier last week that 28 graduates will go to work at Mona Vale and 20 will start at Manly in the next few weeks to come.

Nurses across Australia have started promoting a new campaign for a new pay deal with an advertising blitz, which was scheduled for release last week.

The chairman of medical staff at Manly Hospital Dr George Lau, stated that this could only be good news for the hospital, even if he is yet to learn of the specific details.

“We need more nurses, so I’m very happy to have more nurses. We’re short, and we often have to get nurses in from overseas. So it’s great to have fresh blood in the system,” he said.

A spokeswoman for Ms Skinner stated that the new nurses and midwives would be additional staff only. They will not be employed to replace existing employees there.

The new recruits to the hospitals are part of approximately 2200 graduate nurses and midwives who will take up positions across NSW. This figure shows that there was 500 more than last year, which means it is a sign of improvement within the healthcare system, according to Mrs Skinner.

“Our hard-working nurses and midwives are central to the strength of our public health system and I am pleased to announce a record number of positions,” she said.

Local MPs, such as Pittwater MP Rob Stokes, agreed that this is good news for everyone. Mr Stokes also stated that the announcement demonstrated a recognition that working conditions at Mona Vale needed attention and improvement immediately.

“This is great news for our community and for our local hospital,” he said.

“It’s a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to properly resource Mona Vale Hospital.”

The Australian Nursing Federation campaign features eight nurses who are talking about their concerns over nurse-to-patient ratios and the use of health assistants, all completely unscripted.

The concept behind the campaign is to demonstrate to and warn the public of the Baillieu Government’s plans, which could very potentially “risk patients’ lives for the sake of a dollar”.

The ANF state secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick, stated that the campaign was designed to notify Victorians about what the dispute was, and how it could affect themselves and the rest of Australia who use the healthcare system.

TV advertisements attacking Premier Ted Baillieu’s handling of the industrial relations dispute will be broadcast, followed by a billboard print advertisements to be placed on trains and buses within the next few weeks.

Historically, nurses and the State Government have been disputing over a new pay deal since late last year.

There was even talks between the Government and the Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association, which took place at Fair Work Australia last week.

A final conclusion will hopefully surface after the campaign runs throughout the State.

Visit our website for more of the latest news at www.nursingpost.com.au today!

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome:

New Diet May Be Key

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a gastrointestinal disorder than can be frustrating to diagnose and frustrating to treat. For patients, it is difficult for them to endure because often the medical establishment does not know what it is, and when they know it is IBS, they don’t know what to do about it.

IBS is usually characterised by abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, alternating bouts of these, and mucus in the stools. However, some patients who have IBS can have severely disabling symptoms, such as diarrhea that keeps them from leaving the house.

Doctors are not sure what causes this condition and cannot treat it effectively, but diet is often looked at as a first line in managing the symptoms. One of the newest diet treatments for IBS is the low FODMAP diet.

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LOW FODMAP DIET So, just what is a FODMAP? FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Monosaccharides and Polyols.

These are indigestible sugars that are present in a number of foods. The theory is that if a patient eats many FODMAPs, it causes their gut to overreact and try to expel them.

IBS patients have a hypersensitive gut that overreacts to FODMAPs while a non-IBS person can process them normally. By restricting these sugars, the gut does not have that reaction, and the patient does not experience the symptoms of IBS. According to the ABC, Australian researchers have found that three out of four people who try this diet have a reduction in their symptoms.

If you want to advise your patients to eat a low FODMAP diet, they will follow some pretty strict guidelines.

White grain breads are high in FODMAP, but gluten-free breads, oats, and rice are acceptable substitutes. In the fruits category, apples, watermelon, and pears are high, but an IBS patient can eat bananas, grapes, oranges, and tomatoes.

Mushrooms and cauliflower are vegetables that should be avoided, but they can eat as much broccoli, carrots, and green beans as they wish. They should also avoid dairy and high fructose corn syrup.

OTHER DIET CONSIDERATIONS A low FODMAP diet is not the only diet consideration that is suggested for IBS. One of the most common recommendations is to completely cut out dairy or take an enzyme to help digest the lactose.

Lactose intolerance can certainly cause some of the symptoms of IBS, but it is not the only dietary consideration that you can advise to help your patients who struggle with this condition. fibre is often suggested, but that can sometimes cause more symptoms of gas pain and bloating.

Patients need to add fibre slowly into their diets and drink plenty of water with it to avoid these side effects. For some people, introducing fibre only makes the situation worse, increasing the diarrhea, gas, and bloating despite introducing the fibre slowly.

Another tip is to keep a food diary to find out which foods seem to trigger flares of the condition. Some people seem to have bouts of IBS when they eat food high in fat, food that has caffeine, or artificial sweetener. It is best to stay away from these foods if they cause a problem.

for IBS and help to relax the colon and help constipation respectively.

Anti-diarrheals and laxatives are helpful in the short-term, but they can lead to the bowel becoming dependent on them and compound the problem of IBS. Even antidepressants have been used to treat the pain and anxiety that comes from IBS. Other alternative medicine practices that may help your patient include regular exercise and stress reduction techniques. Learning deep breathing exercises and taking up a relaxation focused hobby, such as yoga, is often recommended to patients to help them cope with IBS symptoms.

Accupuncture, biofeedback, and hypnosis are also popular alternative treatments. Probiotics, or a pill that replaces the helpful bacteria in the gut, has been studied as a possible cure for this condition.

However, more specific IBS research is needed before any medical recommendation can be made.

REFERENCES ABC Health and Wellbeing; Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Is Diet the Key?; Pamela Wilson; October 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/ stories/2011/10/20/3342199.htm Mayo Clinic; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; July 2011 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/irritable-bowel-syndrome/ DS00106 Continued Professional Development provided by

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BOOK REVIEW Title:

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07 / 12 / 2007 Author:

Zevia Schneider

WHY IT’S WORTH THE READ: This book highlights the importance that knowledge is power. If you can gain knowledge through efficient research and esign processes within today’s health care industry, then as a nurse or midwife, you’ll realised that current practices need to change and adjust.

This edition is completely revised from the last, with additional chapters included. The copy of the book is broken down into three sections.

SECTION 1 – this section is all about research awareness that sets the scene for the importance of nursing and midwifery research theory and practice as processes.

This information will be useful for undergraduates who are writing research proposals as part a requirement for their research programs.

FEATURES OF THE BOOK: • The research process-driven approach is directed towards ‘consumers’ of research, and the comprehensive coverage extends from undergraduate through to a postgraduate level of knowledge.

• Contributions from international luminaries are balanced by a heightened focus on research conducted within Australia and New Zealand.

• Combined Australian and New Zealand editorship ensures greater trans-Tasman coverage, awareness and relevance.

SECTION 2 – Ms Schneider talks about appreciation and application. You will follow a detailed discussion about qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research approaches with many useful examples from the clinical area.

• Expanded pedagogy includes Key Terms and Learning Outcomes at the beginning of each chapter; Icons throughout that direct readers to web-based material; Evidence-based Tips, Research in Brief boxes and Points to Ponder for constant reinforcement that links evidence to practice.

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The conference always tries to look broadly at all topics that effect female patients. With this in mind, we welcome Professor Louise Newman to discuss the effects of trauma and abuse on parenting; coping with adversity by Professor Sandy McFarlane; Professor Rebecca Mason on the effects of vitamin D on the skin and bones; and Dr Jane Peake to update us on childhood allergies.

Back and joint aches are common issues for women and Professors Rachelle Buchbinder and Ellen McGirr will share their advice on early and evidenced-based management of these issues. Professor Glenys Ross will discuss the importance of the General Practitioner role in the management of women with diabetes. Gynaecological issues are not forgotten and we will have interesting presentations on fertility, pregnancy loss, endometriosis, urinary issues for women, and PCOS that includes the new guidelines for management Finally we welcome all the speakers old and new who add to the quality of this conference. After sessions conclude on Friday we again have drinks and canapes around the pool area for all to share. The Sheraton Mirage never fails to lift the sprits As always I hope you have a happy productive time at the conference.

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