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Welcome to Issue 13

Hello readers! In this issue we are publishing a feature on AGED CARE Nursing. We look at this nursing speciality and learn what the job entails on a daily basis and discuss the benefits from working in this field of healthcare.

There are so many opportunities for Aged Care professionals to further their careers. So to learn more, turn to page 14. And don’t miss our Reader’s Story on page 22 by Joanne Braynt, who voices her concerns about the future of aged care nursing.

As for our front cover photo competition, a big congratulations goes out to Joshua Pierce from St. Vincent and Mercy Private Hospital. The staff from the Cardiac Ward shaved and coloured their hair to raise funds for the World’s Greatest Shave. Joshua told us that “we raised $1460.00”. What an achievement guys. Top effort!

And finally, keep an eye out for our next issue on Community Health. How much do you think you know about this field of healthcare? Take your knowledge to the test, as we explore one of the most in-demand fields of healthcare in the country right now!

TURN to page 14 to learn more about what Aged Care involves, and how you can get

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relatives lives based at the facility, as a means to make them feel more comfortable and at home with the new environment.

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As Australia’s population continues to age, nurses within the field of aged care will soon enter great demand, if not already. Nurses within this are who are experienced enough can move into education, management roles and research to further their careers.

You can even expand into various different fields of nursing and health, which includes audiology, optometry, psychology and mental health, if you would like to qualify as a specialist. Currently, aged care nursing is a relatively new and developing field of nursing with many exciting opportunities available.

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current practicing certificate >> Be directly employed in and by an Australian Government

funded approved provider of a residential aged care service, community aged care service, multipurpose service or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flexible service

>> Deliver some direct care >> Be intending to attend or planning to attend a

conference, short course or workshop, in Australia, relating to the care of older people including but not limited to: clinical gerontology, behavioural management, dementia care, wound care, continence care, palliative care and infection control. Leadership and management courses are also considered eligible.

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“I hate aged care”, snapped the graduate nurse as we stood at the bedside of an elderly man in a busy acute hospital ward.

“The elderly probably don’t enjoy it much either”, was my abrupt reply.

“But I didn’t get my nursing degree to look after old people”, she added.

Her response to my next question shocked me even more. “So what were you taught at university about how to settle an elderly

The Neglected

Old Manby Joanne Braynt

(based on true events)

Concerned with the treatment of the elderly, Joanne believes that patient neglect is related to the quality of education provided and compounded further by unrealistic expectations about the nursing profession.

bedfast patient for the night?”She looked at me, seemingly surprised by

my question, “We are told that it is not our job”.

A wave of sadness washed over me as I felt the very core of our profession being diminished. That core being care, compassion and integrity. The fundamental nature of nursing was changing dramatically before my eyes and I was powerless to stop it.

I pursued in my line of questioning however,

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What’s your Story?

“That is never explained, it is just accepted that all that stuff will be done by someone else”, she continued, unaware the impact her admissions were having on me.

“So if you are not taught basic nursing care, what are you taught?” I persisted.

“The sciences, there is a big emphasis on all the science subjects”, was her proud reply.

This was not the first conversation like this I had had during my placement at this busy hospital. Other graduates and students had responded to my questions with very similar answers. The patient in question was an 83 year old gentleman by the name of Tom.

I had cared for old Tom since he had been admitted to hospital several weeks before. He had had a fall, fracturing his femur, and with his blindness and confusion he was a patient that needed full nursing care. No high tech requirements, just general nursing care, patience and TLC.

I had watched him deteriorate as many of the staff found it distasteful to look after him with his care being time consuming and I guess mundane to some, he was also easily startled because of his blindness and would often react loudly if not approached in a mindful manner.

With several of the staff being new graduates and students, to them this was definitely not what they had signed up for.

Tom was not a difficult patient to those of us who understood holistic nursing. When time was taken to explain to Tom what we were doing and to encourage him to participate in his own care, he was compliant and very witty.

Those were good days for Tom, he was continent with pre-empt toileting, would feed himself when set up, required little pain relief as he was not left sitting for too long, and was mobilized regularly as per physiotherapy guidelines.

Then there were the other days. When I was allocated other patients instead of him I still pre-empted to keep an eye out for old Tom. I would watch his meal trays come and go untouched, as no-one set him up so he could eat.

I would see him sitting in a hard chair for hours with a grimace of pain on his face.

His futile calls to be taken to the toilet would go unheeded, leaving him no choice but to be incontinent because no-one could be bothered to walk him to the toilet. He would go for days without anyone bothering to give him a shave, or as I was to discover, even clean his teeth.

Tom was being neglected, and for no other reasons that ignorance, laziness, and a lack of human compassion.

Compassion and empathy do not even make it to the nursing curriculum, unlike the abundance of science subjects. None of those subjects were going to prevent the neglect occurring to Tom on a daily basis.

Holism in nursing seems to be a thing of the past. Where is the dignity Tom deserves? It is his right. This man was once someone’s father, brother, husband, friend, and is deserving of the best of care that we could provide, not this distant, thoughtless, neglectful farce that portrays itself as nursing today.

We are educating our nurses away from the basics, it seems there is no importance placed on the simple needs of patients such as Tom.

The eternal optimist in me has tried to ignore the ongoing trend of neglect that appears to be worsening, hoping they were random cases. They are not.

We are leaving the care of these frail patients to staff that have no training in aged care, we expect miracles from them, and new graduates who have been taught elitist, irrelevant subjects, with no mention of incontinence and dementia.

They have been given a foundation in basic skills, and are inadequate to provide the standard of care our elderly patients deserve. Then we ridicule and vilify them when things go wrong.

Until we give aged care nursing the profile it deserves, and recruit people who understand the importance of kindness, empathy and patience, those people who really want to work in the industry, stories of neglect will continue. There are many already working in the industry that have a natural affinity for aged care, but they are overworked and unsupported.

So let’s start supporting them by giving them colleagues with the same work ethic and propensity for this specialised vocation.

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Article: Leadership Styles ................................................................... 28-29

Oceania University of Medicine ................................................................30

Monash University ...................................................................................30

NIMAC : Nursing with Attitude ..................................................................31

Educational Courses,

Conferences & Events

Primary Health Care Research ConferenceInspirations, collaborations, solutionsProvider: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS)Date: 13-15 July 2011Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Qld.www.phcris.org.au/conference/

CNSA 14th Winter CongressNavigating the complexities of cancer careProvider: Cancer Nurses Society of AustraliaDate: 21-23 July 2011Location: Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, NSWwww.dcconferences.net.au/cnsa2011/

Consumers Reforming Health ConferenceThe next wave in community engagement in health careProvider: Health Issues CentreDate: 18-20 July 2011Location: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, VIC.consumersreformhealth.asnevents.com.au/

SWAN XIX Trauma ConferenceCritical Pieces of the Trauma PuzzleProvider: South Western Sydney Local Health NetworkDate: 29-30 July 2011Location: Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney, NSWwww.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/liverpool/trauma

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12th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference Together in discovery and careProvider: Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre VictoriaDate: 3-5 August 2011Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, VIC.www.prostatecancerconference.org.au/

22nd Annual (ACRA) ConferenceCasting a wider netProvider: Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA)Date: 8-10 August 2011Location: Hyatt Regency, Perth, WAwww.cdesign.com.au/acra2011/information_general.html

Sydney CAREX 2011Australia’s premier health & aged care expoProvider: Total Aged ServicesDate: 10-11 August 2011Location: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, NSW.www.totalagedservices.com.au/carex.asp

12th International Mental Health ConferencePersonality Disorders: Out of the DarknessProvider: The Australian & New Zealand Mental Health AssociationDate: 24-26 August 2011Location: Radisson Resort, Gold Coast, QLDwww.anzmh.asn.au/conference2011/

11th Australian Palliative Care ConferenceTogether in discovery and careProvider: Palliative Care QueenslandDate: 30 August - 2 September 2011Location: Cairns Convention Centre, Qldwww.palliativecareqld.org.au/events/

AuGuST

SepTember21st Annual Conference Resilience in ChangeProvider: TheMHS Conference Date: 6-9 September 2011Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, SAwww.themhs.org/2011-conference

15th Annual NT Chronic Diseases Network Conference Out of the shadows, into the spotlight - chronic diseases, mental healthProvider: Chronic Diseases NetworkDate: 8-9 September 2011Location: Darwin Convention Centre, NTwww.cdnconference.com.au/

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A recent review published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies assessed how various leadership styles impact on the nursing workforce and work environment.

Leadership is commonly conceptualised in four elements. It is (a) a process, (b) entails influence, (c) occurs within a group setting or context, and (d) involves achieving goals that reflect a common vision.

Commonly leadership is categorised into two different approaches: relationally focused, whereby people and relationships are important, and non-relationally focused that is centred primarily on tasks.

Relationally Focused Leadership Styles and Their Impact

Transformational Leadership motivates others to achieve more than was originally planned and often more than was thought possible.

Individualised Consideration focuses on understanding the needs of each team member and working with them to reach their full potential.

Resonant Leadership “inspires, coaches, develops, and includes others even in the face of adversity”.

Relationally focused leaders tend to have similar impacts on their team and work environment:• Staff highly likely to be satisfied with work,

roles and pay. This includes satisfaction with job mobility options, job security, financial rewards, and time to spend with patients

• Staff more likely to be satisfied with their leader• Staff have significantly increased

organisational commitment and intent to stay resulting in a decrease in staff turnover.

• Staff health is better overall and anxiety, emotional exhaustion and stress are low

• Job tension is decreased when nurses have positive perception of leadership

• Nurses feel more empowered• There is an increase in nurses utilisation of

research, use of evidence based practice research and implementation of best practice guidelines

• Role clarity is greater and conflict and ambiguity in the work environment are reduced

• Teamwork between physicians and nurses is greater

• Innovation, group cohesion, nursing workgroup collaboration, and conflict management are better

• Individual, team and organisational productivity and effectiveness increased

LEADERSHIP STYLES and Their Impact on the Nursing Workforce and Work EnvironmentThe current nursing workforce is exhausted and stretched. Nursing leaders are being called on to build work environments that both support their staff and focus on quality care.

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Task Focused Leadership Styles and Their Impact

Active Management-By-Exception focuses on finding and correcting any problems that arise from task execution to ensure performance levels are adequately maintained.

Laissez-Faire styles are “conceptualised as passive avoidance of issues, decision making and accountability”. If a problem becomes serious then action will be taken, but this kind of leader avoids decision making where possible.

Transactional Leadership attempts to motivate team members through a series of rewards and punishments for certain behaviours. Dissonant Leadership is characterised by an emotional undermining of staff that creates disharmony and a toxic work environment. Task focused leadership styles tend to have a negative impact on the nursing workforce and environment:o Staff less likely to be satisfied with work, roles and

payo Staff more likely to be dissatisfied with leadero Significantly lower organisational commitmento Nurses intent to leave is higher leading to higher

staff turnovero Nurses more likely to feel emotional exhaustion

and have poorer emotional healtho Nurses feel less empowered

o Greater conflict and ambiguity within the workplace environment

o Conflict management and nursing workgroup collaboration lower

o Reduced effectiveness and productivity within individuals, teams and the organisation

It can clearly be seen that there are certain trends in outcomes associated with different styles of leadership. To create an empowering work environment that is both effective and productive within all levels of the organisation takes a leader who will focus on team members and relationships with those members.

Transformational and relational leadership needs to be encouraged in order for nurse satisfaction and a healthy work environment to be enhanced

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Nurses in management aged care conference and trade exhibition

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Attendance to the NIMAC Clinical Workshop will

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DONs: Surgical & OR services, Critical

Care, ER

NUMs: Infection Control, Medical, NICU,

PACU, Surgical

Magnet Nurse Manager

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Nurse Educator: NICU

SAUDI ARABIA

SNR NURSE MANAGERS/ADONS:

Cardiac Services, ER, Nursing Standards

of Care, Staff Planning/Scheduling

NURSING SUPERVISOR - OR

NURSE EDUCATORS – Bone Marrow

Transplant, Medical/Surgical, Midwifery,

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NUMs: Cardiac OR, CCU, Critical Care,

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LEADERS: Critical Care - all areas,

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What does Arabia have to do with Homer’s fruity little island?

Plenty! If you worked in the Middle East, you’d have more than enough leave and spare cash to visit the breathtaking Greek island of Corfu - or any other desirable Mediterranean destination - several times a year if you chose.The short flight from the Gulf is a much easier and safer journey than Homer’s when he visited about 2700 years ago and recorded the seven plants - wild olive, oil olive, pear, pomegranate, apple, fig and grape vine - adorning the gardens of King Alcinous.

You could easily afford frequent travel like this because you would not be paying rent, utility bills and transport costs out of your lovely tax-free salary. And the travel bargains available in the Gulf are astonishing to Australian eyes.

Finding the right job in the Middle East isn’t easy on your own. You need expert advice tailored to your particular needs and circumstances and that’s what Promesse does best. We’ve lived and nursed in the Gulf and we visit there regularly to keep abreast of local conditions and to renew relationships with hospital personnel staff.

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A view of Vlacherna monastery and Mouse Island, Corfu

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DONs: Surgical & OR services, Critical

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NUMs: Infection Control, Medical, NICU,

PACU, Surgical

Magnet Nurse Manager

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Nurse Educator: NICU

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Cardiac Services, ER, Nursing Standards

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NURSING SUPERVISOR - OR

NURSE EDUCATORS – Bone Marrow

Transplant, Medical/Surgical, Midwifery,

NICU/PCIU, Oncology

NUMs: Cardiac OR, CCU, Critical Care,

CSSD, ER, ICU, ICU-Neonates, Cardiac

Clinic, HDU, Cardiac Surgery HDU,

Medical, Out-Patients, Oncology, OR,

Paeds, Surgical

ASS’T NUMs: Cardiac Cath Lab,

Cardiac-HDU, Cardiac, ER, OR, Paeds

Cardiac ICU, ICU, OR, Oncology,

Out-Patients

MIDWIVES

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LEADERS: Critical Care - all areas,

Cardiac wards, OR, Medical & Surgical,

HDU, PACU, Paediatrics, Oncology etc.

RNs: All areas - Burns ICU, Cardiac,

ER, HDU, ICU, Med, NICU, OR, PACU,

Paeds, PICU, Surgical, Oncology etc

What does Arabia have to do with Homer’s fruity little island?

Plenty! If you worked in the Middle East, you’d have more than enough leave and spare cash to visit the breathtaking Greek island of Corfu - or any other desirable Mediterranean destination - several times a year if you chose.The short flight from the Gulf is a much easier and safer journey than Homer’s when he visited about 2700 years ago and recorded the seven plants - wild olive, oil olive, pear, pomegranate, apple, fig and grape vine - adorning the gardens of King Alcinous.

You could easily afford frequent travel like this because you would not be paying rent, utility bills and transport costs out of your lovely tax-free salary. And the travel bargains available in the Gulf are astonishing to Australian eyes.

Finding the right job in the Middle East isn’t easy on your own. You need expert advice tailored to your particular needs and circumstances and that’s what Promesse does best. We’ve lived and nursed in the Gulf and we visit there regularly to keep abreast of local conditions and to renew relationships with hospital personnel staff.

We are the only major agency specialising in the Gulf which we’ve been doing for over 10 years. And that’s why we’ve been able to help so many nurses to make the most of the opportunities on offer, of which there are many more than those across the page.

Learn more about how Promesse can help you. Contact Christine Kohleis RN.

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