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FEATURE: Paediatrics / Child Health Nursing ...........08
Article: Professor aims to improve kids health .........09
CCN - Council of Children’s Nurses Inc ....................10,11
Article: Ground Breaking Research ..........................12,13
RNS Nursing ...........................................................13
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Article: Child health check deemed ‘reckless’ ..........16
CONTENTSRAHC ......................................................................17
Health Staff Recruitment .........................................19
Article: St John of God Media Release .....................20,21
Miwatj Health .........................................................23
Educational Courses,Conferences & Events .............26, 27
Ausmed Article: Water Birth debate .........................28, 29
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Hello readers and welcome to the 12th Issue of The Nursing Post.
Our feature inside looks at Paediatrics / Child Health Nursing. Turn to page 8 to read more.
On page 9 we talk about a professor in New Zealand leading a catalyst project to improve the health of Waikato children.
On Page 16 we discuss whether a nationwide program to screen the social and emotional health of three year olds was ‘reckless’
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Australian preschoolers are consuming too much saturated fat from dairy products, a study has found.
About 95 per cent of kids aged two to five exceeded the daily maximum recommended intake of saturated fat, according to a survey by the Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute in Adelaide.
Milk and dairy products accounted for half of toddlers’ saturated fat intake but breakfast cereals, rice, pasta, bread, biscuits, cakes and processed meat contributed to a lesser extent.
More than 30 per cent of children surveyed were overweight or obese.
However, study author Dr Shao Zhou emphasised dairy products were still an important source of calcium for growing children.
She said despite the high levels of saturated fats, the overall results indicated children were consuming the recommended intake of energy from food.
A lack of physical activity could therefore explain the levels of overweight or obese children, she said.
Another explanation could be that food diaries
Preschoolers consuming too much fatparents kept for the children surveyed over three days may not have been a true reflection of their normal energy intake.
The study led by Dr Shao, a PhD student, surveyed 300 children aged one to five in Adelaide, with a range of socio-economic backgrounds to ensure it was representative of the national population.
The results showed children were getting enough energy, protein and carbohydrates.
The diets also contained adequate levels of iron, zinc and calcium, but not enough fibre and omega-3 fatty acids.
Dr Shao said the results were concerning because children’s diet patterns could continue later in life and lead to heart problems and chronic disease.
“The high saturated fat and low intake of fibre is a pattern that is associated with adverse long term health effects in adults,”
“These observations suggest that there is a need for increased attention on establishing healthy eating patterns in early childhood, as dietary patterns established early in life often carry through to adulthood,” Dr Shao said
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Paediatrics / Child Health Nursing
Professor aims to improve kids health....................................................
CCN - Council of Children’s Nurses Inc..................................................
Child health check deemed ‘reckless’.....................................................
St John of God Hospital.........................................................................
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An AUT professor is leading a catalyst project to improve the health of Waikato children.
Based at the AUT North Shore campus, professor of nutrition Elaine Rush is the academic leader for Project Energize, one of the largest child health evaluations undertaken in New Zealand.
Now in its seventh year, the programme is about to join an international network of community obesity prevention.
Ms Rush will attend the Global Obesity Forum in New York on behalf of Project Energize on June 27.
Funded by the Waikato DHB, Project Energize involves 244 schools and 44,000 children.
“As you can imagine in some schools there are some pretty horrific problems, some kids have never eaten a sandwhich before,” Ms Rush says.
“So this is a wonderful chance to teach children lessons they will have for the rest of their lives, not waiting for them at the bottom of the cliff,” she says.
Around 30 project staff or “energizers” work with schools to facilitate activities that are aligned with the curriculum.
Professor aims to improve kids’ health “We have found primary teachers are not being taught to deliver messages around healthy eating and activity.
“They are so busy with reading, writing and arithmetic, they’ve got too much on their plate,” Ms Rush says. “The energizers give them support and guidance and show them how to implement changes and educate the young ones.”
Key findings from the project include child obesity rates that are under the national average and huge improvements in physical fitness. The project costs $40 a year per child, around 20 cents a day.
Ms Rush says they would love it to be rolled out nationally, but it is a matter of funding.
“The biggest thing is changing behaviours by making it easier to eat healthy and exercise. I would like to see a sugar tax on drinks with added sugar and the Mr Whippy truck swapped for a fruit and vege truck.”
She says early health education is important to stem the global rise in chronic disease. “We are hoping this will influence the health habits of the next generation,” she says.
TUCKER: Onepoto Primary School students from left Falealupo Soa, 9, Siu Pasa, 10, and Kane Aickin, 9, tuck into a healthy morning tea.
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The Council of Children’s Nurses is the professional organization in New South Wales for nurses who provide care for children and young people. Membership of the Council is open to nurses working with children, young people and their families in all practice settings including child health, general practice, hospitals, community organisations and schools.
CCN was formerly known as the Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses NSW Branch (Inc), and prior to that, the Paediatric Nurses Association.
The main objectives of CCN are to: • To promote nursing practice in the care of children and their families.• To participate in the development and revision of standards of practice in paediatric and child health nursing.• To act in an advisory capacity on matters relating to nursing practice in relation to caring for children, education and the health of children.• To improve the standard of paediatric and child health care by promoting the exchange of ideas and continuing education of members.The work that we undertake reflects these objectives.
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Ground-Breaking Research Reveals Government Must Focus On Healthy Children’s Diets To Prevent Diabetes
June 15th 2012 represents a ground-breaking date in the history of diabetes research. After twelve years the EarlyBird project has made significant advances in understanding what triggers diabetes and cardio-vascular disease and the means to determine how advanced these conditions are.
The Earlybird research has worryingly shown just how early in life the underlying symptoms of diabetes start, and how focus must move to early prevention through diet not simply physical activity, despite the current focus of government policy.
The EarlyBirds, a randomly selected group of 300 healthy children, have undergone an intensive series of measurements and tests from the age of five to seventeen.
Since 2000, the Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, Terence Wilkin has been leading the ‘EarlyBird study’ to find which factors in childhood cause diabetes in later life.
The project aim is to help parents, teachers and decision makers in government to understand the preventable factors in childhood that are responsible for the current epidemics of diabetes and heart disease. This radical medical research will provide evidence to help academics identify the causes of diabetes.
The EarlyBird study has been distinctive in combining objective measures of physical activity and body composition, with annual fasting blood samples. These measures reach beyond simple body composition (BMI and body fat) to metabolic health (glucose control, insulin sensitivity, blood fats, cholesterol, blood pressure).
Critical to the success of the programme has been the funding of Dr Chai Patel, his Bright Future Trust and the Patel family who will have donated over GBP1million by the time the study is completed September 2013.
Dr Chai Patel, said:
“EarlyBird has developed and harnessed critical new advances in medical science in order to challenge some of the misconceptions surrounding diabetes, and its causes, and will undoubtedly lead to better medical practices being implemented to tackle the root cause of diabetes-onset.
“We are all incredibly grateful to the volunteers who have shown commitment, motivation and maturity which has been truly remarkable and would daunt most adults.
“I am proud to have been associated with a project that has massive potential to change lives across the world.”
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Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, Terence Wilkin, said:
“When I was a medical student 40 years ago, type 2 diabetes was a disease of middle age and beyond. Indeed, it was referred to as ‘late onset’, ‘maturity onset’ or ‘adult onset’, and most died with it, rather than of it.
“In just one generation, a disease which afflicted only the elderly has become the fast growing chronic disorder of childhood.
“We can confidently anticipate that, with these new data, we shall improve our understanding of diabetes in childhood, become better able to detect the earliest changes and thereby improve our chances of effective prevention - something that eludes us at present.
“Importantly, the implications for public health policy are profound because the physical activity of children, crucial to their fitness and well-being, may not improve until their levels of obesity are first checked.”
“Importantly, the implications for public health policy are profound because the physical activity of children, crucial to their fitness and well-being, may not improve until their levels of obesity are first checked.”
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THE nationwide program to screen the social and emotional health of three-year-olds was “reckless”, not evidence-based and could lead to an explosion of false diagnoses that would see youngsters overmedicated and labelled with a mental illness for life, one of the world’s leading psychiatry experts has claimed.
American psychiatrist Allen Frances, who authored the DSM IV, the diagnostic bible for the psychiatry profession, said three-year-olds were developmentally fluid - making it very difficult to be certain whether they genuinely had a mental condition.
Before the federal government program is rolled out from January 1, 2013 it must be tested and the risks of false positive diagnoses weighed, said Professor Frances, speaking at a mental health conference in Perth.
“There is a tendency to use labels loosely and kids
Child health check deemed ‘reckless’who are going to outgrow them are going to be harmed by the label and some of them medicated, which may cause difficulty, stigma, change a parents expectations of a child and affect their life chances,” he said.
Parents have to prove their preschool age children have undergone a medical assessment to claim the Family Tax Benefit Part A annual supplement worth $736 and the Healthy Kids Check is one of three health checks that can be used to fulfill the requirement.
Frank Oberklaid, who chairs the government committee devising the criteria for the new check, said it was wrong to see the Healthy Kids Check as a mental health check on children. The public and academic outcry about the check had been misinformed and there was “zero” danger of it resulting in overmedication or psychiatric labelling of children, he said
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“It’s not about psychiatric diagnosis, it’s not about putting kids on drugs, it’s nothing of the kind,” Professor Oberklaid said.
Instead the procedure would check the child’s immunisation status, allergies, height and weight and ask parents if they had any concerns about their child’s behaviour.
It would also involve checking the child’s progress against a validated instrument of child development, Professor Oberklaid said. Each of the criteria to be used was based on peer-reviewed evidence that has been “solidly tested” and used in the US, Britain, and sometimes in Australia, he said.
The Early Childhood Australia yesterday backed the check, with chief executive Pam Cahir claiming all the evidence showed the earlier a child’s developmental problems were identified and treated the better the outcome.
“Early intervention matters, every bit of research shows the outcomes are better in the long term the earlier you intervene,” she said.
But leading child psychiatrist Jon Jureidini said he had serious concerns about whether the program could lead to a situation where a child had an “unhelpful label” placed on them.
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GREEN LIGHT FOR MIDLAND HOSPITALSThe Western Australian State Government today confirmed they had completed contract negotiations with St John of God Health Care to build and operate hospitals on the new Midland Health Campus.
Known as the St John of God Midland Public Hospital and the St John of God Midland Private Hospital, construction will start on both facilities in July 2012, which will be conveniently located within one complex on the Midland Health Campus.
The State and Commonwealth Governmentsare investing $360 million into the
construction of the 307-bed public hospital and not-for-profit health care provider St John of God Health Care is fully funding the $70 million 60-bed private hospital.
Executive Director Perth Northern and Eastern Hospitals, Dr Shane Kelly, said St John of God Health Care’s significant experience over 117 years in delivering a range of health services makes it extremely well placed to build and operate hospitals for the people of Midland and surrounding communities.
“We have used our experience in running 13 hospitals across Australia to create a modern,
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The Midland Public Hospital will offer many new and expanded services, free of charge to public patients, from those provided at Swan District Hospital and have 50% more beds.
Dr Kelly said the hospitals will provide compassionate, high quality care in first class, contemporary facilities and contribute to a healthy future for the local community. About 1,000 jobs will be created at the new hospitals.
“We are very excited to be operating the hospitals in Midland, which will allow even more people to benefit from our distinctive and first class health care services. It will also give us the opportunity to expand on our community-based Social Outreach services in the area, which reach out to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing,” he said.
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Educational Courses, Conferences & Events
Ausmed Education: Water Birth debate........................................
Conference: Caring For People With Chronic Mental Illness........
Crossword Puzzle........................................................................
Book Review : Practical Paediatrics, 7th Edition............................
Conference: Clinical Nursing.........................................................
Winter Recipe: Chicken schnitzel with roasted winter vegetables...............
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JBI National Australian ConferenceEvidence-based Clinical Leadership13, 14 August 2012, Adelaidewww.joannabriggs.edu.au
7th International Nurse PractitionerAdvanced Practice Nursing Network Conference20-22 August 2012, London, UKwww.rcn.org.uk/newsevents
Australian and New Zealand Childrens Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG)Annual Scientific Meeting 201224-26 August 2012, Surfer’s Paradisewww.anzchog2012.org
4th Congress of the Wound Union of Wound Healing SocietiesBetter care - Better lifeWound Union of Wound Healing Societies2-6 September 2012, Yokohama, Japanwww.wuwhs2012.com
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners ConferenceClosing the gaps and clearing the barriers5-8 September 2012, Outrigger Hotel, Surfers Paradise, Qld.www.dcconferences.com.au/acnp2012/
ACNN 20127th Annual ConferenceGravens Seminar on the Physical and Developmental Environment of the High Risk Infant7 - 8 September 2012CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, LOVEDALE, HUNTER VALLEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIAwww.acnn.org.au
AusmedTrauma NursingSeminar For Nurses13-14 September 2012, Sydney, NSWwww.Ausmed.com.au
National Association of Childbirth Educators’ Biennial ConferenceGeneration Now - the fears, the fantasy and finding the balanceNational Association of Childbirth Educators16-18 October 2012, Luna Park, Sydneywww.nace.org.au
16th South Pacific Nurses Forum 2012South Pacific Nurses Forum19-22 November 2012, Melbourne, Leonda by the Yarra.www.spnf.org.au
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Water birthing has been around for a long time, having been offered in Australia and the UK for decades. The problem is that many hospitals and birthing centres don’t have the facilities to offer it. If you are a nurse midwife or a nurse who works in labour and delivery, you may have encountered women who are opting for this new birthing experience.
It may seem like a bizarre, unnecessary birthing procedure. Some even think that birthing a child in water can be dangerous to the mother and the baby. However, more research studies are showing that water birth is safe and can have some definite benefits for all involved.
Water Birth Defined:
Water Birth: wave of the future or
Water birth is so much more than simply sitting in a tub of water. In fact, many pregnant women are cautioned against hot tubs and whirlpools because they can have an adverse effect on blood pressure.
When you help a patient through a water birth, the water temperature must be warm, not hot. The mother can squat or sit in the tub of water to facilitate birth.
Some women choose only to labour in the tub, and then deliver in a traditional bed. However, some women choose to labour and deliver in the tub of water. The theory behind this is that the amniotic sac is water, so birthing into water is easier on mother and baby. Studies have shown some benefits to this method.
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Benefits of Water Birth:
Just the position of the mother during a water birth is beneficial to her. The squatting posture helps to open up the birth canal and allows gravity to assist in birthing the baby.
The mother’s body weight is also not a factor in positioning and moving about. A mother is free to find a position that is most comfortable for her to birth the baby without the hindrance of a bed, stirrups, or equipment.
The water also helps to increase the elasticity of the perineum, and this decreases the need for episiotomies. The water relaxes the mother, lowers her blood pressure, and helps with pain relief. Her mobility and the soothing environment of the water help ensure a natural, lower stress birth.
The buoyancy of the water also helps to make contractions more efficient and promotes the circulation of blood and oxygen to the baby.
The baby comes into a world that is very similar to the amniotic sac, and the water allows the mother to catch her own baby without the risk of falling. The baby floats in the water, and it is less stressful for him or her, in general.
Possible Problems with Water Birth:
With water birth, some are concerned with an increased risk of infection, but studies have shown that the infection rates for water and bed births are about the same. The most obvious side effect of water birth is that the baby will breathe in water.
This is not a likely occurrence because babies do
not inhale until they are exposed to the air. In some cases, such as a hard delivery, the baby could gasp underwater, but this is a rare occurrence. The umbilical cord continues to provide blood and oxygen to the baby, and it does not take its first breaths until it is taken out of the water.
Water birth is contraindicated in some situations. For instance, if there is a great deal of meconium associated with the labour, then water birthing would lead to an increased risk of infection from the material.
If the mother has herpes or if the baby is breech, the practice of water birthing will only stand to complicate the situation and should be directed to a bed birth.
If the mother has bleeding or an infection, water birthing is generally not a good idea. In addition, women with preeclampsia must get approval from their provider for a water birth.
Finally, if the woman is having multiples or if the baby is expected to be more than two weeks preterm, water birthing is not recommended.
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