ON THE
RECORD APRIL 2015
Nurses and midwives ‘Fight for our Rights’
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Pay rises to follow court win
We honour WWI nurses Gallipoli 1915-2015
A nurse with a will to be well
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www.anmfvic.asn.au 540 Elizabeth Street Melbourne Vic 3000
Know your entitlements Inside this edition
2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report News
4 Nurses and midwives ‘Fight for our Rights’
5 RDNS job losses take effect • Euroa
Health response expected soon • ANMF members win against IPHOA
In focus
6 WWI Lest we forget • Memorial to
honour nurses and soldiers of Lemnos
7 Diary of a WWI nurse 8 Member profile: a nurse with a will to be well - meet Kate Borradaile
9 Five healthy ways to unwind • Why do
bosses bully and what can you do about it?
10 Diabetes knowledge needed more than ever • Special Interest Groups
11 Job Rep training • HSR courses 12 Education Centre courses
Continuing Professional Development Bezi Lamb, Information Officer
The education and registration of registered nurses, midwives and enrolled nurses is regulated by legislation and underpinned by professional standards, codes and guidelines to ensure safe care. Professional development is a fundamental element in the maintenance of competent, contemporary nursing and midwifery practice. The ANMF (Vic Branch) strongly encourages nurses and midwives to participate in voluntary professional development activities to enhance their practice. Professional development can include reviewing journal articles, in-service education, conferences, formal or informal discussions, and accredited educational courses (including online education). What are the CPD requirements? All registered practising nurses and midwives are required to meet the minimum CPD standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Board for registration. • Nurses on the nursing register of Australia are required to participate in 20 hours of CPD per year • Midwives on the midwifery register are required to participate in 20 hours of CPD per year • Registered nurses and midwives who hold scheduled medicine endorsements, or are endorsed as nurse practitioners or midwife practitioners must complete an additional ten hours of education related to their endorsement.
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How do I define time involved in CPD activities? One hour of active learning equals one hour of CPD.
Can I include mandatory training as part of my CPD hours? Participation in mandatory training competencies counts towards CPD hours. What documentation do I require? Nurses and midwives must keep written documentation of CPD activities that demonstrate evidence of completion of the 20 hours in the registration year. Documentation must include dates, description of outcomes and hours spent on each activity. There is no requirement to submit evidence in each registration year as part of the registration renewal. Nurses and midwives are required to sign a declaration to verify completion of the required 20 hours of CPD. What evidence do I need to present when audited by NMBA? Nurses and midwives can be audited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and would then be required to provide up to three years of evidence. The ANMF (Vic Branch) strongly recommends members maintain a record of all CPD activities for a period of three years. Are there any exemptions for CPD? Nurses and midwives seeking exemption due to exceptional circumstances must submit a written statement to the NMBA. Maternity leave is not generally considered for exemption. How does the ANMF (Vic Branch) assist our members to meet the CPD requirement? The ANMF (Vic Branch) provides $400 credit per year to full financial members to access education from our online CPD portal. Associate and student members are provided with an annual credit of $80. We also offer discounted CPD to members through our Education Centre at ANMF House. Visit the ‘Education’ section of our website anmfvic.asn.au to find out more about CPD offered at our CPD Portal and Education Centre Visit the AHPRA website for further details on CPD requirements for registration: ahpra.gov.au
Always report violent and aggressive incidents through formal processes at your work and the ANMF online form To prevent violence, we need to hear about incidents in your workplace so we can compile confidential data to use to bring about change. We encourage you to report violence to your workplace and through our online form which is on our ANMF (Vic Branch) website: anfvic.wufoo.com/forms/ova-notification. If you are willing to speak out about this key problem in our health system and to help raise awareness for this growing issue, please contact us. You can be assured your identity will be protected and all ensuing conversations with ANMF (Vic Branch) staff will remain confidential.
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary
Paul Gilbert,
Assistant Secretary
Pip Carew,
Assistant Secretary
Victorian nurses and midwives showed we will ‘Fight for our Rights’ Lisa Fitzpatrick Last month, nearly 50,000 Victorians took to the streets of Melbourne and Mildura as part of the ‘Fight for our Rights’ national day of action, sending a clear message to the federal Coalition Government: ‘Hands off our working conditions!’ ANMF members formed a sea of red in our new ANMF logo scrubs, which we gave out to members who attended the Melbourne march. On the request of the Federal Government, the Productivity Commission is reviewing Australians’ working conditions, including penalty rates. While the Abbott Government gave pre-election commitments not to target workers’ conditions, it has not exactly held fast to its pre-election commitments in a range of areas, such as Medicare and university funding and I am deeply concerned for members’ penalty rates. I would like to thank you all for adding your voice to the campaign, whether in person or through social media. I particularly thank Phoebe Brick, a registered nurse and midwife who marched with her twin babies and fiveyear-old son, and spoke passionately and eloquently on behalf of nurses and midwives at the ACTU media conference prior to the march. As nurses and midwives, we have all missed important occasions with family and friends because the community needs our care 24/7. Penalty rates represent some compensation for the impact of shiftwork on our social and family lives. This month I am proud to say that we have won a Federal Court appeal against IPHOA (Kaizen Hospitals), resulting in long overdue wage increases and improved conditions for nurses at three private hospitals. With this court win, the 2012–2016 enterprise agreements that Kaizen argued were invalid have been upheld. Nurses employed in IPHOA’s hospitals can now receive improved conditions and pay increases, dating back as far as 2012, to which they are entitled
under the agreements. ANMF is also seeking interest payments on the delayed wage increases. I thank members at IPHOA for their patience and strength throughout this time. In next month’s On The Record, we will report on the Health & Environmental Sustainability Conference which took place on 20 March, with speakers including Austin Health CEO Dr Brendan Murphy, sustainability expert Ian McBurney and Kirsty Albion, Co-Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Market Forces lead campaigner Julien Vincent told attendees how they can help effect social change by choosing where to put their money. As we see time and again with rallies and other political actions, there is strength in numbers. I encourage ANMF members to do their research and ask questions of your superannuation provider, bank or companies in which you are thinking of investing. Bank Vic, for example, is owned by its members rather than external shareholders, and is therefore more easily held accountable. At the end of this month, many nurses who have been longstanding employees of the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) will be forced to bid farewell to their patients when 84 positions become redundant and 10 of the service’s 14 centres close their doors. Sadly our advice to the service, to approach the Victorian Government and reassert RDNS’s status as a public sector organisation, has fallen upon deaf ears. Throughout the restructuring process, ANMF has informed, supported and advocated for our members. Whether members employed by RDNS have chosen to apply for one of the remaining positions or are moving on from RDNS, as your union we are here for you and wish you well. The result of the ANMF federal executive election is now known and I would like to congratulate Lee Thomas and SallyAnne Jones on their election as ANMF Federal Secretary and President, respectively.
On The Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly. Front cover: ANMF members taking part in the 4 March rally Photo: Les O’Rourke
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News Nurses and midwives ‘Fight for our Rights’
Above: ANMF(Vic Branch) staff in costume representing public holidays. Below: Nurse Phoebe Brick speaking to the media.
Victorian nurses, midwives and carers joined up to 50,000 workers rallying in Melbourne and MIldura as part of a national day of action to signal to the federal Coalition Government: ‘We will fight to keep our working conditions.’ With the Productivity Commission review of working conditions targeting penalty rates and the minimum wage, nurses and midwives showed they will strongly resist any move to cut penalty rates. Nurse and mother-of-four, Phoebe Brick, came to the Melbourne rally with her fiveyear-old son and twin babies, demonstrating her determination to stand up for fair working conditions. She told ABC News, Channel 10 News and other media outlets that penalty rates for nurses and midwives represent some compensation for shift work and the time lost with loved ones while caring for sick Victorians and being available to help birth babies 24/7. ANMF Federal Secretary Lee Thomas addressed the rally, telling the crowd nurses and midwives would fight under the banner of the ANMF to maintain fair working conditions and a universal healthcare system. ‘We will fight to protect Medicare. We will fight to save our penalty rates. We are there for you 24/7 and we know our shift work saves lives,’ Ms Thomas said. 4
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ANMF (Vic Branch) staff members dressed up as the Easter Bunny, Santa, the Queen and other characters to represent the public holidays for which nurses and midwives are paid penalty rates if they work on these days. See the ANMF (Vic Branch) Facebook page for images from the Melbourne and Mildura rallies: facebook.com/RespectOurWork Right: State Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick and Federal Secretary Lee Thomas marching.
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RDNS job losses to take effect
At the end of this month, 84 positions at the Royal District Nursing Service will be made redundant and 10 of the service’s 14 centres will close. ANMF (Vic Branch) has been supporting and advocating for ANMF members working for RDNS since the organisation announced the redundancies in January. RDNS refused to extend its timetable for redundancies, although did concede to extending the application closing date for Tier 1 management positions. RDNS reduced Tier 1 management positions from 35 to 12, with 18 Tier 1 managers opting to apply for voluntary redundancy and one involuntary redundancy.
Twenty-eight Tier 2 coordinator of clinical services positions were made redundant and 17 ‘clinical team manager’ positions were created in their place. There were 28 Tier 2 clinical nurse consultant positions under the old structure and these were reduced to 17 positions. ANMF (Vic Branch) clarified position descriptions for these Tier 2 positions and
secured nine months salary maintenance for those RDNS staff members who elected to apply for and secured a lesser-paid position. One hundred Grade 3 specialist district nurse roles were reduced to 69. RDNS accepted ANMF (Vic Branch)’s proposal that Grade 3 staff who were unsuccessful in applying for one of the 69 Grade 3 roles be automatically redeployed to an advanced district nurse role rather than be reassigned to a Grade 2 role. RDNS announced the redundancies on 21 January, saying that it would reduce its 14 centres to four regional hubs in Ravenhall, Bundoora, Bayswater and Moorabbin. RDNS blamed decreased funding and increased competition for home care packages for the job cuts, yet last year expanded into China and explained its recent rebranding in terms of its ‘rapidly expanding’ services and locations. Although RDNS has insisted the job losses will not affect patient care, ANMF Assistant Secretary Paul Gilbert said this ‘beggars belief’ given the scale of the cuts.
Euroa Health response expected soon ANMF (Vic Branch) expects a response from Euroa Health this month after taking the unusual step of writing to the organisation’s Board asking that a proposed enterprise agreement be withdrawn or substantially changed. The letter was a response to an ‘extraordinary’ enterprise agreement initially proposed by Euroa Health containing conditions that were not only unfair but appeared to contravene the Fair Work Act, ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said. Euroa Health has since had a change of management and appointed a new industrial relations bargaining representative to negotiate with ANMF (Vic Branch). As a measure of good faith, ANMF has agreed to Euroa Health’s request for an extension of time for the representative and the Board to assess and reconsider ANMF’s log of claims. ANMF (Vic Branch) had productive
negotiations with Euroa Health’s new representatives on 5 March. As a result of this positive change, ANMF (Vic Branch) has not lodged a protected industrial action ballot application with the Fair Work Commission at this stage. The Board is expected to respond to ANMF (Vic Branch)’s log of claims on 10 April. In the initial proposed enterprise agreement, long-established conditions such as long service leave and personal leave were reduced and some benefits, such as employer-paid parental leave and annual leave loading, were removed altogether. One hundred and twenty nursing and care staff would be affected by the new enterprise agreement. Euroa Health is a private, not-for-profit 24bed hospital and 67-bed residential aged care facility for residents of Euroa and its surrounds.
Annual Delegates Conference registrations now open The ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual Delegates Conference is joining forces with our annual Health and Safety Rep Conference to create a two-day event with a great line-up of speakers to inform, motivate and entertain delegates. All ANMF (Vic Branch) Job Reps, and, for the first time, Health and Safety Reps, are invited to attend the 23rd Annual Delegates Conference on Thursday 25 & Friday 26 June at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. www.anmfvic.asn.au
ANMF members win against IPHOA ANMF (Vic Branch) has asked IPHOA (Kaizen Hospitals) to backdate with interest pay increases for registered and enrolled nurses at Essendon Private, Melbourne Eastern Private and Malvern Private hospitals after winning a Federal Court appeal against the company. A full bench of the Federal Court decided unanimously to overturn a judge’s earlier decision to quash the 2012–2016 enterprise agreements for the three hospitals, despite the Fair Work Commission approving them. Following the unanimous judgement on 5 March upholding the 2012–2016 agreements, ANMF’s solicitors sent correspondence to IPHOA. ANMF sought immediate retrospective payment of the 11.5 per cent in wage increases agreed in 2012, as well as the introduction of improved conditions arising from the 2012 agreements. ANMF (Vic Branch) has updated affected members working at Essendon Private, Melbourne Eastern Private and Malvern Private hospitals. In May 2014 a Federal Court judge determined that the Fair Work Commission (FWC) should not have approved the 2012 IPHOA agreements. The agreements were negotiated between the ANMF and the hospital group’s corporate manager – contracted via a consulting company – and with the Service Industry Advisory Group. Members and other employees voted in favour of the agreements in July 2012 and the corporate manager signed them on 1 August 2012. Two weeks later the corporate manager said his signing of the agreements was not valid as the Board had not been informed of the agreements. In the decision handed down on 5 March, a full bench of the Federal Court determined that a corporation is bound by the acts of its agents and the FWC did have jurisdiction to approve the agreements. Since the initial Federal Court decision, ANMF members at IPHOA hospitals have been working under the 2009 agreements. The majority of employees have not received any wage increases since 2010. The new agreements contain conditions comparable to those negotiated for members in other private sector hospitals.
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Approximately 150 nurses working for IPHOA hospitals will benefit from the appeal decision and the pay increases and improved conditions arising from the 2012–2016 agreements.
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In focus - WWI Lest we forget…the nurses who cared for Gallipoli wounded Around 3000 Australian nurses served as part of the Australian Army Nursing Service in World War I in places as diverse as Egypt, England, France, Gallipoli (Turkey), Italy, Burma, Greece and India. On the 100th anniversary of the Anzac troops’ landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, ANMF (Vic Branch) remembers the soldiers who served in World War I but also Victorians such as nurses Alice Kitchen and Violet Duddy and volunteer Jessie Traill, who cared for the sick and wounded in scarcely conceivable conditions. Victorian nurses stationed at hospital bases in Egypt and the Greek island of Lemnos cared for the hundreds of thousands of casualties of the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, which included 26,111 Australians, 8,141 of whom died.
Memorial to honour nurses and soldiers of Lemnos
I never quite shook off the glamour of that island in the deep blue of the Aegean. Never was there an early morning when the skies were not blue and waters unruffled. Breezes softer and more scent than human kisses floated perpetually to us from the hills of Lemnos. -Australian Gunner Sydney Loch A memorial is being built to commemorate the Australian soldiers and 130 nurses who served on the Greek island of Lemnos during the World War I Gallipoli campaign of 1915. At Lemnos, the 60,000 Australian soldiers who fought at Gallipoli prepared for battle, rested and were cared for when ill or wounded. The island was the location for hospitals staffed by Australian nurses. A soldiers’ rest camp was located there and over 200 ANZACs were buried at the island’s war cemeteries.
Nurses and patients in front of the tent hospital on Lemnos.
Three women, three stories of WWI Alice Kitchen Born in Amherst, near Ballarat, in 1873, Alice Kitchen trained as a nurse at Melbourne Hospital and served in the Australian Army Nursing Service before enlisting in World War I on 26 September 1914. Ms Kitchen left Melbourne on board the Benalla on 19 October 1914, and did not return until 1919. She worked in hospitals in Egypt, France and England, and was working at the No. 1 Australian General Hospital in Cairo when the casualties from Gallipoli arrived. Ms Kitchen’s diaries, housed at the State Library of Victoria, document her wartime experiences and life from 1914 right up to 1922. She survived the war and was repatriated to Australia on 28 August 1919. Violet Duddy Violet Duddy was 29 when she enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service in July 1915. Trained at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, she was a member of the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association, a precursor to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Vic Branch). In October 1915 Ms Duddy was posted to the Greek island of Lemnos with the 3rd Australian General Hospital to care for Gallipoli’s wounded soldiers. In 1916 Ms Duddy was sent to Abbassia, Egypt, and then to Brighton, England. She was promoted to a senior role in 1917 and posted to Boulogne, then to Abbeville on the Somme River in France. In 1918 Sister Duddy served at a
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Casualty Clearing Station in the field, close to the battlefront. ANMF (Vic Branch) has donated funds to the Queenscliffe Historical Museum to erect a memorial headstone at Ms Duddy’s grave at Queenscliff Cemetery, Point Lonsdale, commemorating her wartime service. The headstone was unveiled on 16 March. Jessie Traill Print-maker Jessie Traill, who was taught by Frederick McCubbin at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School and painter and printmaker Frank Brangwyn, joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment when World War I broke out in 1914, working in hospitals in England and France. Alice Kitchen is featured in the State Library of Victoria’s current exhibition The changing face of Victoria, which includes a display dedicated to the World War I centenary. This free exhibition is available for view 10am–5pm daily until December 2016. In the State Library of Victoria’s new Palmer Hall exhibition space, an exhibition about World War I will feature the stories of Victorian nurses Alice Kitchen and Jessie Traill. Writing the War: personal stories from WWI is available for view from 1 April to 4 October 2015.
Almost every one of the Australian soldiers who served at Gallipoli received medical care or rest on the island. On Lemnos for almost a year, the soldiers and nurses were welcomed by the locals. They enjoyed the hospitality of the island and taking donkey rides to the ancient hot springs at Therma. Of the 60,000 Australian soldiers who fought at Gallipoli more than 8000 died. Renowned commemorative sculptor Peter Corlett OAM will design and produce a memorial statue to be located in the City of Port Phillip area, as Port Melbourne was the departure point for many who served in World War One including the 37 Victorian nurses who served at Lemnos’ ANZAC hospitals. These nurses included the matron of the 3rd Australian General Hospital, Grace Wilson, who would go on to become matron of the Melbourne Children’s Hospital (1920) and the Alfred Hospital (1933). The memorial will be the first major statue memorializing the role of Australia’s nurses on Lemnos and the role of the island in the Gallipoli campaign. ANMF (Vic Branch) has donated $10,000 to the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee towards the memorial and is currently selling Lemnos badges at the reception counter of our headquarters at 540 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, in a further fundraising effort for the memorial. ANMF nationally has donated a further $10,000.
Jessica Traill
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Diary of a WWI nurse - Sister Alice Kitchen By Susan Sherson, ANMF (Vic Branch) Anzac Committee
Alice Kitchen with recovering soldiers Sister Alice Kitchen
‘In the Great Hands of God we stand’ wrote Sister Alice Kitchen in her diary on 15 June 1915. Along with her close friend Hilda Samsing, Alice Kitchen had volunteered to work on the Gascon, a converted transport ship ferrying the sick and wounded from Gallipoli.
Nothing became easier and the nurses worked extremely long hours to cope with the oncoming injured, but still Alice wrote in her diary each day.
at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex nursing Australian convalescents, mainly amputees and paraplegics. Alice was repatriated to Australia on 28 August 1919.
When she wrote on this particular day, they were anchored opposite Anzac Beach and ‘the hill where so many of our casualties took place’. Gradually the Gascon filled with patients who were brought across by mine sweepers about eight times every 24 hours. Although there was constant gunfire on land, an enemy plane overhead and the threat of torpedoes, Alice remarks, ‘We all seem to pursue our ordinary work scarce giving a thought to the possibility of being torpedoed or shelled’.
In August 1915 there was another landing a distance north of Anzac Cove and the Gascon was ordered there, along with five other hospital ships, to pick up casualties. The Gascon acted as a clearing hospital with 650 patients taken on board over a two-day period. Over this time ‘bullets fell on our deck and one wounded the dispensary Indian tonight, although the anchor was got up and we moved’. The number of casualties they were now dealing with was more than Alice had ever seen at one time – she wrote: ‘Truly this is a dreadful war and the world must be a sad place for thousands. It is more like wholesale murder.’
Alice Kitchen’s diaries comprise three substantial volumes, written – despite sometimes grievous conditions – in a strong, clear hand, making them almost as easy to read today as when they were penned. The various photos and memorabilia which accompany the diaries serve to reinforce the sense of a deeply felt experience of many dimensions. The diaries are housed as the Alice Kitchen Collection at the State Library of Victoria.
Many of the injured had severed limbs caused by hand grenades made out of jam tins. There were men with spinal injuries ‘so hopeless and tragic’ and abdominal wounds that frequently ‘in spite of operation’ led to death soon after they arrived on board. When large shells landed, the Gascon moved temporarily to deeper water. When the ship was full it sailed to the Greek island of Lemnos and on to Alexandria, a three-day trip. From there the Gascon headed back to Gallipoli to replace another hospital ship. In time, Malta – and once, London – replaced Alexandria as the destination for the wounded soldiers.
Alice and Hilda Samsing left Australia in the original contingent of nurses sent in the troop convoy that left Albany, WA, on 1 November 1914. The nurses believed they were bound for England but later learnt they were actually headed for Cairo. In Egypt Alice initially worked at Mena House, amid the pyramids, and later at No 1 Australian General Hospital (AGH) situated in the Heliopolis Palace Hotel in Cairo, both before and after she volunteered to go to the Dardenelles. In March 1916 No 1 AGH was moved to France and in Rouen Alice Kitchen nursed soldiers injured in the battle of the Somme. Alice’s final war service was
Excerpt from nurse Alice Kitchen’s diary, 3 May 1915 ‘Another horrible day…One poor lad had to have his leg amputated, gangrene from injury to main artery…The work seems to get heavier each day and one’s brain feels like mashed potato…Have very little time to even speak to the men about their experiences. Most of them think the casualties were heavier than anticipated but it is difficult to really know. Many think 6000 about the number but one man told me 8000 would be nearer the mark. There will be grief and sorrow in many a home and I am afraid few of the 1st AIF will return except as cripples.’
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ANMF (Vic Branch) acknowledges the support of the State Library of Victoria in accessing information and images from World War I.
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Member profile
A nurse with a will to be well Kate Borradaile says there are a multitude of reasons why nurses should attend to their health and wellness, yet often put themselves last.
‘I got to a point a few years ago where I learned to see it as my teacher and not something that was very awful for me,’ she said.
As a nurse, massage therapist and counsellor Ms Borradaile knows the pressures nurses face in the course of doing their job are real and multifaceted.
‘When I’m looking after myself on all levels, not just physically – but when I’m managing my stress and nurturing my spirit and I’m being creative and looking after all parts of myself – that’s when I find it really manageable.’
‘There’s the mental strain – there’s a lot of very specific and technical information we need to process very quickly and decisions that need to be made very quickly. Those decisions hold a lot of weight because there’s someone’s life there to be looked after, so the pressure there is quite huge,’ she said. ‘There’s also the physical stress of it, being on your feet in a busy environment, sometimes not even having time to eat or sit down and drink or go to the toilet.’ Combine these mental and physical pressures with shiftwork and the emotional impact of dealing with patients’ lives (and sometimes deaths), and the need for nurses to attend to their own health and wellbeing becomes ever more apparent. Ms Borradaile’s long interest in health and wellness was triggered by developing psoriasis at 19. While she still experiences psoriasis, she has learned both to manage the condition and her attitude towards it.
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Ms Borradaile, who runs a wellness counselling business as well as working in the education unit of a large metropolitan health service, practises what she preaches by eating well, meditating and following her passion for photography. There was a time when ‘exercise’ meant going to the gym and driving herself to the brink of injury. But now Ms Borradaile has forsworn that approach for exercise she enjoys. ‘I live in the Dandenongs so I do a lot of walking in the forest, I love vegie gardening so I’m often in the vegie garden with my chooks and my cat, and I love to swim as well.’ Practising meditation has not only improved Ms Borradaile’s sleep but also her ability to focus – an extremely useful ability for nurses, who must often identify the most important task among competing priorities.
At the Nurses and Midwives Wellness Conference on Friday 8 May, Dr Russ Harris, medical practitioner and psychotherapist, will speak about the power of mindfulness and how it feeds into the ‘ACT’ framework (A = Accept your thoughts and feelings and be present; C = Choose a valued direction and T = Take action). Other speakers include healthy lifestyle specialist Dr Caroline West on how to manage stress, and relationship expert Jackie Furey on ‘Building resilience for personal wellness’. There will also be a yoga session and singing with the Brunswick Women’s Choir. The conference, presented by the Nurses and Midwives Health Program in conjunction with ANMF (Vic Branch), will take place on 8 May and earn participants eight hours of CPD. Visit the ‘Events’ section of our website anmfvic.asn.au for more information and to register.
Create your own healthy footprint Register for the Nurses and Midwives Wellness Conference or find out more in the ‘Events’ section of our website anmfvic.asn.au
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Five healthy ways to unwind Look after yourself with these healthy ways to relax and rejuvenate. The third Nurses and Midwives Wellness Conference on 8 May ¬– run by the Nurses & Midwives Health Program in conjunction with ANMF (Vic Branch) – will also give you plenty of ideas, inspiration and information. 1. Food therapy No, we’re not talking about a tub of ice-cream! Remember the expression ‘You are what you eat?’ A healthy, nutrient-rich diet will support you, providing your body with sustained energy throughout your day, so you’re not having to push through energy slumps by pumping your body with caffeine, sugar and high-fat foods. Some foods are helpful for stress because they contain high levels of certain vitamins, minerals or omega-3 oils, a type of polyunsaturated fat – a ‘good fat’. Walnuts, for example, contain high levels of omega-3 oils, Vitamin E, manganese and copper. Apart from lowering heart disease risk, research suggests omega-3 may help reduce inflammation and support the immune system, reduce blood pressure and play a role in preventing and treating depression. (Source: Jean Hailes for Women’s Health
jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z) Take snacks/ meals to work that nurture you. Visit Jean Hailes for Women’s Health for nutrition information and tips to developing a healthy eating plan: jeanhailes.org.au/healtha-z/healthy-living/healthy-eating-plan 2. Yoga (or walking, or swimming, or t’ai chi…) Introduce a form of exercise that emphasises breath, flow and rhythm. If it’s not expensive and doesn’t require equipment, there’s more chance you can exercise regularly. 3. Meditation Researchers at Harvard Medical School discovered that relaxation methods such as yoga and meditation, activated ‘’diseasefighting genes’’, particularly those that protect us from pain, infertility, high blood pressure and even rheumatoid arthritis. When you relax, the parasympathetic nervous system switches on, with accompanying improvements in digestion, memory and immunity. For at least 15 minutes every day, sit comfortably and focus on your breath. Just ‘follow’ your breath as you breathe in and out. That’s all there is to it!
Why do bosses bully and what can you do about it? The popular press would have you believe that abrasive bosses are psychopaths or monsters who are out to get you - but organisational psychologist and executive coach Dr Michelle Pizer says most people who bully are unaware of the impact of their behaviour. Dr Pizer said her work with ‘abrasive leaders’ does not involve using the word bullying ‘because bullying implies intent’. ‘Abrasive leaders have little or no awareness; they just don’t get it. They don’t see their destructive impact on people’s emotions because they don’t know how to read emotions very well or they might read them, then dismiss them as being unimportant,’ Dr Pizer said. ‘They aren’t trying to harm anyone but they are defending against the idea that someone could perceive them as being incompetent.’ Dr Pizer’s work with abrasive leaders is based on the ‘boss whispering’ work of Dr Laura Crenshaw, who interviewed over 400 abrasive leaders and people who had been affected by their behaviour. Abrasive leaders over-react, over-control, make threats and publicly humiliate or condescend to their colleagues and staff. The key common factor is disrespect. ‘It’s usually a pattern of behaviour. They don’t usually do this with just one person,’ Dr Pizer said.
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Some strategies to deal with an abrasive boss - Deal with it early. - Take it higher. Raise the alarm with those senior to your boss that there is a problem. - ‘Reverse threat display’ – if you feel comfortable saying something to your boss, say you won’t tolerate the behaviour anymore. - If the behaviour continues and those higher up don’t do anything, it might be time to start using words like ‘harassment’ and ‘bullying’. Want to learn more about bullying behaviour, how to prevent bullying and what can be done about it? The Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference is on 21 May at ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne and will entail six CPD hours. Speakers include Dr. Carlo Caponecchia, Senior Lecturer, University of NSW, on ‘How should a bullying complaint best be presented’, Legal Consultant Carol Andrades with an overview of legal avenues and processes, and Chris Hicks from CWH Mediation and Workplace Relations on employer obligations. Search for The Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference in the ‘Events and conferences’ section of our website anmfvic.asn.au for more information and to register.
4. Sing – join a choir It’s no accident that Brunswick Women’s Choir has been invited to present and sing at this year’s Wellness Conference. The health benefits of singing, particularly with a group, are welldocumented, particularly the ability of choral singing to reduce anxiety and depression by releasing ‘feel-good’ endorphins. 5. Learn how to deal with difficult people You might have taken a course in cordon bleu cooking, how to crochet a poncho or how to brew your own beer but what about how to deal with that colleague or family member who pushes all your buttons, releasing all those health-damaging stress hormones into your system? Yes, you can learn how to navigate difficult emotional terrain. ANMF (Vic Branch) offers a ‘Managing difficult people’ course which will also earn you six CPD hours. The next course is on Thursday 16 April. Book online at anmfvic.asn.au or fill in the education registration form at the back of On The Record. Want to learn more about how to look after yourself? Register for the Wellness Conference, 8 May, at our website by using the link: bit.ly/1ztDCQU or search for the conference at anmfvic.asn.au in ‘Events and Conferences’.
Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference Thursday 21 May ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. The conference will attract up to six hours of CPD. Speakers include: Dr Carlo Caponecchia Senior Lecturer, University of NSW presenting ‘How should a bullying complaint best be presented’
Carol Andrades Legal Consultant Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers presenting ‘Overview of legal avenues and processes’
Register now to avoid disappointment. Visit the ‘Events and conferences’ section at anmfvic.asn.au for speaker details and to register or visit bit.ly/bullying2015
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Diabetes knowledge needed more than ever By Sue Conway, ANMF Diabetes Nurse Educator Special Interest Group
The increasing incidence of diabetes and complexity of diabetes management has required the role of the diabetes educator to evolve significantly. Diabetes educators are now recognised as qualified professionals with specialised tertiary education. Nurses play a significant role in diabetes education. As part of a team of health professionals involved with clients and families experiencing diabetes, the registered
nurse diabetes educator assists the client and their family to ‘understand their personal health risks, explore the meaning and implications of these risks in the context of their personal, social and cultural world and in terms of their current behaviour’. This involves understanding and acknowledging the psychosocial impact of living with diabetes and exploring ways to empower and support the client. The ANMF Diabetes Nurse Educators Special Interest Group was formed in 2012 by diabetes nurse educators concerned at
rapid changes within the diabetes education arena. We recognise the need to highlight the specific role of the registered nurse diabetes educator and also provide a forum for diabetes nurse educators to address concerns, network and promote the profile of the diabetes nurse educator as a specialist role. Our special interest group welcomes membership from any nurse working in the area of diabetes. Membership forms are available on the ANMF website under the Special Interest Group page.
Gestational diabetes
Redeem your online credit Full members of ANMF (Vic Branch) receive $400 in annual credit for use at our online CPD Portal. This month’s featured CPD module is gestational diabetes. This module provides four hours of CPD required for registration and costs $80 or $80 of full members’ annual $400 credit. Visit the CPD Portal at anmfvic.asn.au for this module and other online learning.
Diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes have recently changed, and while general management strategies such as blood glucose monitoring, healthy eating and exercise are common to other types of diabetes, specific guidelines relevant to diabetes and pregnancy exist. This module was written by the team at Diabetes Australia (Victoria) and reviewed by a senior diabetes clinician in a Victorian tertiary health service. The scope of this module is to provide an overview of gestational diabetes for nurses and midwives to have a general understanding of how gestational diabetes is managed. The module will also explore the principles of managing this condition both during pregnancy and after the baby is born.
Special Interest Groups Visit www.anmfvic.asn.au/interestgroups for all upcoming ANMF (Victorian Branch) Special Interest Group news, events and meetings. ANMF House is located at 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
Advance Care Planning SIG When: Topic Venue Inq:
Thursday 16 April, 2.30-4pm Committee meeting Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Kathryn Whiteside Kathryn.Whiteside@austin.org.au
ANZANAC (HIV Nursing SIG) When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Tuesday 14 April, 6.30-8pm Education session The Retreat Hotel Abbotsford Emily Wheeler 9341 5244 or Liz Crock 0410 560 314
Day Surgery SIG Topic: Inq:
Members Meeting/Education session Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators SIG When: Topic: Venue Inq:
Wednesday 22 April, 5.30-8pm Members meeting Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson positivehealth@bigpond.com 0411 557 631
Injured Nurses’ Support Group When: Venue
21 April, 11am to 12:30pm ANMF, Level 3 Boardroom
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Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
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Immunisation Nurses SIG Inq:
Vikkie Coghlan vikk1c36@bigpond.com.au
Medical Imaging Nurses Assoc Inq:
Deborah Shears deborah.shears@i-med.com.au
Mental Health Nurses SIG Inq:
Carole de Greenlaw records@anmfvic.asn.au
Nurses for Continence When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Thursday 9 April, 6-9pm Committee meeting Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Christine Sumper nfcv.sec@gmail.com
Orthopaedic Nurses’ Assoc Inq:
Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 Rita Moreno 9345 5303
Palliative Care SIG Inq:
Lyndsay Cassidy Lyndsay.CASSIDY@svhm.org.au
Preadmission Nurses Group When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Saturday 18 April, 8am-1pm PaNA Professional Day Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Kate Hussey kate.hussey@healthscope.com.au
Safe Patient Handling Inq:
Stephen Morley smorley@bendigohealth.org.au
Vic Assoc Maternal & Child Health Nurses When : Topic: nq:
Wednesday 8 April, 6-9.30pm Executive meeting Helen Watson 0419 103 795 vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian School Nurses When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Tuesday 28 April, 5.30-9.30pm Members meeting Carson Conference Centre Gina Harrex 0401 717 352
Vic Assoc of Research Nurses Inq:
Gabriel Silver gabriel.silver@mh.org.au
Vic Midwifery Homecare SIG When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Wednesday 15 April 10.30am-12.30pm Members meeting Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Vic Perioperative Nurses’ Group Date: Topic: Inq:
Tuesday 28 April Committee meeting enquiries@vpng.org.au or 1300 721 169
Vic Urological Nurses Society Inq:
Ros Lawrence rostommy1@optusnet.com.au
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Job Rep training schedule
In 2015, ANMF (Vic Branch) is offering new and revised training programs for Job Reps.
Workplace organising and campaigning Workplace organising and campaigning is a workplace-specific two-day program, and will provide Job Reps with planning tools, strategies and activities to educate and engage colleagues. Working directly with your ANMF industrial organiser, together with Job Reps from your workplace, you will learn practical skills and be supported to: • learn how to engage members in union activities • build relationships across the workplace • establish sustainable structures and communication networks • develop and practise recruitment conversations and strategies. Entry to each program is according to your primary workplace, e.g. Melbourne Health or Eastern Health. All workplaces (per organiser area) will be assigned a program date between February 2015 and April 2016. The registration form will guide you to the correct program for your workplace.
Melbourne: 12-13 May – for Reps in Eastern Health workplaces (organiser Sandra Oakley) Regional: to be held in each location, for Reps in these regional areas 22-23 April, Mildura (organiser Julie Wearing-Smith) 27-28 May, Bendigo (organiser Loretta Marchesi) 3-4 June, Melbourne (organisers Cynthia Salmon and Virginia McCracken) 28-29 July, Melbourne (organiser Lisa Stingel) 12-13 August, Melbourne (organiser Gail Were) 26-27 August, Echuca (organiser Christine Steiner) 23-24 September, Wangaratta (organiser Alison Kairns) 6-7 October, Dandenong (organisers Nicole Smith and Lynne West) 11-12 November, Ballarat (organiser Allan Townsend) 24-25 November, Melbourne (organiser Anthony Stafford) 1-2 December, Melbourne (organiser Judith Milne)
OHS courses Five-day Initial HSR OHS Course (VWA approved) This course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing, and is designed to equip elected HSRs and Deputy HSRs with an understanding of the OHS regulatory framework. It is also designed to provide participants with the skills required to implement effective hazard control strategies in the workplace. Course 2: 3, 4 & 5 June, 18 & 19 June Course 3: 5, 6, & 7 August, 20 & 21 August Course 4: 11, 12 & 13 November & 3 & 4 December Time: 9am – 5pm each day Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth St, Melb Cost: $750 (payable by employer). Register online: www.tiny.cc/14hsr5day
One-day HSR OHS Refresher Course (VWA approved) This one-day refresher course relates specifically to health and aged care workplaces, with a strong focus on issues and hazards relevant to nursing, and is designed to refresh HSRs’ knowledge and understanding of the OHS regulatory framework. It is also designed to provide participants with the skills required to implement effective hazard control strategies in the workplace. www.anmfvic.asn.au
Metropolitan courses: Course 1: 29 April Course 2: 28 May Course 3: 16 July Course 4: 8 October Time: 9am – 5pm Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House, 540 Elizabeth Street, Melb Cost: $250 (payable by employer). Register online: www.tiny.cc/14hsr1met
Regional courses: Course 1: Latrobe 7 May Course 2: Bendigo 12 August If you would like us to consider presenting a course in your area, please email a request. Time: 9am – 5pm Venue: Notified on registration confirmation. Cost: $250 (payable by employer). Regional courses are subject to a minimum number of 10 participants per course. Register online: www.tiny.cc/14hsr1reg
Conferences Working Hours, Shifts and Fatigue: 23 April Prevention of Workplace Bullying: 21 May Working Hours, Shifts and Fatigue: 27 August ANMF Nurses & Midwives Conference MCEC, South Wharf: 10 & 11 September Prevention of Workplace Bullying: 14 October
Your union, your role – an introduction for Job Reps Your Union, your role – an introduction for Job Reps is a one-day program for new Job Reps from any workplace. Metropolitan Reps, and Latrobe and Geelong Reps, can choose any metropolitan date for this program. Regional Reps need to select dates for their specific region. In this program new Job Reps will learn ANMF (Vic Branch) key objectives, structure and resources, plus guidance on skills and strategies to support you in your role. Visit our website anmfvic.asn.au for further information about the programs and to enrol online or phone the Job Rep training team on 9275 9333 for further information or for assistance with online registration. Melbourne: For metro-based Reps, held at ANMF Victorian Branch, 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne 14 April 6 May 5 August 15 September Regional: for Reps in the regional organiser catchment area, held at a venue in these locations: Mildura: 21 April Bendigo: 26 May Warrnambool: 20 August Echuca: 25 August Wangaratta: 22 September Ballarat: 10 November
Nominate an HSR for the Health and Safety Rep of the Year Award Nominations are now open for the Health and Safety Rep of the Year Award. This $1000 award recognises outstanding achievement and commitment to the ANMF and to the members in their designated work group in areas which may include: • protection of nurses and patients from workplace injuries and illness • leadership and innovation in workplace OHS • resolution of workplace OHS issues or disputes • achievements in representation and consultation. We are eager to hear about your local health and safety superstar. Nominations close on Friday 29 May 2015. Nominate online at anmfvic.asn.au/reps/hsr-of-the-year or call the OHS unit secretary on 9275 9333.
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Education centre seminars and workshops April 2015 ALL
Female incontinence through the
ages
This seminar addresses a variety of techniques that nurses and other healthcare professionals may utilise to manage difficult people and tense situations.
CPD: 4 hours. Course code: 20 Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep 15 April 2015 or SIG member $170 9.00am-1.00pm Presenter: Lisa Wragg RN EN Respiratory Management – Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Review of concepts Branch CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 24 Female incontinence through the ages is 17 April 2015 designed to provide participants with an 9.30am-4.30pm understanding of the incontinence issues Presenter: Kate Potter that most women will experience at different This one-day program is suitable for RNs and stages in their lives. This workshop will focus ENs working in all areas of the health care on the importance of early intervention environment. The topics covered provide to treat, manage and cure incontinence utilising a multidisciplinary team approach. All a broad overview approach to assessing and caring for patients with respiratory participants will leave this workshop knowing how to recruit the correct pelvic floor muscles dysfunction, and may be undertaken as an introduction to Respiratory Management to do effective pelvic floor exercises. advanced care. Member $90, Non-member $110, Job Rep or Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep ANF SIG member $80 or SIG member $170
Foundations of pharmacology and RN EN Principles and practice medication administration for of aseptic technique and infection registered nurses control CPD: 24 hours. Course code: 21
RN
16, 23 April and 7, 14 May 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Jennifer Irwin This four day course revises the underpinning knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration for RNs. Topics include pharmacology and adverse drug reactions. Common medications will be revised using a systems approach. Member $650, Non-member $750, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $600
The art of communicating successfully in the contemporary nursing environment
RN EN
CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 22 16 April 2015 9.30am- 4.30pm Presenter: Jenny Poulter This workshop is designed to support nurses to communicate in a clear, assertive and sensitive way in a multidisciplinary, multicultural and often tense environment where clients, patients and colleagues alike have diverse and varying needs. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN EN Managing difficult people CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 2 16 April 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Brendan Scully
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CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 25 20 April 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Jenny Poulter This workshop will review healthcare-related infections and the infection control practices required to minimise the spread of infection. Risk management procedures to prevent or reduce infections will be discussed including standard precautions, transmission based precautions and asepsis. There will be an emphasis on the practical application of knowledge and skills including aseptic technique. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
What is new on postpartum haemorrhage?
M
CPD: 3 hours. Course code: 26 21 April 2015 9.00am-12 noon Presenter: Dr Wendy Pollock Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of intensive care admission for maternity patients and remains a cause of death in Victoria. This seminar will cover the current rates of PPH in Victoria, provide an overview of factors associated with major haemorrhage and discuss new management options. Member $90, Non-member $110, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $80
Course key Course available to all nurses, midwives, PCAs and AINs RN Course available to registered nurses EN Course available to enrolled nurses M Course available to midwives
ALL
Respiratory Management – Advanced care
RN EN
CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 27 24 April 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Kate Potter This one-day program is suitable for registered nurses who are working within an acute care setting, managing patients who require more advanced respiratory interventions. All theoretical sessions are comprehensively supported by both audio-visual and practical training aids, which enable the participants to become more familiar with the associated equipment in a supportive, learning environment. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Delirium and depression in the older person
RN EN
CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 28 29 April 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Dr. Rosalie Hudson When delirium and/or depression are suspected in an older person, the symptoms are often compounded by dementia. Professional practice requires skilled observation, assessment and clinical decisionmaking. This workshop will empower nurses to identify symptoms that can be effectively treated. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Dynamic fluids, electrolytes and transfusion of blood & blood products
RN
CPD: 6 hours. Course code: 29 30 April 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Jennifer Irwin This in-depth seminar discusses the theories and assessments behind various fluid therapies. The focus is on advanced understanding and skill development for nurses managing fluids in the acute patient. The why, what and when of fluid, blood and blood products orders and their clinical effects are also covered.
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Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
‘Excellent presenter who communicated well.’
Practical and Quick Stress Relief Techniques
ALL
CPD: 4 hours. Course code: 30 30 April 2015 9am-1pm Presenter: Jane Robotham This new workshop introduces Jane Robotham of Soul Clarity. An experienced nurse, Jane is also a Nursing Wellness Educator, Personal Growth Facilitator and Wellness Coach. Having worked part time in many facets of nursing for the past 30 years Jane has an understanding of the pressures and challenges nurses and carers face.
Presenter: Helen Reeves This workshop will cover core knowledge and skills for staff employed within health services. The focus of this workshop will include the exploration of depression and anxiety, regarding the aetiology and biopsychosocial principles of intervention. Participants will gain practical skill and knowledge acquisition that is transferable to the workplace. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
EN RN
Assessment skills in the acute setting CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 32 7 May 2015 9.30am- 4.30pm Presenter: Kate Potter This seminar is aimed at those registered and enrolled nurses who would like to refresh or update their knowledge and skills in patient assessment. The emphasis will be on the accurate, effective and timely assessment of patients in the acute setting and an overview of strategies to recognise and manage the deteriorating patient.
Nurses and midwives are expected to fit in huge workloads and tasks often under pressure as unexpected outcomes occur frequently. The cost of such demands at times leaves us overloaded and exhausted. Our enjoyment of our work suffers along with the quality of care we are able to offer our patients. This dynamic and highly Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep relevant workshop explores the nature of or SIG member $170 stress associated with working in these roles. Dissolve daily stress and fatigue and improve wellbeing by learning simple and practical EN Management of chronic/ RN techniques that are easy, enjoyable and highly persistent pain in older people effective. CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 33 Please note there are supporting materials 27 May 2015 associated with this course that will be 9.30am-4.30pm emailed to attendees after course completion. Presenter: Dr Rosalie Hudson This is included in the registration cost. This seminar focuses on advanced skills Member $100, Non-member $120, Job Rep development for nurses caring for older or ANF SIG member $90 people in any setting who suffer from chronic/ persistent pain. Many older people needing nursing care suffer from one or more serious, chronic illnesses that are characterised by pain. How is this pain assessed and how RN are appropriate interventions identified, EN ACFI for registered and particularly for those with cognitive enrolled nurses impairment? What are the myths and counter CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 4 facts of opioid use in older people and what is 1 May 2015 the place of non-pharmacological therapies? 9.30am-4.30pm Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep Presenter: Margaret Lang or SIG member $170 This seminar explores all ACFI business rules, a comprehensive breakdown of the 12 ACFI RN M IV cannulation for registered questions and a practical review of compiling nurses and midwives and completing an ACFI appraisal pack. CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 34 Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep 15 May 2015 or SIG member $170 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter Kate Potter RN EN Depression and anxiety – This seminar will focus on the process and recognising the symptoms procedure for inserting peripheral cannulae CPD: 6 hours, Course code:31 in the adult patient. It includes an overview of 4 May 2015 relevant anatomy, selection of insertion sites 9.30am-4.30pm and cannula, insertion techniques, related
May 2015
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RN EN Innovation in wound management
CPD: 12 hours, Course Code: 42 20 & 28 May, 9.30am-4.30pm Presenters: Julie Bauch & Sandra Dean This wound management course focuses on wound prevention and assessment, use of the latest products and appropriate and cost effective wound management techniques. Program includes: Day 1 • Body’s normal response acute injury • Local wound assessment and documentation workshop • Research and wound care • Clinical scenarios and theory into practice Day 2 • Anatomy and physiology of the venous system of the leg; Aetiology of arterial, venous and diabetic ulcers • How do I ...? Interactive practical session Dopplers • Infection in wounds • Interactive session - Put your knowledge into practice! Case studies. Afternoon tea will be served during this session • Course evaluation and presentation of certificates Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/SIG member $320
care infection control, common problems and corrective action. Identification of appropriate equipment, specific cannulation techniques and participant practice will be conducted utilising manikin simulation. This program is designed to provide registered nurses and midwives with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to successfully undertake peripheral cannula insertion. At the conclusion of the seminar the participant will have sufficient confidence to undertake supervised patient cannulation in the clinical setting. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170 April 2015
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Education centre RTO courses Managing the deteriorating patient
RN
undertake 12-lead ECG recording as part of their role.
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 35 or SIG member $170 19 May 2015 9.30am-4.30pm RN EN Managing difficult people Presenter: Bruce Killey CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 38 This workshop takes a comprehensive 21 May 2015 exploration and review of the important 9.30am-4.30pm aspects of managing patients who deteriorate Presenter: Brendan Scully whilst in acute care. The workshop focuses on advanced skill development for those working This seminar addresses a variety of techniques that nurses and other healthcare in the general ward setting. Who is at risk? professionals may utilise to manage difficult What signs and symptoms should “worry” people and tense situations. you? How do you immediately manage such situations and how to get help in a timely and Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep effective manner? or SIG member $170 Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep M When do you change your or SIG member $170
Pre-admission and postdischarge best practice continence care
ALL
CPD: 4 hours, Course code: 36 20 May 2015 9.00am-1.00pm Presenter: Lisa Wragg Continence Foundation of Australia, Victorian Branch Pre-admission and post-discharge best practice continence care is a vital part of the patient’s care plan and is often very poorly assessed, diagnosed and managed in the hospital setting. This workshop will discuss appropriate continence assessments, data collection, diagnostic investigations, and treatment and management options for the patient as they journey through the health system. Case studies will be used to demonstrate the importance of an integrated continence care plan to ensure the patient is discharged to their place of choice in the community. Member $90, Non-member $110, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $80
RN EN
Venepuncture, conducting a 12 lead ECG & contemporary pathology collection CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 37 21 May 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Kate Potter This new workshop delivers a comprehensive one-day program relating to venepuncture techniques and conducting a 12-lead electrocardiogram. A wide range of practical training aids for blood collection is provided, and the program allows participants to undertake practice of the relevant techniques under guided supervision in a simulated clinical environment. It is a must for nurses who are required to perform phlebotomy and 14
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practice based on what you read?
CPD: 3 hours, Course code: 39 26 May 2015 9.00am - noon Presenter: Dr Wendy Pollock Midwives and nurses are expected to implement ‘evidence-based practice’. This session will cover where to get-up-to date evidence-based information, how to evaluate the ‘evidence’ and what to consider in applying this ‘evidence’ to your own practice. The course also covers effective database searches through search engines and library databases. Member $90, Non-member $110, Job Rep or ANF SIG member $80
law and the legislation that impact nursing practice. Included is an outline of legal precepts, documents, scope of practice of registered and enrolled nurses and the legal and ethical principles of nursing practice. This course is also applicable to midwives. Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/ SIG member $320
RTO accredited courses Certificate IV in training and assessment (TAE40110)
EN
The TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment course focuses on the skills required to deliver training and assess competence in the participant’s own industry areas. It is the benchmark qualification (along with subject matter expertise) for trainers and assessors in the VET Sector. The course is designed for people who are currently working in a training or assessment role, or where part of their job requires training and assessment. Comprising 10 units, this course focuses on the skills required to deliver training and assess competence in the participant’s own industry areas. This course includes the Language, Literacy and Numeracy unit recently added to this qualification. Course 3 May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8 Classes run from 9.30am to 4.30 pm Member $1,850, non-member $2,050, Job Rep or SIG member $1750
June 2015 RN EN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 6 hours, Course code:44 19 June 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Margaret Lang This seminar explores all ACFI business rules, a comprehensive breakdown of the 12 ACFI questions and a practical review of compiling and completing an ACFI appraisal pack.
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RN EN
Law & ethics for registered and enrolled nurses CPD: 12 hours. Course code: 509 22 and 29 June, 9.30am-4.30pm presenter: Jenny Poulter Law and ethics directly impact nursing and midwifery practice in a myriad of ways. This seminar is designed to refresh nurses’ understanding of the fundamentals of the
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