ON THE
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Forging a green health future
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Care KPIs
Monash to change ‘pop up’ ward practices
Focus on family violence: what it is and where to get help
The healing power of plants
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Inside this edition
2 Know your entitlements 3 Secretary’s report News
4 Monash Health agrees to change ‘pop
up’ practices • Talks continue with Euroa Health • Mental Health Act forum
5 Let’s talk about sustainability; Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference review
In focus
6 Family violence - an epidemic 7 What is family violence? • Nurses and midwives are no strangers to violence
8 Member profile: A tree change at the Austin - meet Steven Wells
9 ANMF (Vic Branch) welcomes Ice Action Plan • Nurses inducted onto Victorian Honour Roll
10 Call for nominations for HSR of the year • UK report has lessons for Australian midwifery practice • In memoriam: Carol Friday
Organisational change process Merryl Freemantle, Information Officer What is organisational change? Organisational change is where the employer wants to make changes to the workplace that may have a significant effect on employees. Such changes may include: • the way the work is being done, including the introduction of new technology • the classification and number of employees required to do the work • a reduction or increase in the hours of work • relocation of the workplace • change of ownership of the business (transmission of business) • the removal of an existing amenity. What constitutes a significant effect on an employee? Generally, a significant effect is an organisational change that has an adverse effect on you. Some examples could be: • a reduction in your income • requiring additional skills or training • requiring you to travel further to get to work • making your position redundant • requiring you to work hours or shifts that are not suitable for your individual circumstances. Can the employer make any changes they want regardless of the adverse effects the changes may have on their employees?
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• the timeframe for the introduction of the change. The employer must give due consideration to matters the union and employees raise about the organisational change.
My employer has told me that my position will be made redundant. What does that mean? Redundancy is defined as the employer not requiring you or anyone else to do the job that you are doing. It means that your current position will no longer exist. In the first instance your employer must consider redeploying you to an alternative suitable position should such a position exist. If you require some retraining to work in the alternative position, this should also be considered. This is one of the ways your employer can mitigate the adverse effect of the organisational change. You will be obliged to accept suitable redeployment. If you cannot be suitably redeployed, you may be eligible for a redundancy payment. How much will I receive as a redundancy payout? Providing there are at least 15 employees at your workplace, the minimum redundancy payment, paid on your base rate of pay for your ordinary hours of work contained in the National Employment Standards (NES) are as follows: 1-2 years employment - four weeks pay 2-3 years employment - six weeks pay 3-4 years employment - seven weeks pay 4-5 years employment - eight weeks pay 5-6 years employment - 10 weeks pay 6-7 years employment - 11 weeks pay 7-8 years employment - 13 weeks pay 8-9 years employment - 14 weeks pay 9-10 years employment - 16 weeks pay over 10 years employment - 12 weeks pay. Enterprise agreements may contain a higher redundancy pay, but may not contain less. Redundancy pay in the public sector in particular is generally higher than in the private sector. You may have noted that employees with 10 years or more of service receive less than employees with seven to nine years service. This is because employees with less than 10 years service may miss out on long service leave. In addition to the redundancy pay, you may be entitled to the payment of a period of notice, particularly if you are not required to work during the notice period. Of course accrued long service and accrued annual leave will be in addition to the redundancy pay and period of notice. The ANMF recognises that organisational change can be very stressful for members and ANMF industrial staff are closely involved in assisting members through any change process.
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Secretary’s report
Your ANMF Lisa Fitzpatrick, State Secretary
Victorian nurses and midwives are on the frontline of family violence Lisa Fitzpatrick As we approach the halfway mark of 2015, it is a good time to reflect on a big issue affecting patients, nurses and midwives: family violence. Thanks to tireless campaigning from 2015 Australian of the Year Rosie Batty, family violence has never been more prominent in Victorians’ minds. This edition of On the Record focuses on the family violence crisis crippling many Australian families and how it affects nurses and midwives.
Paul Gilbert,
Assistant Secretary
Abuse by a spouse, partner or family member is one of the crises of modern times, with alarming figures from Victoria Police showing that there were 65,393 family violence incidents reported to police in 2013–14, one every eight minutes, and an increase of 83 per cent since 2009–10. Caring for a patient who has been assaulted physically or emotionally by a partner has many layers and pages 6 and 7 of this edition looks into the Royal Commission into Family Violence, the definition of family violence and what services are available to victims.
Pip Carew,
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As a female-dominated workforce, the family violence statistics will also include many our 72,000 ANMF (Vic Branch) members personally. Melbourne University PhD student Elizabeth McLindon will speak at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual Delegates Conference for Job Reps and HSRs in late June and at the Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference in September. Ms McLindon is the researcher behind The Women’s Against Violence Project, a study that took place at the Women’s Hospital in 2014. One of the most challenging aspects of her study, the results of which are yet to be released, was the number of nurses and midwives surveyed who had themselves been victims of family violence or sexual assault.
On the Record is the official publication of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch). OTR is published monthly.
Front cover: Top right - Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessy with ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick (right) and Assistant Secretary Pip Carew (left). Bottom - Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference Photos: Les O’Rourke
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As part of our commitment to helping members who are victims of family violence, we will again pursue a family violence clause in the 2016 enterprise bargaining agreement log of claims, to allow special leave for survivors of abuse. This clause for special leave is still in the early stages of development; however, it will take into consideration strict confidentiality requirements for nurses and midwives accessing the special leave, as well as appropriate ways to assist them. We are also working with the Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria (NMHPV) so that it is equipped and resourced to provide
the special support needed for nurses and midwives in Victoria who are experiencing domestic violence. Nurse: patient ratios As you will be well aware, our plans for 2015 include seeing nurse:patient ratios written into legislation, thanks to Premier Daniel Andrews’ 2014 historic election commitment. Discussions are ongoing with the new state government and we hope to see the ratios legislated later this year so that they are enshrined in law and we will never have to battle to retain them again. I will keep you up to date as the process moves forward. CPD Also important is the 31 May deadline for registration renewal. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia requires nurses to have completed 20 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) annually in time for re-registration. For nurse practitioners the required CPD is 30 hours. Nurses who are registered as both nurses and midwives need 40 hours. In addition to the $400 online credit we offer for CPD through our CPD Portal, we continue to offer face-to-face CPD courses at ANMF House. We still have places available at the Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference on 21 May, which will attract up to six hours of CPD. Visit the ANMF (Vic Branch) website to register or see page 12-14 of On the Record for more details. 2015 Annual Delegates Conference for Job Reps and HSRs On a final note, the Annual Delegates Conference for Job Representatives and Health and Safety Representatives will be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre on 25 and 26 June. This year, we have combined the delegates and health and safety conferences to focus both on exploring occupational health and safety issues for nurses and midwives, as well as giving Job Reps the opportunity to vote on resolutions and help shape the direction of our union for the next 12 months. The conference is a great chance for less experienced Jop Reps and HSRs to learn more about the union and being a confident and effective representative. From those attending, delegates will elect 23 Jop Reps to represent the Victorian Branch at the National Delegates Conference, to be held in Adelaide on 22 and 23 October 2015. If you are a Jop Rep or an HSR and you haven’t registered, there is still time to secure your place through the ANMF (Vic Branch) website anmfvic.asn.au.
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News Monash Health agrees to change ‘pop up’ practices Monash Health has agreed to revise its policy for its ‘pop up’ mental health wards following a series of meetings with ANMF (Vic Branch). ANMF (Vic Branch) was advised that demand for mental health beds had exceeded capacity for many consecutive weekends and Monash Health had implemented the use of the ‘pop-up’ wards to treat more patients. The Branch was extremely concerned about the health and safety of staff and patients, as mental health patients were being placed in general wards at Monash hospitals to cope with increased demand. Also of particular concern was that nurses were not receiving adequate handovers and risk assessments, for patients were not being properly completed prior to opening beds outside the mental health-specific area. The policy for assessing potential hazards in the physical environment and the procedures to ensure the safety of patients and staff also needed to be revised.
ANMF (Vic Branch) told Monash Health that bed management practices must address the safety of patients and the potential occupational health and safety risks, as well as the risks of occupational violence and aggression associated with high demand for beds. In February, a graduate nurse working in a general ward at the Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, was attacked by a mental health patient who was temporarily admitted to the acute general ward for medical treatment. In April ANMF (Vic Branch) met with Monash’s directors of nursing of Monash Casey, Clayton and Dandenong, the director of nursing (mental health) and the executive director of nursing and midwifery over Monash Health’s bed management practices. The Branch had previously met with Monash Health executives and representatives from WorkSafe.
Monash Health has since agreed to create a new bed management policy that will prioritise patient and staff safety and address occupational violence and aggression risks. ANMF (Vic Branch) insisted that the policy address patient risk assessment, environment assessment, handover, bed allocation, decision making and accountability and escalation of decision making. ANMF (Vic Branch) Acting Assistant Secretary Julianne Barclay said talks with Monash had been productive and the Branch was confident that new, safer bed management policy and practices would be put in place at Monash Health sites. ‘We’ve explained to Monash that we understand the requirement to increase capacity to meet demand, however the process they were using needed to be amended to ensure safe practice,’ Ms Barclay said.
Talks continue with Euroa Health ANMF (Vic Branch) continues to negotiate with Euroa Health over a new enterprise agreement. The Branch wrote to Euroa Health in February outlining serious concerns with the organisation’s proposed agreement and demanding that the draft be withdrawn or significantly amended to preserve existing conditions. After a change of management, ANMF (Vic Branch) agreed to suspend plans to apply for a protected industrial action ballot. Since meeting with management on 5 and 8 March, Euroa Health agreed to retain the existing enterprise agreement and prereform award conditions, and negotiations around wage increases were continuing at the time of going to print.
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Mental Health Act forum The ANMF (Vic Branch) will present a forum to reflect on how the Mental Health Act 2014 has impacted nurses and the wider community. The Act came into operation on 1 July 2014, so the forum will provide an opportunity, one year on, to consider issues arising from its implementation. The forum, ‘Reflections on Implementation’ will be held on Friday 24 July at Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House. Speakers include the Mental Health Minister Martin Foley, Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner, Lynne Coulson Barr, the Department of Health’s Chief Psychiatrist Dr Mark Oakley Browne and Acting Chief Nurse Anna Love. Hospital directors from three hospitals will present on ‘Reflections and lessons learned’ and host a Q&A.
Ms Love will speak about ‘The role of the Chief Nurse, Safewards and their impact on reducing restrictive interventions’. Mental health patient representatives will also be among the speakers who will reflect on what has changed with the new Mental Health Act and what these changes have meant. To register for the forum, visit the ‘Events and conferences’ section of our website, anmfvic.asn.au and search for ‘Mental Health Act forum’. Dr Mark Oakley Browne, Department of Health Chief Psychiatrist
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Let’s talk about sustainability Climate change activist Kirsty Albion told the Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference that nurses and midwives – as some of the most trusted members of the community – have an important role to play in educating people about global warming. Ms Albion, from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) said this decade was critical for preventing a two degree increase in global warming, which would be ‘catastrophic’ for the planet. In 2013–14, 156 climate records were broken in Australia. Climate change was ‘a human issue; a health issue’, Ms Albion said. Extreme weather events, high temperatures and heatwaves all had major health impacts. ‘Many are familiar with the number of people who died in the Black Saturday bushfires but the heatwave leading up to the fires killed twice as many people,’ she said. But Ms Albion also delivered good news about successful campaigns, including activism to persuade LendLease to pull out of building a coal port near the Great Barrier Reef. The AYCC is presently running a campaign ‘Dump my bank’ to lobby the big four Australian banks to stop investing in projects that sustain fossil fuel mining. Specifically, the AYCC wants the four big Australian banks to rule out support for coalmining in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. Ms Albion said the basin contains enough coal to contribute one fifth of the carbon towards a catastrophic two degrees of global warming. Visit dumpmybank.org for more details about the campaign.
Divestment from companies that opt to support fossil fuel industries was a major theme of the conference, with Julien Vincent, Lead Campaigner at Market Forces, suggesting to nurses and midwives that they should ask hard questions of their banks and superannuation funds, and direct their money towards ‘fossil-free’ companies. Visit marketforces.org.au for more information. Victorian Health Minister Jill Hennessey opened the conference by saying that environmental sustainability had never been more important because of the threat of climate change. Black Saturday would forever remind us of the health consequences of climate change, she said. ‘Losing 173 people on that day always serves as a searing reminder that this is not about feel-good practices around which rubbish bin you put your empty can in. It’s fundamentally about the health practices of not only Victoria but internationally.’ Ms Hennessey’s warnings about the health impacts of climate change were backed up by National Secretary of the United Firefighters Union of Australia, Peter Marshall, who said the cataclysmic fires that used to occur every ten years were now happening every two years. Paramedic Bracha Rafael spoke about the need to educate families about caring for elderly relatives during increasingly frequent heatwaves. Ms Hennessey said Victorian hospitals emitted 718,000 tonnes of carbon annually, the equivalent of 150,000 new cars on the road each year. The energy and water bill for Victorian hospitals in 2013–14 was $110m,
equal to 28,000 households. By July 2016 an environmental data management system for the Victorian health sector would be in place, so that data on energy use, waste, paper use, medical gases and transport would be available to drive accountability and leadership on environmental sustainability. Nurses Jacqui Dunn and Tony Perkins inspired attendees as they revealed their hard work in greening their nursing practice. Jacqui Dunn was responsible for an innovative recycling program within Monash Health Clayton Emergency Department. At Barwon Health, Tony Perkins and his team have created sustainable ways to conduct renal dialysis, finding sustainable sources of energy and reusing water from the resourceintensive procedure. Ian McBurney, ecological sustainability practitioner, recharged the crowd’s batteries and provided inspiration for attendees to start their own sustainability journey to become a green champion of their workplace. To conclude the conference, Austin Health CEO Dr Brendan Murphy outlined inspiring sustainability projects initiated by Austin Health’s sustainability team of three nurses and an engineer. One of the sustainability team is Steven Wells, who is profiled on page 8. To view presentations from all the speakers at the Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference, visit anmfvic.asn.au/news-and-publications/ publications
Nurses Jacqui Dunn and Tony Perkins
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In focus - Family violence Family violence – an epidemic This month, in recognition of the Victorian Government’s Royal Commission into Family Violence, On the Record looks at the extent of family violence in our community and how it affects Victorian nurses and midwives.
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New family violence police command in Victoria In March, Victoria’s acting chief police commissioner Tim Cartwright launched a command dedicated to combating family violence, sexual assault and child abuse. In launching the command, led by assistant commissioner Dean McWhirter, Mr Cartwright said that many women and children were safer on the street rather than in their own homes. At the launch, Assistant Commissioner McWhirter made the following pledge to the community and to victims of family violence: ‘I will speak out as loudly and as often as I can about family violence, recognising that this is a whole of community issue and we can all play a part in preventing future violence. I will prioritise keeping women and children safe – this is the cornerstone of everything we do. ‘I will hold perpetrators accountable and make sure we keep developing the most robust enforcement methods in this theme.’
increase in family violence reports since 2009-10 Prevalence in Victoria Police Minister Wade Noonan has described family violence as ‘the biggest law and order challenge facing Victoria’. In 2013–14, 65,393 family violence incidents were reported to Victoria Police. This is one every eight minutes, and an increase of 83 per cent since 2009–10. In 2014 overall, 68,000 family violence incidents were recorded, according to a Crime Statistics Agency report released in March. The report found that a third of the 9,806 sexual assault and related offences, almost half of the 37,639 assault and related offences and more than half of the 10,573 stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour offences were family violence related. In 2013, there were 44 family violence-related deaths in Victoria. RMIT University’s Centre for Innovative Justice, headed by former Victorian attorneygeneral Rob Hulls, recently released a report on new justice strategies for family violence perpetrators. These included 24-hour jail penalties for people breaching intervention orders. Although both men and women can be perpetrators or victims of family violence, most perpetrators are men and victims are women and children. In the femaledominated professions of nursing and midwifery, therefore, nurses are likely to experience family violence either personally or professionally, or both. 6
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Family violence services at healthcare facilities The Women’s Hospital has CASA House (Centre Against Sexual Assault), which offers 24 hour crisis care support following sexual assault as well as short to medium term counselling and advocacy and support groups. The hospital also has family violence factsheets in various languages available at its website thewomensorg.au and a social work service for patients. Inner Melbourne Community Legal has given legal and family violence training to more than 200 staff – mostly nurses and midwives – at the Women’s Hospital since 2012 and provides free legal help three times per week as part of a project called ‘Acting on the Warning Signs’. InTouch, the Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence has been training medical staff at Dandenong Hospital in identifying and responding to family violence. A lawyer from InTouch will provide free legal help at the hospital once a week to patients referred to them. The Royal Children’s Hospital has a range of resources about family violence and children: rch.org.au/mhs/services/Addressing_Family_ Violence_Programs Family violence leave As part of our commitment to helping members who are victims of domestic violence, we will again pursue a family violence clause in the 2016 enterprise bargaining agreement log of claims, which will allow special leave for victims of violence.
Assistant Commissioner Dean McWhirter
Mandatory reporting In Victoria, registered nurses and midwives have a legal obligation to report to authorities if they have a belief ‘on reasonable grounds’ that a child is at risk of physical abuse, sexual abuse, family violence and psychological harm. Therefore, if you believe that a child in your care is experiencing family violence, either directly or indirectly, you are under a legal obligation to report your concerns. You should contact Child Protection at the Department of Human Services. You will find a list of contact numbers for local offices on the Department of Human Services website: dhs.vic.gov.au or use this link: bit.ly/1NegQB7 For concerns about the immediate safety of a child, contact the Child Protection Crisis Line: 131 278 (24hrs, 7 days a week, toll free) or for life-threatening situations, contact Victoria Police on 000.
This clause for special leave is still in the early stages of development; however, it will take into consideration strict confidentiality requirements for nurses accessing the special leave, as well as appropriate ways to assist them. Some local government employers, including Surf Coast Shire, and some aged care employers already have family violence leave in their staff agreements. The ACTU is seeking 10 days annual family violence leave to be included in all awards for permanent staff and 10 days unpaid family violence leave for casuals. Pregnancy as a risk factor Nurses and midwives should be aware that women may be at increased risk of family violence while pregnant. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006) Personal Safety Survey identified that almost 60 per cent of women who had experienced violence perpetrated by a former partner were pregnant at some time during the relationship; of these, 36 per cent experienced the abuse during their pregnancy and 17 per cent experienced it for the first time when they were pregnant. www.anmfvic.asn.au
Nurses and midwives are no strangers to violence After good friends, health professionals are the most likely people that a woman will talk to about being a victim of violence, says PhD researcher and counsellor/advocate at the Centre Against Sexual Assault, Elizabeth McLindon. Ms McLindon’s PhD research involved surveying over 500 health professionals, most of them nurses and midwives, about their experiences of violence and the impact of caring for female patients who had experienced violence. She said that the ‘prevalence of family violence and sexual assault among this health professional population was significant’, possibly greater than that of the
What is family violence?
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of reported incidents are committed by men The following information is from the Safe Steps website safesteps.org.au Family violence can happen to anyone but in 95 per cent of reported incidents, it is committed by men against women, children and other vulnerable people. It is endemic in the community and affects people of all walks of life regardless of age, culture, sexual identity, ability, ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status. Family violence can take many forms and is when someone (the abuser) uses behaviour that is violent, threatening, intimidating or controlling, or intended to cause the family or household member to be fearful. The abuser may be from a current or past intimate relationship, a carer or a guardian, another family member, including step www.anmfvic.asn.au
broader Australian population.
specialist services,’ Ms McLindon said.
She said that, generally speaking, family violence and sexual assault were very common experiences in women’s lives, with research suggesting that about a third of all women experience family violence and/or sexual assault.
‘However, health professionals themselves are overwhelmingly women and therefore we can reasonably assume that many of these women are victims/survivors of violence themselves. What we have not known until now is very much about how this affects health professionals and what their needs are from their employers.’
Violence contributed to significant health issues, ranging from sleep and mental health issues to physical health issues including chronic pelvic pain, and led victims to access health services in high numbers. ‘For all of these reasons, health professionals are increasingly being charged with providing domestic violence interventions such as screening patients and plugging victims into family, regardless of gender and sexuality. Abusive behaviours include:
Ms McLindon will share information about what would help health professionals in dealing with family violence and sexual assault issues at the Delegates Conference and the Australian Nurses and Midwives Conference.
Resources
Physical: hitting, slapping, threats, restraining, biting, scratching, pinching, kicking, punching, pushing, burning, stabbing, shooting
Child Protection Crisis Line:
Psychological and emotional: threats, intimidation, name calling, put downs, isolation, economic abuse (forcing a person to give up his/her wages or not letting him/ her have access to money), abusing or using children or pets to create fear, stalking, harassing, guilt trips, blaming
dhs.vic.gov.au or find contact details via bit.ly/1NegQB7
Sexual: unwanted sexual contact – e.g. touching, rape, verbal harassment, making you do sexual things without consent that may hurt, make you feel ashamed, or bad, making you feel guilty if you say no to sex, not using contraception when you ask them to. Who to contact if you are experiencing family violence or need a referral for someone who is experiencing family violence: Contact Safe Steps (Family Violence Response Centre) on 1800 015 188 (Toll free). You can call this number any hour of the day, any day of the week. If you are in danger, call 000. Visit safesteps.org.au for more information on family violence.
131 278 (24/7, toll free)
Department of Human Services
Royal Children’s hospital resources
rch.org.au/mhs/services/Addressing_ Family_Violence_Programs
Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: safesteps.org.au 1800 015 188(24/7, toll free)
If you are in immediate danger contact Victoria Police on 000.
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Member profile A tree change at the Austin One patient chose to get married under the golden ash tree in the Friends’ Sensory Garden; another held a recommitment ceremony there. ‘There was an older lady whose friend brought in a lace tablecloth and afternoon tea with tea and scones and a fine teapot and I thought “That’s fantastic because that’s something you might do at home.” In another corner of the sensory garden is a partially enclosed space with a moptop robinia plant providing shade and dappled light through its canopy, designed for private or reflective time-out. ‘Patients have often said to me that for them it’s their sanity to come into the gardens and relax, where birds are singing, there’s the normal smells and sights of a garden and it’s just been an opportunity for them to take a break, stop, relax and gather their thoughts,’ Mr Wells said. With a passion for plants and a long career in nursing, it made sense for Steven Wells to combine both as a nurse, horticultural therapist and ‘gardens & grounds project officer’ at Austin Health. Mr Wells’ gardens, designed for healing and rehabilitation, have soothed and delighted patients, staff and visitors alike, and in 2012 led to him winning the prestigious Gardening Australia’s Gardener of the Year Award. Horticultural therapy might at first seem a radical idea but is actually an old concept, harking back to the Victorian era and beyond, when the healing influence of nature was more commonly recognised through the creation of hospital gardens. The idea has been rekindled in Mr Wells’ role as gardens and grounds project officer, which is focused on creating and developing gardens to improve the therapeutic hospital environment of Austin Health. The project was established in 2010 and has developed 18 garden projects to date, funded from donations, bequests and non-operational funds.
memories and soothe patients in recovery from traumatic accidents. Plants here include scented pelargoniums, curry herb, peppermint and oregano, and Lamb’s Ear with its soft leaves. One patient, Mr Wells said, was confined to the hospital ward, so kept a leaf of Lamb’s Ear on his pillow because stroking it reminded him of patting his dog. The sensory garden was created in 2005, designed around a golden ash tree which used to be the only living thing on a bare patch of dirt. Patients, staff and visitors can gather on the seats under the golden ash boughs and in a corner, there for children to discover, Mr Wells has placed a huge nest with large ‘eggs’ inside. Within a hospital environment, the gardens also provide a welcoming space for children to run around and play without their parents worrying too much about their impact on others.
The plants in Mr Wells’ gardens at Austin Health sites have been specifically chosen for suitability to the environment, to minimise ongoing maintenance. Creating gardens at healthcare facilities is highly achievable, Mr Wells said, with well-documented benefits for health and wellbeing. The therapeutic gardens Mr Wells has created at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre are maintained by him and Alan Armitage, an ex-patient who has volunteered regularly since his slow recovery from a serious head injury caused by a fall. ‘Alan came to us for rehab and at that stage wasn’t aware of his surroundings because he had post-traumatic amnesia,’ Mr Wells said. ‘At the time, the gardens weren’t that significant for him but for his wife and adult children it was great to have this space in a time of uncertainty and stress, not knowing what was going to happen and how he was going to recover. It was their bit of sanctuary for them.’
At Austin Health’s Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, Mr Wells’ horticultural therapy involves working with patients with acquired brain injuries, using gardening activities like potting and propagation to help patients with their rehabilitation goals. Patients might need to practise using fine motor skills, for example, or work on communication or planning. Horticultural therapy is one of a suite of creative therapies offered at Austin Health, along with music and arts therapy. The Friends’ Sensory Garden at the Royal Talbot, funded by the Friends of Austin Health, draws upon the texture and scents of plants to evoke conversations, trigger
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ANMF (Vic Branch) welcomes Ice Action Plan ANMF (Vic Branch) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s plan to deal with the state’s methamphetamine problem, particularly its focus on addiction prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Pip Carew is a member of the Specialist Workforce Advisory Group providing expert industry advice to the Premier’s Ice Action Taskforce. The Victorian Government said that the $45.5 million Ice Action Plan would give communities the tools to identify and act on addiction. The plan would supply local health services the training they need to identify addiction and assist before problems can escalate to the point where health workers are put at risk. ‘ANMF (Vic Branch) welcomes all actions that tackle ice addiction at its source and treat methamphetamine as a serious health issue which is having ramifications for the whole community, including frontline workers such as nurses,’ Ms Carew said.
Nurses inducted onto Victorian Honour Roll Nurses Dr Olga Kanitsaki AM and the late Louise Kurczycki were among 22 outstanding women inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women this year. Dr Kanitsaki was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995 for her services to nursing, particularly for her involvement in developing a multicultural health service. Having arrived in Melbourne in 1961 as a non-English speaking immigrant, Dr Kanitsaki became a leader in nursing. In 2000, she was appointed Australia’s first Professor of Transcultural Nursing and Head of Department of Nursing and Midwifery at RMIT University. Throughout her career, Dr Kanitsaki was an advocate of cross-cultural considerations in health care and nursing, serving on numerous advisory committees and boards for government, health professionals and the community. The late Louise Kurczycki, who passed away in August 2014, was also inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Ms Kurczycki was an inspirational clinical nurse and researcher specialising in the field of continence management. She dedicated
much of her 30-year career to improving the quality of life of people affected by continence issues, particularly people with multiple sclerosis. Ms Kurczycki began her nursing career in 1983 with the Royal District Nursing Service, where she became Program Coordinator for Continence Promotion and Management. As the inaugural manager of the Neuro-Urology and Continence Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, she forged valuable links with the MS Society. In 2007, Ms Kurczycki moved to the Netherlands where she worked for two years as a consultant with Allergan undertaking incontinence clinical trials for patients with MS and spinal cord injuries. Ms Kurczycki has left a legacy of improved treatment and care for those living with MS and incontinence. The 2015 inductees join more than 500 extraordinary Victorian women on the honour roll. At a ceremony at Federation Square, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Women Fiona Richardson celebrated with the latest inductees, including Dr Olga Kanitsaki and Ms Kurczycki’s family. Ms Kurczycki’s daughter, Olivia, proudly accepted Ms Kurczycki’s induction certificate.
‘We also appreciate an approach that addresses the need to prevent and treat addiction rather than solely focusing on policing and punishment. ‘It is also gratifying that the Andrews Government is viewing the Ice Action Taskforce as a work-in-progress and will continue to accept advice from the ANMF and other groups who have expert knowledge about how methamphetamine abuse is affecting users and the community.’ The role of the Specialist Workforce Advisory Group is to advise on how methamphetamine use is affecting workers, specifically how to prevent ice-related occupational violence being experienced by medical professionals and other workers. The government announced it would spend: - $4.7 million in extra support for families and communities to address ice use, including a new, dedicated Ice Help Line
Above: Dr Olga Kanitsaki with Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson Right: Louise Kurczycki
- $18 million to expand innovative drug treatment services, focusing on rehabilitation for users in rural and regional areas - $1.8 million to expand Needle and Syringe Programs to make harm reduction more effective.
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UK report has lessons for Australian midwifery practice An investigation into serious maternity incidents at a UK hospital has concluded that the maternity unit was dysfunctional and failures of clinical care led to deaths of mothers and babies. The investigation’s findings, contained in the Morecambe Bay Investigation Report, have important implications for Australian midwifery practice, ANMF (Vic Branch) Acting Assistant Secretary Julianne Barclay said.
As a former nurse working in a psychiatric aged care facility, Christian Sanderson knows about the impacts of occupational violence and aggression on staff health. At the now-closed Weighbridge Aged Care Facility, Mr Sanderson was a Job Rep and Health and Safety Rep. He would contact staff members who had been subject to violence or aggression to ensure they knew about the internal counselling program, or to offer a listening ear. Mr Sanderson also had ‘robust’ discussions with management over providing formal training to deal with occupational violence and aggression. ‘Someone had broken into a ward and bailed up staff and I called up counselling and called up staff to make sure they were OK. We hadn’t had formal training to deal with aggressive incidents and I pushed for that program to be reinstated,’ Mr Sanderson said. It was for this kind of thorough advocacy and support that Mr Sanderson won an ANMF (Vic Branch) HSR of the Year Award. He is now an industrial organiser at the Branch. ‘The main reason to become an HSR is that everyone is affected by whether a work environment is safe or not and you have the opportunity to have an impact on that,’ Mr Sanderson said.
The report detailed 20 instances of significant failures of care in the maternity unit of the Furness General Hospital. These failures may have contributed to the deaths of three mothers and 16 babies between January 2004 and June 2013, the investigation found. Different clinical care in these cases would have been expected to prevent the death of one mother and 11 babies. There were serious problems in five main areas, the report says: • Clinical competence of a proportion of staff fell significantly below the standard for a safe, effective service. • There were poor working relationships between midwives, obstetricians and paediatricians, with a ‘them and us’ culture and poor communication hampering clinical care. • Midwifery care became strongly influenced by a small number of midwives whose ‘over-zealous’ pursuit of natural childbirth ‘at any cost’ sometimes led to unsafe care. • Failures of risk assessment and care
- resolution of workplace OHS issues and disputes
The Morecambe Bay investigation was conducted by the National Health Service. Ms Barclay said that there is a high proportion of unregistered personal care assistants working in midwifery in the UK. The report highlighted the need for properly trained, qualified and registered midwives to be delivering midwifery care. In Victorian hospitals, only registered and qualified midwives are involved in delivering midwifery care thanks to midwife: patient ratios and ANMF’s advocacy for staff involved in midwifery care to be adequately trained and registered. Ms Barclay said ANMF (Vic Branch) supports multi-disciplinary and collaborative approaches to midwifery care. The Morecambe Bay investigation had highlighted the need for multi-disciplinary teams to collaborate effectively with each other. ‘There has to be mutual respect and good communication between doctors and midwives so that if something goes wrong during a birth, it’s a seamless process for the medical officer to become involved in care,’ Ms Barclay said. To read the Morecambe Bay report visit www.gov.uk/government/publications/ morecambe-bay-investigation-report
Ms Friday was a member of the ANMF for at least 26 years. She had been employed at The Women’s Hospital and the City of Casey, where she worked as a maternal child health nurse for the better part of 30 years. Carol trained at the Austin Hospital and went on to complete her midwifery training at the Queen Victoria Hospital in 1969.
The $1000 award recognises outstanding achievement and commitment to the ANMF and to members in their designated work group. HSRs can be recognised for their:
- leadership and innovation in workplace occupational health and safety
• There was a grossly deficient response from unit clinicians to serious incidents with repeated failure to investigate properly and learn lessons.
In memoriam: registered nurse and midwife Carol Friday
ANMF (Vic Branch) is calling for nominations for the 2015 HSR of the Year Award. Nominations close on Friday 29 May. You can nominate an HSR online at anmfvic.asn.au/ reps/hsr-of-the-year or phone the OHS unit secretary on 9275 9333.
- protection of nurses and patients from workplace injuries and illness
planning resulted in inappropriate and unsafe care.
The staff of ANMF (Vic Branch) extend our sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of long-term member, registered nurse Carol Friday, who, along with her son Greig, died in France in the Germanwings plane crash.
She practised not only in Victoria but also periods in Greenvale in Queensland and, in recent years, an Aboriginal community near Alice Springs. Carol’s dedication to helping the community also shone when she spent time caring for the Kosovars in Australia after they fled Albania seeking asylum in 1999.
- achievements in representation and consultation.
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Perioperative nursing – the journey to nurse practitioner By Kylie Cross, Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group The opportunities in nursing are endless and choosing to specialise in perioperative nursing presents the generalist nurse with a range of career pathways. There is the option of going into management, education or remaining in the clinical environment. But now there are perioperative nurses joining the growing number of nurses becoming endorsed as nurse practitioners. There are now five perioperative nurse practitioners endorsed in Victoria.
are then undertaken to achieve a Masters qualification before being endorsed as nurse practitioners. In most instances nurse practitioners, with many years of perioperative experience, work alongside surgeons, generally in their consulting rooms. This allows them to follow patients through their full surgical experience, from preoperative assessment and education, to assisting during their surgery and then following them up in the rooms with wound management, further education and support. Nurse practitioners’ ability to order tests, write drug charts, prescriptions, pathology request slips and provide referrals is also invaluable support to the surgeons.
The role of the perioperative nurse practitioner is truly rewarding, as you are able to build a rapport with patients and become their advocate and a familiar face, providing comfort to them during what is often a very uncertain time. The Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group State Conference will take place on 30 and 31 July at The Pullman Hotel, Albert Park, Melbourne, with the theme ‘Strategies for Success: Quality and Safety in Perioperative Care’. Innovative practices in the operating suite, organ donation, and advances in surgery and anaesthesia will be covered at the conference. For details about the conference and the Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group, visit vpng.org.au
Staff updates
Three of the five nurse practitioners, Jenny Furness – the very first perioperative nurse practitioner – Rebecca East and me, Kylie Cross, have been or are involved with the Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group, a special interest group of the ANMF (Vic Branch).
ANMF (Vic Branch) has welcomed Antonia Acott, who is acting media and communications manager while Sam Sonogan is on maternity leave. We also congratulate Sam and her husband Derek on the birth of their son George.
The role of the perioperative nurse practitioner incorporates that of a perioperative nurse surgeon’s assistant. The journey begins with a passion for perioperative nursing and qualifications in perioperative nursing. Further studies
Anthony Stafford has been seconded to the position of industrial officer covering for Megan Reeve while she is on extended leave until 30 June. Christian Sanderson has been appointed permanently to the position of industrial relations organiser.
Special Interest Groups Visit www.anmfvic.asn.au/interestgroups for all upcoming ANMF (Victorian Branch) Special Interest Group news, events and meetings. Inq: Stephen Morley ANMF House is located at 540 Elizabeth St, Melbourne Medical Imaging Nurses Assoc smorley@bendigohealth.org.au Inq: Deborah Shears Advance Care Planning SIG deborah.shears@i-med.com.au Vic Assoc Maternal & Child Health Nurses Inq: Kathryn Whiteside When : Wednesday 13 May, 6-9.30pm Kathryn.Whiteside@austin.org.au Mental Health Nurses SIG Topic: Executive meeting Inq: Carole de Greenlaw ANZANAC (HIV Nursing SIG) Venue: TBA records@anmfvic.asn.au When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Tuesday 12 May, 6.30-8pm Members meeting The Retreat Hotel Abbotsford Emily Wheeler 9341 5244 or Liz Crock 0410 560 314
Day Surgery SIG
When: Wednesday 20 May, 6pm Topic: Executive meeting Venue: GoToMeeting Inq: Chris Guidotti chris_guidotti@y7mail.com
Diabetes Nurse Educators SIG
Inq: Catherine Wallace-Wilkinson positivehealth@bigpond.com 0411 557 631
Injured Nurses’ Support Group Inq:
Annie Rutter 1300 760 602
Immunisation Nurses SIG When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Monday 18 May, 6-10pm Members meeting Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Vikkie Coghlan vikk1c36@bigpond.com.au
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Nurses for Continence Inq:
Christine Sumper nfcv.sec@gmail.com
Orthopaedic Nurses’ Assoc When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Wednesday 20 May, 6-9.30pm Twilight meeting Charles Darwin University, 104 Franklin Street, Melbourne Meinir Griffiths 9342 8417 Rita Moreno 9345 5303
Palliative Care SIG When: Topic: Venue: Inq:
Monday 18 May, 6.30-8.30pm Members meeting Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House Lyndsay Cassidy Lyndsay.CASSIDY@svhm.org.au
Preadmission Nurses Group Inq:
Kate Hussey kate.hussey@healthscope.com.au
Safe Patient Handling
When: Friday 22 May, 9.30am-2m Topic: Safe patient handling SIG forum Venue: Carson Conference Centre, ANMF House
When: Topic: Inq:
Friday, 22 May 3-4pm, Immediately following the DET/MAV MCH Conference Members meeting Helen Watson 0419 103 795 vamchn.group@gmail.com
Victorian School Nurses Venue: Inq:
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
Venue: Carson Conference Centre ANMF House Inq: Ingrid Ridler IRidler@mercy.com.au
Vic Perioperative Nurses’ Group When: Topic: Inq:
Tuesday 26 May Committee meeting enquiries@vpng.org.au or 1300 721 169
Vic Urological Nurses Society When: Topic: Venue:
Saturday 2 May, 8.30am-1.30pm Student Day Carson Conference Centre, ANMF HouseInq: 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.
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. 12
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Melbourne: 12-13 May – for Reps in Eastern Health workplaces (organiser Sandra Oakley) 3-4 June, Melbourne (organisers Cynthia Salmon and Virginia McCracken) 28-29 July, Melbourne (organiser Lisa Stingel) 12-13 August, Melbourne (organiser Gail Were) 24-25 November, Melbourne (organiser Anthony Stafford) 1-2 December, Melbourne (organiser Judith Milne) Regional: to be held in each location, for Reps in these regional areas 27-28 May, Bendigo (organiser Loretta Marchesi) 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)
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 6 May 5 August 15 September Regional: for Reps in the regional organiser catchment area, held at a venue in these locations: Bendigo: 26 May Warrnambool: 20 August Echuca: 25 August Wangaratta: 22 September Ballarat: 10 November
Metropolitan courses: 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 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 If you would like us to consider presenting a course in your area, please email a request.
Conferences 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
Registration renewal due by 31 May Don’t forget, registration renewal is due by 31 May. Registered nurses and midwives, this means you have to have your 20 hours annual continuing professional development (CPD) completed in time for registration. ANMF (Vic Branch) can help you meet your CPD requirements with full members receiving $400 annual credit at our CPD portal – cpd.anmfvic.asn.au We also offer high quality face-to-face CPD at our Education Centre (see the calendar and registration form at the back of OTR or visit our website anmfvic.asn.au). Your attendance at our events such as the Nurses and Midwives Wellness Conference (8 May) and Prevention of Workplace Bullying Conference (21 May) will also help you accrue your remaining CPD hours. You can renew your registration online at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) website: ahpra.gov.au
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Education centre seminars and workshops
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 ‘Endoscopy’ 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.
May 2015 RN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses EN
CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 4 1 May 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.
Endoscopy nursing plays a vital role in the treatment and diagnosis of gastroenterological conditions. At some stage during your career you will care for a patient that requires an endoscopic procedure be it a respiratory, urological or gastroenterological endoscopy.In this module the authors have focused on their specialty of gastroenterology and respiratory, and will guide you through the essential treatment and management of associated conditions. Caring for patients having gastroenterological and respiratory endoscopy procedures doesn’t just stop in the suites. Post procedural complications are a significant cause of patient deterioration, highlighting the need to develop sound endoscopy recovery knowledge and skill.
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. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN
EN Management of chronic/ persistent pain in older people
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IV cannulation for registered nurses and midwives
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
RN
Depression and anxiety – recognising the symptoms EN
CPD: 6 hours, Course code:31 4 May 2015 9.30am-4.30pm 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
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EN 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 www.anmfvic.asn.au
Course key ALL 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
CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 33 27 May 2015 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Dr Rosalie Hudson This seminar focuses on advanced skills development for nurses caring for older 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 are appropriate interventions identified, particularly for those with cognitive impairment? What are the myths and counter facts of opioid use in older people and what is the place of non-pharmacological therapies?
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CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 34 15 May 2015, 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Kate Potter This seminar will focus on the process and procedure for inserting peripheral cannulae in the adult patient. It includes an overview of relevant anatomy, selection of insertion sites and cannula, insertion techniques, related 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
Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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Education centre RTO courses Managing the deteriorating patient
RN
CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 35 19 May 2015, 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Bruce Killey This workshop takes a comprehensive exploration and review of the important aspects of managing patients who deteriorate whilst in acute care. The workshop focuses on advanced skill development for those working in the general ward setting. Who is at risk? What signs and symptoms should “worry” you? How do you immediately manage such situations and how to get help in a timely and effective manner? Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
Pre-admission and postdischarge best practice continence care
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CPD: 4 hours, Course code: 36 20 May 2015, 9am-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
Innovation in wound management EN
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. Member $360, non-member $420, Job Rep/ SIG member $320
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Venepuncture, conducting a 12 lead ECG & contemporary pathology collection EN
CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 37 21 May 2015, 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Kate Potter
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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 undertake 12-lead ECG recording as part of their role. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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Managing difficult people
CPD: 6 hours, Course code: 38 21 May 2015, 9.30am-4.30pm Presenter: Brendan Scully This seminar addresses a variety of techniques that nurses and other healthcare professionals may utilise to manage difficult people and tense situations. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
When do you change your practice based on what you read?
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CPD: 3 hours, Course code: 39 26 May 2015, 9am-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
June 2015 RN
ACFI for registered and enrolled nurses EN
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. Member $180, Non-member $215, Job Rep or SIG member $170
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EN Law & ethics for registered and enrolled nurses
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 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 EN
Certificate IV in training and assessment (TAE40110) 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
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CPD: 12 hours. Course code: 509 22 and 29 June, 9.30am-4.30pm www.anmfvic.asn.au
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