In an analysis of perceptions of nurses in the pandemic, one group of researchers made it clear that valuing nurses' well-being was equally as important as valuing their expertise.6 It is important not to minimise the emotional and physical costs of the extra-ordinary responsibilities involved in practising in these circumstances, and the degree of support required to sustain nurses effectively in that practice. Teaching online Over recent years, New Zealand tertiary education providers have followed the international trend towards blended learning in nursing education to better meet the needs of contemporary students.12 Blended learning approaches generally involve both online and practical or face-to-face sessions, with some delivery of content and resources online. When delivered well, blended learning has a positive impact on student achievement because it overcomes some barriers to learning, such as time and distance.12 Further research is needed to understand the impact and experience of teaching and learning fully online for both students and nurse educators, because it is likely the scale of online learning has increased in many programmes. The pandemic has highlighted gaps in the health workforce, and chronic underinvestment in public health, and ongoing risks for our population who are already under-served by current arrangements.7 The pandemic has given nursing more visibility and a stronger voice to lead change and influence health policy and practice,6 so we need to avoid limiting our potential by challenging historical representations of nurses.
A new strategy was needed to provide interactive learning to help students develop these clinical skills To adapt the course for online learning, we decided one teacher would demonstrate health-assessment skills on a live model, streaming to all students via Zoom across Massey's three campuses Using humour in nursing practice can be an effective way of building connections between nurses, and with patients
This essay explores the strategies employed by Amitav Ghosh to navigate between secular and religious worldviews, with a particular focus on In an Antique Land (1992). I argue that this early work is an especially useful resource to elaborate alternative responses to the received conflict between the secular and the religious, which Ghosh tries to replace with the opposition between the violent ideology that he defines as "supremacism" and the dialogical stance that he calls "culture of compromise." This shift allows Ghosh's narrative—an account of his experience as a fieldworker in Egypt—to imagine a common ground between religious and secular perspectives, where a shared intellectual effort of creativity and dissent can survive to oppose various kinds of supremacist ideologies and practices. I make use of several insights from Ghosh's essays—in particular "The Fundamentalist Challenge" (1995)—and frame Ghosh's work within the debate on the heterogeneous and controversial concept of "postsecularism." My reading of In an Antique Land, moreover, provides the opportunity to comment on the limits and merits of Ghosh's overall ethic and aesthetic project.
American infection control physician Kent Sepkowitz argues that countries with higher rates of nurses per capita seem to have lower death rates in this pandemic 3 This suggests nurses may be the critical element in health services that enable effective patient management and survival Human liberties and individual rights are likely to be limited for periods of time to serve broader public interests, including public safety and the wellbeing of health-care workers 7 However, public health measures must also inform, educate and communicate with the public to ensure they understand the nature, scope and threat of a pandemic Artificial intelligence allows mapping of outbreaks and forecasting the nature and scope of their spread
With high health worker infection rates in Europe, protecting staff was "hugely top of mind" and the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) a constant topic of conversation among nurse and clinical leaders, he said The college was working closely with the infection prevention & control nurses' college on best practice guidelines across DHBs, as well as a network of intensive care clinicians Kirby said it was important to have clear, accurate and honest communication with health staff and the public - particularly around bed and ventilator numbers, as hospitals and intensive care units prepared for the worst
Nurse educators are responsible for preparing competent nurses. However, a New Zealand study has found many reluctant to enforce passing standards in clinical practice.
Western Institute of Technology in Taranaki has introduced a new, integrated way of teaching biosciences. Anecdotal evidence suggests it's helping students' understanding.
The impacts of vaccination on health are well documented. Less so are the effects on a country's - and its people's - social and economic well-being.
Keeping babies safe after the Kaikoura earthquake was the first priority for the local Mori health and social service.
Using social media otters both benefits and pittalls for nurses. Making good decisions that ensure professional requirements are met is the key.
In a stressful working environment, nurses need tools to help them develop healthy relationships and good communication.
The inaugural director of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit warns of becoming complacent about 'normalisation' of short staffing and onerous workloads in the health system here.
