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 Welcome to our August Newsletter 

 
I feel like we say this every month, but WELCOME to our new subscribers! We've had a number sign up this month from remote and rural locations across New Zealand and its great to have you with us! We hope all our subscribers had a restful break of the term holidays and have returned with renewed enthusiasm (-Check our our meme at the bottom of this newsletter- who can relate?!) :D 

We had a small feature run in the Kai Tiaki Nursing Journal this month, and are starting to see some early traction on this already - its an exciting time to be a school nurse in New Zealand. 

We've been concentrating in the last month on fixing broken links and bugs on the site, and you should now be able to access everything smoothly again. We also continue to put up new links as they become available- please feel free to send resources you feel may be useful for the network!

Until next month, x NZSN. 
 


 

Mental Health Resources for Students


Help for the Tough Times provides a quick guide to four New Zealand websites that were especially designed to support teens when they are feeling stressed, anxious, or out of their depth.

The Help for the Tough Times pocket guide was co-developed for teens by teens. Staff bulletin banner designs, and a PowerPoint presentation (that can be adapted for each school) are also available on the Education Programmes page of the HPA website for induction sessions or meetings, to introduce teaching and support staff to the resources and websites.

Order FREE hard copies of the Help for the Tough Times pocket guide for all the students in your school by emailing toughtimes@hpa.org.nz and giving your name, role, contact phone number, school name, school’s courier address, and the number of teen guides, staff reference guides and/or posters you require.

 

 

Our August Fact - Did you know?


If your school clinic does not have a GP or Family planning services available, students can have phone consults with Family Planning that you can help facilitate.
Here are some of the things that can be done at a phone consultation:

  • Getting the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP)
  • Getting a prescription for boxes of condoms
  • Getting a repeat pill prescription (in some cases)
  • Pre-appointments for the IUD and implant
  • Talking about your contraception options

Having a phone consultation does depend on a few things, so sometimes they might need to see the student in the clinic instead. More information can be found here
 

Courses on Secondary Sexuality Education

 


Cystic Fibrosis Awareness week is coming up 12 - 18 August

This week aims to build awareness on what cystic fibrosis is, how it affects people, the work Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand does and encourage people to get involved with the cause and inspire donations.
Cystic Fibrosis NZ have regional field workers who act as personal advocates for people with cystic fibrosis. They help them navigate multiple systems, including school. Click on the link here to find out more.

This is an excellent resource for any school staff who work with students who have cystic fibrosis.

CFNZ have recently released a  position statement intended for people with CF and their whanau, it is Guidelines for infection prevention and control for people with CF in non-health care settings.

The statement outlines general hygiene guidelines for people with CF, as well as particular policies relating to households, schools, workplaces, sports, pools, gardening, pets and animals and events organised by CFNZ.

The key elements of the new policies are:

  • The risk of infection remains for people with CF who have had a lung transplant.
  • The ‘safe’ distance between people with CF has been increased from 1.5 metres to 4 metres.

 

Cross Infection policy update / Cystic Fibrosis

 


Do you Snore?


In your HEEADSSS assessment, under sleeping section, have you ever asked students if they snore? 
Snoring occurs in approximately one third of children. About 10% of these children snore every night. Uncomplicated snoring is at one end of the spectrum of what is termed ‘sleep-disordered breathing’ (SDB) and severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is at the other end. It is estimated that OSA affects approximately 3-5% of children and youth.

The adverse consequences of unrecognised OSA in children include hypertension and poor sleep quality which can impact on daytime behaviour, development and learning.

Click here to access the related Goodfellow Unit PD online learning here to learn more. 

 


 

Dates for the diary coming up...

 
  • Cystic Fibrosis awareness week, 12 - 18 Aug
  • SYHPANZ Annual One-Day Hui honoring Dame Sue Bagshaw, 20th August 2019. For more information and to register, click here
  • Red Whale Update  24 Aug - A comprehensive update  for New Zealand based primary healthcare professionals: GPs, Primary Care Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists. More information here.
  • Daffodil Day 30 Aug- more information here .
  • Register for Mental Health awareness week, 23 - 29 September 2019
  • Child Health Nursing Paediatric Community Nurse Diabetes Workshop 2019 - 30 Sept. Greenlane Clinical Centre 0800-1630. Book on-line via Kiosk (for more information email Ann Faherty Afaherty@adhb.govt.nz or Rita Sigley rsigley@adhb.govt.nz). Attendance is free. 
  • The Australian Association for Adolescent Health conference 27 - 29 Nov. Registration is now open. Early bird prices are available until Friday 29th September.


Wishing you all the best for the new term! 
We saw this and just had to share it! :)

 

 

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