4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 5 - Central Queensland University

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CORNERS
VOL.3
2013
ISSUE01
From the
Dean’s Desk
This edition of Four Corners
welcomes two new curricula for a
new year. The new midwifery program
under the leadership of Associate
Professor Moira Williamson and
a new Bachelor of Nursing led by
Jenny Davis who invested much
into the development of this and the
midwifery program. Julie Bradshaw
leaves the position of BN coordinator
and is concentrating on completing
her PhD. There are several staff
still completing higher degrees in
the School – the completion of these
has the potential to provide untold
opportunities for their future careers.
This year the International
Congress of Nursing is being held in
Melbourne, Australia. It will be a chance
to rub shoulders and network with our
International colleagues and reconnect
with our Australian counerparts. A
few staff members are attending the
Congress and/or giving papers.
Associate Professor Trudy Dwyer
has completed a month exchange at
QUT courtesy of the Collaborative
Research Network (CRN). Nick Ralph
also gained a similar opportunity
and will be progressing some
clinical research in Brisbane. Moira
Williamson recently procured an early
career researcher opportunity and
for the next six months will engage
in regular seminars and workshops
to improve her research potential.
The School is exceptionally lucky to
have these opportunities in the area
of research.
We said farewell to Jenny Anastasi
and welcomed Louise Byrne as a full
time staff member. We also increased
the staff number at Bundaberg by 50%
with the arrival of Margaret Brame and
Nicole Blunt.
In this edition we introduce
you to our lesser known programs
which offer exciting prospects for
re-entry students. We also feature
our residential schools and have an
interesting expose of simulation in the
School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Warm regards
Professor Ysanne Chapman
y.chapman@cqu.edu.au
A Tanna Island child who could benefit from next year’s health clinics.
Juggling jobs whilst lobbying
for free healthcare
Community engagement 2011 honour recipient and recent graduate,
Sherrie Lee*, has teamed up with Ricco Yasso (previously from Tanna
Island) and Vicki Platts (also a graduate from CQUniversity), in an effort
to bring basic healthcare to Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
Sherrie and Vicki both juggle full-time
Registered Nurse positions at Hillcrest
Rockhampton Private Hospital with
management committee positions for
Bridging Health Inc. Ricco Yasso also
works full-time while dedicating time to
the charity, holding the position as Vice-
President.
“Bridging Health is a recent registered
incorporated charity formed after an
ex-villager of Tanna Island, Vanuatu,
approached a nursing student to provide
healthcare to their community,” Sherrie
said.
“The initial idea was developed after
seeing local village children playing with
infected leg wounds and the community
having inadequate healthcare available to
successfully enable good wound healing.
Donations can be made to Bridging
Health Inc via Bank of Queensland
(BSB 124 001 Account 219 593 42).
Sherrie Lee, Ricco Yasso and Vicki Platts share
a goal to help on Tanna Island.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Return to nursing
Continued on next page
Ranger behind the mask
Midwifery focus
Tools for the educator

Healthcare Continued from previous page
“From this observation, planning commenced to develop a charity
to meet the community’s needs of providing basic healthcare.
This vision is to help less fortunate communities by offering
healthcare by qualified health care professionals, instigating a
healthier future.”
Bridging Health Inc is now planning free health clinics, with the
first scheduled for June/July next year, allowing ample time to
prepare and gather resources.
“Bridging Health Inc will undertake various fundraising activities,
allowing for the purchase of much needed resources, as well
as recruiting many enthusiastic and qualified healthcare and
non-healthcare professionals,” Sherrie said. These fundraising
activites will include Golf Days and Movie Nights.
Bridging Health Inc is now also on Facebook
To participate or for more information, contact Sherrie at
0438 121 617 or infobridginghealthinc@gmail.com.
* Sherrie Lee was one of 18 students and three lecturers who travelled to Nepal in 2011. She
outlined the advantages of providing health care and assistancce in a third world country and
the learning experiences of students as a result of that mission and was awarded a community
engagement honour at the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Award (Opal Award) for her role in the project.
New program addressing the gaps
Transitioning from the TAFE Diploma for Enrolled Nurses to university study
requires specialised teaching. As the TAFE-qualified students come directly into
the second year of the CQUniversity Nursing degree, the new program is designed
to address gaps in their specialised knowledge.
The new program ensures that the transitioning students acquire a high order critical thinking
approach to their studies, while at the same time acknowledging skills they bring from their
previous study and work life.
Recently, around 60 distance education students, transitioning from being Enrolled Nurses to
university life, converged on Noosa Campus to attend their first residential schools. Kelly Inglis
from the School of Medical and Applied Sciences partnered with nursing teaching staff and made
a significant contribution to the teaching and understanding of the Sciences for the transitional
students. The residential schools allowed them to hone their reasoning, critical thinking and
collaboration skills while absorbing specialised knowledge and forming study relationships with
other Enrolled Nurses.
Noosa academic Carol McPherson, Lecturer and Transition to Nursing Studies Course
Coordinator, said the residential schools were a success as they helped students gain
confidence about their study requirements and future career aspirations.
Residential School Participants
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Re-entry to re-start
Many nurses take a break to have families or to try new career options,
whilst remaining hopeful of later returning to nursing despite the
challenging employment climate in Queensland’s health sector. Whatever
the choice, they need to refresh their skills before coming back onto what is
a fast-changing profession.
Former nurses who are keen to return can
now apply for a Registered Nurse Re-Entry
to Practice Course offered by distance
education, with online study.
One of the hopeful nurses is Sharon van
der Draai, based in the Brisbane suburb
of Banyo. Sharon recently completed her
Registered Nurse Re-Entry to Practice
Course online through CQUniversity,
including 160 hours of practicums at Prince
Charles Hospital and a three-day residential
school refresher at Noosa.
This CQUniversity course can arrange
clinical placements in the applicant’s home
region. It’s the only course of its type in
Queensland and one of only a few in
Australia available via distance education.
CQUniversity’s course has been approved
by the Australian Health Practitioners
Registration Agency (AHPRA) and was
also accredited via the Australian Nursing &
Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
Details for scholarships (each valued
at $6000) are available via the Australian
College of Nursing website www.rcna.org.
au/WCM/.
The Health CRN is in partnership with
researchers from Curtin University,
QUT and UQ and is funded through the
Australian Government’s Collaborative
Research Networks (CRN) Program.
Visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/research/
research-organisations/health-crn for more
information.
Residential School
for distance
students
Twenty-nine first-year Nursing
students, studying by distance
education, spent time learning
important skills, as part of their first
residential school program at the
CQUniversity Mackay Nursing and
Midwifery Laboratories recently.
Students travelled from around the
country, including Townsville, the
Atherton Tablelands and NSW.
Residential School and Nursing
Lecturer, Sandy McLellan, said the
students learnt about washing a
patient in bed and in the shower,
bedpan use, manual handling,
patient observations, patient
feeding, communication skills,
documentation, holistic care and
much more.
In Term 2, after the next
residential school, the students
will be participating in their clinical
placement.
Banyo mum, Sharon van der Draai, completed
her Registered Nurse Re-Entry to Practice
Course online through CQUni, December 2012.
She’s relieved to have refreshed her
nursing qualification within the mandatory
10-year timeframe.
Sharon started out as a hospital-trained
nurse in 1990 and subsequently also
completed a nursing degree. She worked
until 2002 but then took a break to bring up
her two boys.
Nowadays, the family is very busy with
camping, hiking and outdoor pursuits
but Sharon is still keen to return to the
workforce.
Students learn how
to correctly make a
bed for the clinical
environment.
Nursing student
Jayde Luke passes
the Registered Nurse
Re-Entry to Practice
scrub test.
Details for the Registered Nurse Re-Entry
to Practice Course are via the Centre for
Professional Health Education website at
www.cqu.edu.au/engage/cphe . Prospective
students should contact the CPHE in the
first instance.
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Academic
workshops
for students
in Emerald
Students in the Emerald
region have benefited greatly from
attending academic workshops
at the Emerald Learning Centre
under the direction of Nursing and
Midwifery lecturer Teresa Sander.
“Distance education is often the
best option for people who are
looking for flexibility,” Teresa said,
“and we need to ensure all of
our students, both internal and
distance, can reach their potential
by providing academic assistance
for them.”
The workshops provide advice
on referencing and academic
writing while providing the chance
for students to network with their
peers. This helps reduce stress
levels and develops a sense of
belonging.
Teresa has timetabled the
workshops on weekends to
allow working students to attend.
Whether students have questions
regarding course profiles or
assessment tasks, the workshops
aim to assist them in fulfilling the
course requirements.
The workshops have been very
well received by students who
have attended and have produced
some excellent feedback.
“This workshop was excellent
and helped me so much. I don’t
think I would have written my
first assessment with such
confidence if I hadn’t
attended this,” said Arts
student, Melanie Ohl.
Teresa Sander, Nursing and
Midwifery Lecturer, intends
to continue running regular
workshops at the Emerald
Learning Centre for any
students who wish to attend.
Gaining midwifery knowledge and
skills relevant to regional Qld
Educating midwives for regional Queensland is the ongoing focus for
CQUniversity’s new Midwifery program, as commencing students learnt from
the industry’s best at ‘meet and greet’ sessions recently.
The ‘meet and greet’ sessions were part of residential schools for students commencing the
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery - a unique program designed as an educational pathway for
registered nurses to become midwives.
CQUniversity’s new Head of Program, Midwifery, Associate Professor Moira Williamson**,
said the intake of midwifery students for 2013 will be the first to experience a relaunched
program, helping them gain midwifery knowledge and skills relevant to regional Queensland.
Assoc Prof Williamson said the Continuity
of Care (CoC) and rural and cultural
diversity aspects of the program will
prepare students for a range of working
environments.
“The CoC experience is a learning
strategy where a student midwife follows a
woman through her journey of pregnancy,
labour and birth and for a time after birth
in a partnership approach,” Assoc Prof
Williamson said.
Left: (L-R) at the Noosa event: Jenny
Davis (Midwifery/Nursing Lecturer);
Robyn Buis (Midwifery Clinical
Facilitator); Associate Professor
Moira Williamson (Midwifery Head of
Program); Keppel Schafer (Midwifery &
Neonatal Educator, Nambour General
Hospital), Professor Melanie Birks
(Deputy Dean, School of Nursing &
Midwifery).
Below: CQUni Midwifery students -
Madeline Hine, Eliza Crowley, Raeleen
Carey, Bronwyn Osmond, Leisha
Sanford, Lorraine Johnson, Amber
Penny, Janelle Ford, Jacqueline
Antwis, Jodie Lee West, Melissa
Devonshire, Carly Reincke
“Continuity of Care experiences are part of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
guidelines for midwifery education and an underpinning philosophy of all midwifery programs.”
During the 18-month program, students will be required to have at least 36 hours of
associated midwifery rural practice experience and at least 36 hours of midwifery-related
‘culturally diverse’ or ‘Indigenous care’ experience.
CQUniversity Midwifery students can access new resources and stateof-the-art
equipment including the new nursing and midwifery laboratories
built at Noosa and Mackay campuses last year.
**Associate Professor Moira Williamson has had extensive
midwifery and health care experience both before and during her
previous employment at the University of Wollongong where she
worked as Senior Lecturer and Sub Dean of the Faculty of Health
& Behavioural Sciences. She has research interests in Midwifery
practice and curriculum development, the impact of pregnancy,
birth and parenting on fathers and dealing with diversity in
midwifery practice.
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Balancing motherhood and studies
Mackay mother-of-three, Kobi Haddow, is hoping to help other women have
the same positive birthing experiences that she had, when she completes her
midwifery program through CQUniversity.
In between being a busy mum, Kobi
completed her Nursing degree in 2010
and went on to do the Queensland Health
Postgraduate Program in 2011 through
the Mackay Base Hospital. She spent
six months on the medical ward and six
months in the Mental Health Unit.
She said that, thanks to her supportive
family, her desire to undertake the
Midwifery program over the next 18
months was achievable and she was
now looking forward to working with other
midwives and women in the region.
“The CQUniversity midwifery program
stood out for me because it was really
flexible and I could choose when I do the
practical components. The program allows
us to work with women throughout the
entire pregnancy and after birth.”
Kobi said, with things constantly evolving
in the field, it is an exciting time to be
involved with midwifery.
“There is a lot more information available
to women these days and they are being
given more choice in their birthing options,
so I think being able to support and
educate families through this process will
be really rewarding.”
Books / Chapters
Berman, A, Snyder, S, Levett-
Jones, T, Dwyer, T, Hales, M,
Harvey, N, Luxford, Y, Moxham, L,
Park, T, Parker, R, Reid-Searl, J &
Stanley, D (eds) 2011, Kozier &
Erb's Fundamentals Of Nursing
Vols 1-3, 2nd Australian ed,
Pearson, Australia.
Dwyer, T 2012, 'Circulation ',
in A Berman, S Snyder, T Levett-
Jones, T Dwyer, M Hales, N Harvey,
Y Luxford, L Moxham, T Park, B
Parker, K Reid Searl & D Stanley
(eds), Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals
Of Nursing. Pearson, Australia.
Dwyer, T & Dennett, J 2012,
'Resuscitation', in D Elliott, L Aitkin
& W Chaboyer (eds), ACCCN's
Critical Care Nursing, 2nd
edition Mosby, Elsevier Australia,
Chatswood, Australia.
Quinney, L, Reid-Searl, K,
Vieth, L & Walker, B 2012, 'Caring
for a child with type 1 diabetes',
in T. Levett- Jones (ed.), Clinical
reasoning: learning to think like a
nurse, Pearson Australia, Frenchs
Forest.
Reid-Searl, K, Carville, K
& Hewerdine, S 2012, 'Feacal
elimination', in A Berman, S
Synder, T Levett-Jones, T Dwyer,
M Hales, N Harvey, Y Luxford, L
Moxham, T Park, B Parker, K Reid-
Searl & D Stanley (eds), Kozier and
Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing,
Pearson, Sydney, Australia..
Richards, A, Reid-Searl, K,
Dwyer, T, Ryan, J & Moxham, L
(2012), Nursing & Health Survival
Guide: Clinical Skills. (2nd ed.),
Pearson, United Kingdom.
Mackay Hospital & Health Service staff L-R Rymer Tablou (Nursing/Midwifery Director), Leslie
Jenkins (Nurse Educator) student Kobi Haddow, Seana Clarke (Unit Manager) and Greg Coulsen
(Nurse Practitioner).
Bundaberg celebrating International Nurses Day
Professor Phillip Clift, Head of Bundaberg Campus, sponsored CQUniversity student
nurses and Dr Pam Savage to attend the Bundaberg International Nurses Day
celebrations held May 2 nd in Bundaberg.
Richards, A, Reid-Searl, K,
Dwyer, T, Ryan, J, Moxham, L &
Reid-Speirs, J 2012, Nursing &
Health Survival Guide Maths and
Medications, 2nd ed. Pearson
Education, Australia.
The day brought together many past and current nurses and midwives to celebrate
their work and long standing friendships.
Mrs Margaret Olsen is a tireless worker for Bundaberg region nurses and she and her
committee have maintained an active network through reunions and celebrations such
as this. The opportunity for student nurses to meet with so many former nurses and
discuss their education and goals with so many interested former nurses was valuable.
Among the speakers were Mr Adrian Pennington currently Chief Executive of the
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service, and Ms Gaye Zimmerman who spoke about the
50 years of the Blue Nursing Service.
The students attending were Paula Blake,
Julie Spargo, Kristen Wick, Kimberley Navin,
Nicole King and Patricia Fox.
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The ranger behind the
mask
Dr Kerry Reid Searl is a Professor and Sub Dean of
Simulation in the School of Nursing and Midwifery
at CQUniversity, but probably best renowned for her
companions Iva Sore, Muriel Moore and Cyril Smith.
Kerry grew up in Tasmania and went to art school studying
Fine Arts before she ventured into Nursing. She did her hospital
training as registered nurse in Hobart and her midwifery training
in Townsville and gained extensive nursing experience in the
Torres Strait and regional Queensland.
When Kerry moved to Rockhampton, she did her masters
degree in clinical education and PhD. She has been involved
in undergraduate nursing for the past 22 years and remains a
practicing clinician in the area of paediatrics.
Whilst involved in teaching students in a clinical environment,
Kerry was enticed by the idea of laboratory teaching where she
was able to utilise her passion for creativity and drama and
bringing it together in her teaching and learning.
Role play was always part of her teaching and one of the
challenges that she experienced was that if ‘in role’ students
can still see her face - they could still detect the lecturer under
the costume.
“Whilst we had fun and engagement in the classroom, what was
missing was the ability for students to really see me seriously as a
patient and also to remove the teacher-student power imbalance.
I then started looking for ways I could be hidden as the teacher.”
At first, Kerry tried with solid masks, but it was only until she partnered with
a Hollywood mask-maker to create realistic flexible silicon props (masks) that
the idea really took off.
“I was able to use the props in class to better engage the students and
give them a true patient-nurse experience within the safety of the classroom
before they enter the intimidating hospital environment,” Kerry said. Through
her ‘masked’ character, she becomes a believable patient with an identity and
complete medical history.
Although Kerry created her first mask, out of paper mache, when she was 10
years old, the first actual character she developed was Iva Sore.
“Iva was a delightful lady in her senior years with a creative sense of humour.
She would gather little treasures in her handbag giving students a reason to
engage, but I wanted something more serious,” she explained. She wanted
more serious characters that students could teach and learn through, and that’s
when she came across her masks.
After winning a teaching award, Kerry was able to purchase her first masks
and while playing those characters she was able to see the students’ reactions
and their engagement in the classroom.
Encouraged by her twin sister’s remark that ‘she was doing far more than she
realised’ she continued to develop the pedagogy that sat behind the technique.
According to Kerry, the most important principle behind the technique is that
the ‘hidden expert’ sits behind the plot. It is the ‘hidden expert’ that turns into a
patient who has a history which allows them to be the platform for learning and
teaching. “The character’s history has to be carefully constructed as they are in
the learning space for a reason,“ she said.
All the characters, each with a level of
authenticity, must be able to verbalise
what is going on. Through the technique,
students are empowered – the characters
develop a relationship with the students,
always engaging them and helping them by
sharing their knowledge and giving tips on
how to do things.
For example, one of her favourite
characters, Cyril Smith, is a retired butcher
and loves to talk about anatomy and
physiology and what’s beneath the skin. He
is also a first aid guru, so he is always on
about priority care.
Cyril has a grand-daughter doing
nursing and who’s books he read
and he’s been in and out of hospital
himself so he draws on experiences
and stories and reckons he
knows enough to challenge the
nursing students,” Kerry said.
Students will meet Cyril Smith
in their first year, first term and they
will be involved with elements of his
care throughout the curriculum. He
also goes to their graduation dinner,
dressed in a suit, to thank them and
to congratulate them and saying how
proud he is of what they’ve
accomplished.
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Kerry explains there’s a lot that needs
to happen before the masked educator
engages with students. They have to build
their own experience into a character history
as a platform for teaching. There’s no script,
so the educator has to be ready to really live
the character.
“The skill in this technique is
the way in which the experienced
professional can carefully create a
history that enables the character
to be a platform for teaching. The
character must also be respected and
engage with students with a mission
to empower them. The hidden expert
also needs to work without scripts,
have a sense of humour and quick wit
and be able to respond to learning
moments. These moments can be
reflected on after the simulation
experience. ”
The challenge for the educator is immersing
in the role and how long it actually takes, as
well as getting used to the silicone.
“You don’t have to be a trained actor, but
we can train educators to ensure they can
totally transform into a character with a back
story who is able to help create the right
educational outcomes,” she said.
This technique has been taken up by many
universities in Australia and interest is now
extending to the USA, the UK and New
Zealand.
She has also been envited by the Higher
Education Academy of the UK with various
public engagements, including the keynote
at their annual conference as well as the
CAE, a world wide simulation company.
Kerry has been the recipient of numerous
teaching awards, including the CQUniversity
Vice Chancellors Teaching Award in 2008
and 2010, a Faculty of Science Engineering
and Health teaching award in 2008, 2010 and
2012, an Australian Learning and Teaching
Citation for her outstanding contribution to
student learning in 2008 and was named
Pearson/Australian Nurse Teacher Society-
Nurse Teacher of the Year in 2009.
She is also known nationally and
internationally for her pioneering
work in creating the innovative
simulation strategy (KRS Simulation).
Over two-day MaskEd workshops, Kerry
assist other educators to develop their
characters, understand the pedagogy and
how they will engage with learners and the
caution that needs to be in place when using
the technique.
It is quite expensive and CQUni has been
very supportive in her endeavours.
Kerry draws and designs the props
and her American mask-maker then
create and trial the silicone props
(masks, legs, torsos). Kerry’s next
line of innovation is with the creation
of silicone puppets. These little
people will be aimed at catering for
the needs of children and students
learning to care for children.
Kerry’s biggest challenge is
in balancing it all – keeping the
momentum going when there are
often so many demands.
“The goal is ensuring that the
technique is seen as authentic
and that it is about promoting
the patients’ stories, their safety
and identifying when patients are
deteriorating.“
With this comes an increase in
presentations and workshops. At
the same time is the challenge to
complete the research projects and
to publish the findings whilst at the
same time seeking and securing
more grants to continue with the
research.
Kerry is well published in
international journals for her work
around medication safety and
has been the principal author, as
well co author, of several nursing
texts books which have been sold
nationally and internationally.
“Adding to the challenges are the
new ideas that I have and ensuring
that they come to fruition.
One of the challenges of working
at a uni is that when you dare to
think differently in the way that you
teach, you need to be prepared
for people who don’t think or see
it like you do. “My responsibility is
to be aware of what the learners
or students are saying and when
I know I can engage and make a
difference to students learning, then
that’s what I’m here for”.
Kerry, a mad sea kayaker who
wanted to be a national park ranger
when she grew up, has a very
creative soul and lives by the motto
“if you believe in something, go
for it!”
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MASK-ED TM and iSimulate TM used
for cardiac event training
Simulations training for recognising and responding to the patient who is
deteriorating in hospital has relied on the availability of expensive high-fidelity
simulation training centres. Now researchers are comparing another simulation
system that combines the use of a masked educator playing the role of a patient
(MASK-ED TM simulation) with a simulated monitor/defibrillator (iSimulate TM ).
To ensure realism without harming the learner, twin
iPads are used with iSimulate software to mimic how the
paddles and monitors respond under various conditions.
Research leader Associate Professor Trudy Dwyer says
the CQUniversity study is being carried out in partnership
with staff from Queensland Health, using the innovative
MASK-ED TM simulation package and the iSimulate monitor/
defibrillator.
To gauge effectiveness of the ‘masked educator'
simulations, nurse educators, nursing and medical students
and doctors from various departments at Rockhampton
Hospital have been trying out the system.
Key researchers include Assoc Prof Dwyer, Deb Austen
and Professor Kerry Reid-Searl from CQUniversity and
Michael Guerin and Matthew Johnson from Rockhampton
Hospital.
"High-fidelity manikins offer good feedback for cardiac
event training but they can cost up to $150,000, lack realism
and can be difficult to transport," Assoc Prof Dwyer says.
"We are comparing the cost and effectiveness of using the
masked educator along with the iSimulate platform.”
The aim is to pilot a new teaching simulation method for
educating nurses and doctors in recognising and responding
to the deteriorating patient.
The significance is that unplanned deaths and adverse
events in hospitals are often preceded by a measurable
decline in the patient's condition that has either gone
unnoticed or unreported. Early detection of the deteriorating
patient, initiating a timely response and effective action can
save lives.
Assoc Prof Dwyer says that numerous healthcare
organisations (including the CQ Hospital and Health
Service) have invested in high-fidelity simulation (HFS)
rapid response training centres.
"The cost limitations and expertise required to ‘coordinate'
these high-fidelity simulation laboratories are challenging
and limiting their use as a teaching learning method,
particularly in rural settings.
"The simple, yet effective simulation approach, will be
tested to determine its effectiveness as a training approach.
Educators are seeking the best simulation tools for cardiac
event training
The possible outcomes include identifying that this
approach is effective and can be an option for mobilising
effective simulation scenarios in different clinical contexts,
including rural and remote, without huge expenses in time
or money."
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elationship with the School.
‘Moulage’ - a wound
simulation technique
Simulation supervisors and academics recently
gathered for a ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop led by
Chris Laursen from Tactical Emergency and Medical
Simulations Training Pty Ltd.
It only took a few minutes to make it look as if health
programs instructor Melissa Hulme (right) had fallen through
a glass door and even less time to return her face to normal..
'Moulage' - a simulation technique used to help actors play
the part of accident victims - works well alongside other
simulation techniques, including the use of manikins, MASK-
ED TM and actors.
CQUniversity Paramedic Science program leader Anthony
Weber says specialised make-up is used to simulate injuries
such as burns, protuding bones, major bleeds and wounds
caused by glass or nails.
Simulation supervisors and academics recently gathered
for a ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop led by Chris Laursen (below
right) from Tactical Emergency and Medical Simulations
Training Pty Ltd.
The workshop included participation by the School of Nursing
and Midwifery and the Queensland Ambulance Service.
Surprise surprise!
Saitama Prefectural University
(SPU) has a long history of
interprofessional health
education and the university
recently received funding from
the Japanese Government
to ramp up national and
international collaboration and
research activities.
Midori and Ako (right) visited
CQUniversity Rockhampton
Campus to observe the many
interprofessional projects in
operation and to discuss the
logistics of developing student
and staff interprofessional
exchange projects.
The element of surprise shows Nursing on the students visitors' faces after the un-masking of Professor Kerry Reid-
Searl after a simulated health exercise.
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Campus
Compass
New Staff Members
NOOSA
Professor Margaret McAllister
A/Professor Moira Williamson
(new Head of Program for Midwifery)
Trina Cornwall (Lab Technician)
Trudi Flynn (Research Assistant)
BUNDABERG
Nicole Blunt (Academic)
Margaret Brame (Academic)
“The most important
practical lesson that
can be given to nurses
is to teach them what to
observe – how to observe
– what symptoms indicate
improvement – what the
reverse –which are of
importance –which are of
none …”
(Nightingale, Notes of Nursing 1860:150).
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Annual Conference 2013
7 night South Pacific Cruise
Saturday 12 October - Friday 18 October
Departs Brisbane
17 CPD hours
Contact Bryan C&T 02 6685 6733
http://cpdcruises.com.au/contact-us/
or NFN Team 4151884
http://cpdcruises.com.au/contact-us/
International Nurses Day
Diversity of Nursing
Saturday 11 May
9.30am-3.30pm
Cost $50
CQUni Rockhampton Bld 18
Visit www.achha.org.au
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