4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University
4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University 4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 4 - Central Queensland University
800 Villages attend CQUni healthchecks in rural NepalCQUniversity recount of Health Camp at Gilung (posted by Antipodeans Abroad)On Friday the 23rd of November a group of 12 members from CQUniniversity travelledwith Sonam and Mr Galypo via 4WD for a very bumpy 6 hours to the remote village of Gilung.The welcome by the village was amazing. We were showered with marigold garlands,blessed with a tikka, and we were piped up to the primary school by the village band. Uponreaching the top of the village we were in awe of the amazing views of the AnnapurnaRanges. We were greeted by the elder of the village, together with the primary studentsand teachers.Following a welcoming ceremony by the Lions Club members, school principal and villageelder, we were treated to Nepalese bread and chicken. We then presented the school witheducational supplies, sporting and craft goods.After the presentation we viewed the refurbishments made to the school building andclassroom furniture. We were impressed by the improvements made to the classroomutilising money donated by CQUni and we appreciated the acknowledgement of the CQUnibranding on the school desks which will be an ever-lasting reminder of the donations fromthe most esteemed CQUni students and staff.We were introduced to our host families and settled into our traditional Nepaliaccommodation. We were most impressed by the hospitality shown to all of us and thatevening we enjoyed a cultural show and got to sample the traditional Nepali millet wine.After a delicious breakfast of boiled eggs and roti, we trekked through the fields of milletto the health camp, which was held at the secondary higher school. The day was a greatsuccess with just under 800 villagers came to the camp for health checks, with some walkingup to 5 hours to get there.Health checks included gynaecology, ENT, ECG, Ultrasound, general medicine and eyeclinic. There was also a pharmacy that supplied the necessary medication free of charge.Nursing students were divided between each area providinginvaluable assistance to doctors and performing health assessmentfor patients prior to seeing the doctors. Twenty seven villagers werediagnosed with cataracts out of 250 eye checks. One of these elderlypatients (84 years of age) arrived having been carried in a basket by oneof her family members, over rough hilly terrain to get there.We appreciated the assistance of the Lions members as translatorswhen we communicated with the local villagers. At the completion ofthe health camp, CQUni students gifted donations to the principal of thesecondary school.Following the health camp the youth and women’s groups treatedus to another evening of cultural dance. Dances were also performedby CQUni and Lions Club members, special mention must go to theMost Respected President of the Lions Club for his nimbleness on thedancefloor.The next morning began with a very early start in which our host families bid us farewellwith beautiful garlands and flowers and accompanied us to the bus.As we travelled down the mountain to return to Pokhara we reflected on our experiences,the people we met and new friends we made…“When comparing another country’s healthcare system and cultural norms withour own we deduced the following: ‘it’s not right, it’s not wrong, it’s just different’.”- Caryl Turpin, Mackay nursing student after the third annual Student Midwifery and Nursing Placement to Nepal in 2011,organised by the University in conjunction with Antipodeans Abroad.4
Nurturing Nepal Every year, as part of the curriculum, a contingent of CQUniversityNursing and Midwifery students participate in a clinical placement projectworth 40 hours in a remote community in Nepal, where they lend a hand ata local hospital, rural health camps and outreach clinics.In 2012, Rebecca Clarke joined theproject that is coordinated via AntipodeansAbroad.Apart from contributing their skills thestudents also deliver donations of medicalequipment and supplies. They engage withNepalese nursing students during lecture/discussion forums and participate in healthcamps by taking blood pressure, pulseand respirations, with the opportunity todiscuss cases with the presiding doctor.They get the opportunity to visit and talkto patients in the local health programsand to research ailments that have beeneradicated in the western world.Rebecca ClarkeRebecca has been looking forwardto the opportunity to help people in adeveloping nation who have limited accessto advanced health care services andfacilities.“Their situation is in stark contrast tothe healthcare available to us in Australiaand will require better use of our personalskills and the available provision to delivereffective health services,” she said.The group of students have beenraising funds and resources from localbusinesses and organisations to distributein the local communities.Rebecca said her favourite aspects ofthe Nursing program include learning andpractical development of medical skills,along with the patient contact which canspan from debilitating injury or illnessthrought he procedural and rehabilitationstages to recovery.“A career in Nursing also providesthe opportunity to work in a variety ofenvironments with diverse clients andpresenting issues all within the oneprofession.”In 2011, another nursing student,Sherrie Lee, was one of 18 students andthree lecturers who travelled to Nepal.She outlined the advantages of providinghealth care and assistancce in a thirdworld country and the learning experiencesof students as a result of that mission andwas awarded a community engagementhonour at the Vice-Chancellor’s StaffAward (Opal Award) for her role in theproject.In 2012 the Opal Awards were extendedto the student cohort with a new category- Student Service Learning - representingthe growing number of community-mindedstudents across the University.Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community &Engagement) Professor Pierre Viljoen saidCQUniversity aimed to encourage andacknowledge students for their hard workin supporting community developmentthrough projects related to their studies.Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowmancongratulates Sherrie Lee and the Nursingand Midwifery team for their project in Nepal.Nursing student Patricia Callow was also one of the first students to beawarded a community engagement honour at the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Awards, 2012.Patricia was nominated by her supervisor and mentor, Kathryn Dougan, Nurse UnitManager at the Mackay Base Hospital, recognising her project ‘Clinical Handover at theBedside - Rehab Unit’.During her work as a Medication Endorsed Enrolled Nurse in the Rehabilitation Unit,Patricia researched the clinical handover at the bedside process as an academicassignment and identified the gaps in current clinical practices. She went on to seeksupport, carried out group discussions and consultations and was able to put together aresource guide to improve the process for other nurses.Journal Articles Birks, M, Cant, R, James, A,Chung, C & Davis, J 2012, 'The useof physical assessment skills byregistered nurses in Australia: issuesfor nursing education', Collegian,online 23 March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. Cleary, M, Horsfall, J & Happell,B 2012, 'Promoting mental healthnursing: employing undergraduatenursing students as assistantsin mental health', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing,vol. 21, no.1, pp. 69-74, http:dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-1. Hall, S 2012, 'Quality and equity incancer care: how can we be sure?',Austral-Asian Journal of Cancer, vol.11, no 2 , pp.77-78. Happell, B, Hoey, W & Gaskin,CJ 2012, 'Community mental healthnurses, caseloads, and practices:a literature review', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing,vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 131-137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-2 no. 2, pp. 247-257. Happell, B, Reid-Searl, K, Dwyer,T, Caperchione, CM, Gaskin, CJ &Burke, KJ 2012, 'How nurses copewith occupational stress outside theirworkplaces', Collegian, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2012.08.003colegn.2012.02.004. Happell, B, Scott, D, Platania-Phung, C, Nankivell, J 2012, 'Ruralphysical health care servicesfor people with serious mentalillness: A nursing perspective',Australian Journal of Rural Health,vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 248-253,http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01303.x. Happell, B, Scott, D, Platania-Phung, C & Nankivell, J 2012, 'Shouldwe or shouldn’t we? : mental healthnurses’ views of physical healthcare of mental health consumers',International Journal of Mental HealthNursing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp.202-210,http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447--0349.2011.00799.x. Hunt, GE, Happell, B, Chan, SW,Cleary, M 2012, 'Citation analysis ofmental health nursing journals: Howshould we rank thee?', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing, vol.21, no. 6, pp. 576-580, http;//dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-6. Scott, D, Burke, K, Williams,S,Happell, B, Canoy, D & Ronan,K 2012, Increased prevalence ofchronic physical health disorders inAustralians with diagnosed mentalillness, Australian and New ZealandJournal of Public Health, vol.36, no.5,pp. 483-486, http://doi.dx.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00916.5
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Nurturing Nepal Every year, as part of the curriculum, a contingent of CQ<strong>University</strong>Nursing and Midwifery students participate in a clinical placement projectworth 40 hours in a remote community in Nepal, where they lend a hand ata local hospital, rural health camps and outreach clinics.In 2012, Rebecca Clarke joined theproject that is coordinated via AntipodeansAbroad.Apart from contributing their skills thestudents also deliver donations of medicalequipment and supplies. They engage withNepalese nursing students during lecture/discussion forums and participate in healthcamps by taking blood pressure, pulseand respirations, with the opportunity todiscuss cases with the presiding doctor.They get the opportunity to visit and talkto patients in the local health programsand to research ailments that have beeneradicated in the western world.Rebecca ClarkeRebecca has been looking forwardto the opportunity to help people in adeveloping nation who have limited accessto advanced health care services andfacilities.“Their situation is in stark contrast tothe healthcare available to us in Australiaand will require better use of our personalskills and the available provision to delivereffective health services,” she said.The group of students have beenraising funds and resources from localbusinesses and organisations to distributein the local communities.Rebecca said her favourite aspects ofthe Nursing program include learning andpractical development of medical skills,along with the patient contact which canspan from debilitating injury or illnessthrought he procedural and rehabilitationstages to recovery.“A career in Nursing also providesthe opportunity to work in a variety ofenvironments with diverse clients andpresenting issues all within the oneprofession.”In 2011, another nursing student,Sherrie Lee, was one of 18 students andthree lecturers who travelled to Nepal.She outlined the advantages of providinghealth care and assistancce in a thirdworld country and the learning experiencesof students as a result of that mission andwas awarded a community engagementhonour at the Vice-Chancellor’s StaffAward (Opal Award) for her role in theproject.In 2012 the Opal Awards were extendedto the student cohort with a new category- Student Service Learning - representingthe growing number of community-mindedstudents across the <strong>University</strong>.Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community &Engagement) Professor Pierre Viljoen saidCQ<strong>University</strong> aimed to encourage andacknowledge students for their hard workin supporting community developmentthrough projects related to their studies.Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowmancongratulates Sherrie Lee and the Nursingand Midwifery team for their project in Nepal.Nursing student Patricia Callow was also one of the first students to beawarded a community engagement honour at the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Awards, 2012.Patricia was nominated by her supervisor and mentor, Kathryn Dougan, Nurse UnitManager at the Mackay Base Hospital, recognising her project ‘Clinical Handover at theBedside - Rehab Unit’.During her work as a Medication Endorsed Enrolled Nurse in the Rehabilitation Unit,Patricia researched the clinical handover at the bedside process as an academicassignment and identified the gaps in current clinical practices. She went on to seeksupport, carried out group discussions and consultations and was able to put together aresource guide to improve the process for other nurses.Journal Articles Birks, M, Cant, R, James, A,Chung, C & Davis, J 2012, 'The useof physical assessment skills byregistered nurses in Australia: issuesfor nursing education', Collegian,online 23 March 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. Cleary, M, Horsfall, J & Happell,B 2012, 'Promoting mental healthnursing: employing undergraduatenursing students as assistantsin mental health', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing,vol. 21, no.1, pp. 69-74, http:dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-1. Hall, S 2012, 'Quality and equity incancer care: how can we be sure?',Austral-Asian Journal of Cancer, vol.11, no 2 , pp.77-78. Happell, B, Hoey, W & Gaskin,CJ 2012, 'Community mental healthnurses, caseloads, and practices:a literature review', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing,vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 131-137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-2 no. 2, pp. 247-257. Happell, B, Reid-Searl, K, Dwyer,T, Caperchione, CM, Gaskin, CJ &Burke, KJ 2012, 'How nurses copewith occupational stress outside theirworkplaces', Collegian, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2012.08.003colegn.2012.02.004. Happell, B, Scott, D, Platania-Phung, C, Nankivell, J 2012, 'Ruralphysical health care servicesfor people with serious mentalillness: A nursing perspective',Australian Journal of Rural Health,vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 248-253,http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01303.x. Happell, B, Scott, D, Platania-Phung, C & Nankivell, J 2012, 'Shouldwe or shouldn’t we? : mental healthnurses’ views of physical healthcare of mental health consumers',International Journal of Mental HealthNursing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp.202-210,http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447--0349.2011.00799.x. Hunt, GE, Happell, B, Chan, SW,Cleary, M 2012, 'Citation analysis ofmental health nursing journals: Howshould we rank thee?', InternationalJournal of Mental Health Nursing, vol.21, no. 6, pp. 576-580, http;//dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.2012.21.issue-6. Scott, D, Burke, K, Williams,S,Happell, B, Canoy, D & Ronan,K 2012, Increased prevalence ofchronic physical health disorders inAustralians with diagnosed mentalillness, Australian and New ZealandJournal of Public Health, vol.36, no.5,pp. 483-486, http://doi.dx.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00916.5
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