People with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and chronic airways disease; those from migrant groups; and Indigenous people will all have their say on death and dying as part of a new Australian research project. Led by University of Adelaide researcher Dr ...
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Nursing union stands in solidarity with workers facing penalty rate cuts
The Fair Work Commission has decided to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for people working in the hospitality, retail and fast food industries, a move condemned by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). In handing down the decision, ...
More »Online program aims to bridge gap in cancer support
With some people who are being treated for cancer turning to the web for psychological support, Australian researchers have launched an online program that offers information, suggestions and self-help resources. The Finding My Way website has been developed by Dr ...
More »Cultural change needed to expand healthcare in the home: forum
Some health professionals in the acute sector may be apprehensive when it comes to releasing patients into the healthcare-in-the-home system but it may be the best move for the patient. This is a key point raised by speakers at the ...
More »Breast isn’t best when it comes to storing smartphones: study
Despite manufacturers’ warnings, some women still carry their smartphone in their bra. The issue was the focus of a Monash University study, published in PLOS One, that surveyed 197 Melbourne-based women aged 15-40 to find out where and how near ...
More »Providers urged to help in cervical screening push for LGBTIQ people
No matter your sexuality or gender identity, if you have a cervix then you’re at risk of cervical cancer. This is the key message of a new PapScreen Victoria campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-sex attracted and transgender people, ...
More »ACN issues reminder to be vigilant during high temperatures
Maps of the temperature forecast for the next two days have been likened to a portal to hell online but the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is hoping Australians don’t forgot the very real dangers of extreme heat. With Bureau ...
More »No jab? Make an appropriate contribution to society instead: paper
Conscientious objectors to immunisation should make a commensurate contribution to society to account for the risk their decision imposes to the community, an Australian philosopher has argued. Associate professor Steve Clarke, from Charles Sturt University’s School of Humanities and Social ...
More »Self-care important to palliative care workers, not always practised
Most palliative care professionals agree that self-care is very important, however, a considerable proportion rarely engage with relevant strategies, a new study has found. The research, led by Jason Mills, a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology's School of Nursing, ...
More »Managers and student nurses at odds over smartphone use: study
“You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.” This was one of the comments shared by the participants of a study on the views of nurse managers and student nurses concerning the use of smartphones and tablets ...
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