Amid confusion over the future of the proposed $7 GP co-payment, the head of Australia’s nursing union cautions the fight’s not over yet. “We are obviously pleased that the government is reportedly planning to shelve the GP fee for the ...
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Into the fire
Study find early-career staff in rural settings must take on more responsibility and need more support. A senior nursing lecturer at the University of New England has found rural graduates need more support when completing transition-to-practice programs. Although “workload, skills ...
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Academic says improving security for healthcare workers will take more research and better design. People in the healthcare professions are amongst the most exposed to workplace aggression, second only to that of protection and security services personnel. This was the ...
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There are lessons for everyone inside the Australasian ED of the year. Being at the forefront of innovative service delivery is key for any emergency department – and that’s exactly what Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital’s ED is striving for. ...
More »Nurses can inform palliative-care decisions
Nurses may realise early in the piece that patients are ready to move from life-prolonging treatment to palliative care but are unable to make that decision for them, a recent study has highlighted. University of Queensland School of Social Science associate ...
More »Wound study to help patients self-treat
A Melbourne-based community nurse is about to embark on a study to investigate how to assist people who self-treat wounds. Suzanne Kapp, a PhD student at The University of Melbourne who has been working with people with chronic wounds for more ...
More »White leaves nursing school for policy work
An admired academic, researcher and nurse is leaving her university post to pursue national and international policy matters. Professor Jill White, dean of Sydney Nursing School, will finish up her tenure at the University of Sydney on January 21. White, who has ...
More »Talking books on diabetes, dementia in Vietnamese
Talking books on dementia and diabetes are on the way, with the learning needs of the older Vietnamese population in mind. The free books, developed by the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), aim to help people self-manage their diabetes or ...
More »Empathy heals
The ability to understand what patients are going through is a vital part of providing care. Care and compassion are two essential qualities all nurses need to possess in order to be successful at their jobs. It is not just ...
More »Early-career nurses find pathways to leadership
It’s important for nurses to develop leadership skills at the start of their careers; here, two at the forefront share their journeys – and showcase the unique skill set of young leaders. Laurie Bickhoff was still at university when she ...
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