If used properly, early warning systems have proved successful in helping nurses respond to deteriorating patients. Outcomes for patients are often dependent on nurses’ ability to identify and respond to signs of increasing illness and initiate medical intervention. In an ...
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The hidden epidemic
Professional understanding of dementia within indigenous populations is still in its infancy. Linda Belardi examines the current evidence. The early identification of dementia in indigenous populations is an emerging public health concern with studies revealing a prevalence rate nearly five ...
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The Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses (ACCYPN) is a national organisation which was formally established in 2008. The Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses (ACCYPN) is a national organisation which was formally established in 2008. ...
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My name is Belynda Abbott and I am currently a Nurse Educator for the Surgery and Perioperative Services at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH). My name is Belynda Abbott and I am currently a Nurse Educator for the ...
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As an education provider, you know that choosing which learning tool to use, which course to undertake or which event to attend can be daunting and time-consuming for nurses and health professionals, given the range available to them. As an ...
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Although the end of the year is in sight, things are not slowing down for us at RCNA. Although the end of the year is in sight, things are not slowing down for us at RCNA! By the time this ...
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Rebates have been set for nurse practitioners and midwives. By Annie May The first day in November will be remembered as a big step for nurses – the day when Medicare starts offering rebates for services provided by nurse practitioners ...
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Proper health reform can’t be achieved while many issues remain unresolved, says NSW nursing union. The national health reform process cannot proceed with financial certainty in NSW while the issue of mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios remains unsettled, says the state’s ...
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Eighteen networks are set to replace eight existing area health services in NSW. The NSW government has moved to implement the commonwealth’s health reforms by introducing a bill into Parliament to establish its new local hospital networks. State Health Minister ...
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A new snapshot Australian survey of mental health consumers and carers indicates continuing difficulty in accessing care. The lack of a specialist mental health nursing workforce in Australia continues to make it difficult, and frustrating, for consumers to access the ...
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