Quelling elder abuse will be the charge of a national alliance, officially launched yesterday by Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, at an event hosted by Seniors Rights Service. The Federal Government earmarked funding for a new elder abuse peak body in ...
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Sydney aged care seminar Tackling the ‘Taboo’ – 27 June
There are certain subjects in aged care that some still see as taboo – residents and families are uncomfortable raising them and health professionals may lack the confidence or training to successfully navigate them. At Nursing Review and Aged Care ...
More »Caseload midwifery: does it result in burnout among midwives?
While the benefits of caseload midwifery for women are well documented, there has been debate regarding the impact of this model of care on midwives – including suggestions that it increases burnout. But a new Australian study has revealed that ...
More »Nurses improve compliance with cancer surveillance
A nurse-led model of colorectal cancer surveillance has led to more compliance with current guidelines and has proved more successful than its physician-led counterpart, new research has found. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, showed the model ...
More »ANMF calls for more transparency in aged care financial reporting, staffing
Aged care providers should prove taxpayer funding will be spent on direct care for residents, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has argued. The union has submitted a number of key recommendations to the federal Senate Inquiry into the financial and ...
More »Work stress ‘contagion’ affecting relationships
Workplace stress can be transferred from one partner to another in the home, new research has suggested. Griffith University's Professor Paula Brough said transferred stress is very real and affects couples with or without children. The researchers said the phenomenon ...
More »Australian nurse appointed chief executive of ICN
From Cloncurry to Geneva, Australian nurse Dr Isabelle Skinner is certainly kicking goals. The James Cook University (JCU) rural and remote research academic has been appointed chief executive of the world’s most influential nursing organisation – the International Council of Nurses. ...
More »Current Trends & Shifts in Australia’s Mental Health Care Sector
Australia’s approach to the mental health care sector still has a way to go, but there has been – and continues to be – some positive shifts and trends. You may be surprised by how much research goes into the ...
More »Postgraduate study unlocks professional advancement: opinion
Job opportunities for nurses are growing faster than the workforce as a whole, and nurses with postgraduate qualifications will reap the greatest rewards as the health industry expands and becomes more complex. The evolution of the industry is being driven ...
More »Academic cautions basing changes to breast cancer treatment on headlines
Reports suggesting that many women with early-stage breast cancer do not require chemotherapy have spread across media outlets worldwide this week, but an Australian academic has cautioned people to beware of misleading headlines. The headlines in question sit atop stories ...
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