Opinion
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Using complaints to improve aged care
As a sector, aged care has a breadth of responsibility that sets it apart. Supporting not only older people’s daily…
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Prioritising a learning culture for nurses of the future is key to improving patient care: opinion
Today, nurses are increasingly playing a greater role in diagnosing and prescribing treatments. The digitalisation of healthcare systems in recent…
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What I wish I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer: opinion
I don’t think I heard a word after she said, ‘you have cancer’. As my husband and I sat across…
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Under immense stress, nurses can benefit from self care: opinion
Two years into the pandemic, the healthcare system has been under unprecedented pressure to plan, respond, adapt and ‘step up’…
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Decreasing medical errors by reducing nurses’ cognitive overload
In Australia, medical errors result in as many as 18,000 unnecessary deaths, while more than 50,000 patients become disabled each…
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Palliative care reimagined: the compassionate communities model
It has been suggested that the western world has lost its 'death literacy' as we increasingly look to outsource end of…
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Poor staffing contributes to missed care in residential aged care
The recent announcement of a Royal Commission into aged care has brought issues of the staffing levels and skill mix…
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On the safe side: nurse manager talks drownings in Australia
Queensland is known as the Sunshine State. Its hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters make it an attractive place…
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Nursing on the front line: volunteer’s journey into a war zone
Allah yerhamu – “God have mercy on him”. This is one of the first lines of Arabic I needed to…
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Childhood obesity: what can we do about it?
Despite abundant opportunities to engage in a healthy lifestyle, Australian adults are experiencing critical levels of overweight and obesity (63…
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