How much green is needed amongst the grey of cities to keep people healthy and out of hospital? This is one of the key overarching questions a $3.2 million research project will explore. The five-year research project, titled ‘Greener Cities ...
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Traumatic deliveries increase midwives’ risk of PTSD: research
The events midwives witness and participate in on the job may increase their vulnerability to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. The study, led by Dr Julia Leinweber at Griffith University, found almost a fifth of the midwives ...
More »Gaming to teach skills part of the future of healthcare
Serious games are a big part of health education’s future, says a nursing academic who has helped develop a game that explores safety risks and hazards in care environments. The application Safe Environments was developed by University of the Sunshine ...
More »Number of staff who consider leaving cause for alarm: expert
Just under a third of nurses and midwives reported they have considered leaving the profession in a survey that has sparked concern over retention of skilled workers. The research also revealed a quarter of nurses felt they were either likely ...
More »Reduce disease burden by creating compact cities: researchers
Substantial and sustained health benefits can be achieved for urban populations if policymakers adopt different approaches to transport and city planning, a team of Australian and international researchers has argued. Air pollution, physical inactivity, noise, social isolation, unhealthy diets and ...
More »Australia, Saudi Arabia team up to bolster nursing expertise
An Australian university has connected with a Saudi Arabian hospital to further nursing and allied health expertise and raise cross-cultural awareness between the institutions. Federation University Australia (FedUni) has partnered with Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, a non-profitable rehabilitation hospital ...
More »Australian aged-care nursing competencies in the works
Researchers are planning to develop a home-grown framework for registered nurses working with older people and their families. Associate Professor Victoria Traynor, from the University of Wollongong's School of Nursing, said the available nursing competencies for the aged-care sector were ...
More »Report card shows more to be done to curb health inequality
Australians are living longer but inequality still mars the most recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report card. The biennial report, Australia's health 2016, found Australians are living longer than ever before and death rates continue to fall, ...
More »Employer support a key factor in nurses’ pursuit of further study
Stress, work-life balance, cost and lack of employer support are some of the factors inhibiting nurses from undertaking postgraduate education, an Australian study has found. The study, "Exploring factors affecting registered nurses' pursuit of postgraduate education in Australia", was published ...
More »Embrace technology but don’t lose touch with patients: academics
Nurses have seen the value of touch and must keep it in mind as healthcare technology advances. This was one of the key messages Australian academics made in a recent editorial in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. They wrote that ...
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