Delirium affects a quarter of older people in hospital and has the same death rate as a heart attack yet it is often missed or untreated by health professionals in hospitals, residential aged care facilities and the community. This concern ...
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Clear gap between surgical wound practices and guidelines: study
Research into surgical wound management has revealed a clear gap between recommended and observed wound care practice. Led by a team from Griffith University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, the study aimed to describe surgical nurses' postoperative wound care practices ...
More »New national service to help nurses, midwives deal with health issues
Nursing and midwives seeking advice about their health and wellbeing now have access to a national dedicated telephone and online service. Launched today, Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) provides nurses and midwives with 24/7 access to an experienced team ...
More »Study shines light on urinary incontinence among nurses, midwives
It's still seen as a taboo topic, even among some health professionals, but recent research has revealed there is a high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among female nurses and midwives and it may affect their intention to leave their ...
More »What’s in a brand? Study reveals the impact of plain packaging
Plain tobacco packaging has helped Australians stop smoking and increased attempts to quit by removing the sense of belonging associated with different brands, a new study has found. The legislation was introduced in Australia in December 2012 in an attempt ...
More »Giving vulnerable people a voice in conversations about death and dying
People with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and chronic airways disease; those from migrant groups; and Indigenous people will all have their say on death and dying as part of a new Australian research project. Led by University of Adelaide researcher Dr ...
More »Implantable brain technology is revitalising but comes with side effects
Dr Frederic Gilbert is a philosopher and ethicist in the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania. He has been studying the positive and negative effects of implantable brain technologies, which are used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s disease ...
More »Cultural change needed to expand healthcare in the home: forum
Some health professionals in the acute sector may be apprehensive when it comes to releasing patients into the healthcare-in-the-home system but it may be the best move for the patient. This is a key point raised by speakers at the ...
More »Self-care important to palliative care workers, not always practised
Most palliative care professionals agree that self-care is very important, however, a considerable proportion rarely engage with relevant strategies, a new study has found. The research, led by Jason Mills, a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology's School of Nursing, ...
More »Managers and student nurses at odds over smartphone use: study
“You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.” This was one of the comments shared by the participants of a study on the views of nurse managers and student nurses concerning the use of smartphones and tablets ...
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