Dealing with sensitive information when caring for distressed drug and alcohol clients and the resulting emotional toll and exhaustion leaves nurses at risk of a range of health issues, a clinical nurse specialist says. Ravina Raidu, from Drug Health Services, ...
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Bridging the theory-practice gap in nurse education
"Nursing academics are often viewed as being out of touch with clinical practice and preoccupied with research, while clinical nurses are viewed as too busy to educate or research.” To tackle this concern, noted by the authors of an article ...
More »Army nurse leads new research into PTSD
A new study into the intimate relationships of Australian Army personnel sent to war zones will reveal the triggers most likely to cause marital breakdown and help to prepare couples for the unique challenges of deployment. Brisbane nurse and Queensland ...
More »Men worried about time, being seen as a whinger in primary care
Cost. Waiting time. Lack of confidence. These are some of the healthcare barriers men and primary healthcare nurses (PHCN) identified in a new study published in the Australian Journal of Primary Health. Led by Del Lovett, a PhD candidate at Charles ...
More »Navigating tech, tough conversations in fertility care
As part of our Specialty Focus series, spotlighting the work of nurses across the country, Nursing Review sits down with Catherine Bellantonio, who has worked at IVF and fertility clinic Genea for the past seven years. In the interview, Bellantonio, ...
More »A common vision for gerontological nursing on the horizon
Researchers and nurses have agreed on the content of a competency framework for gerontological nursing. Associate professor Victoria Traynor from the University of Wollongong’s School of Nursing said the idea of a framework or approach that could be considered standard ...
More »Nurse tells of healthcare plight during Syria’s civil war
Registered nurse Vanessa Cramond knows well the toll of war on the health of a country’s people. After starting her career working with people living with HIV, Cramond took on increasingly senior roles within Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and eventually led ...
More »Power to the people: training the healthcare trainers in Myanmar
The story of one nurse’s mission to empower communities in conflict zones by teaching them first aid. My name is Jean-Philippe Miller. I am an emergency and trauma nurse, currently based at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. During my time ...
More »A different kind of duty: army veteran starts new career in nursing
In combat, just like in a hospital ED, you never know what is going to come through the door and you must always be prepared to help the people around you. These are the words of former British Army soldier ...
More »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 ...
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