Vicarious trauma cannot be wished away. That’s the reminder from the authors of a new report that explored the issue in a frontline community services setting. “It needs to be managed, worked through and monitored by workers and clients alike," ...
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The struggle for legitimacy: nursing in Australia
At the recent ACN National Nursing Forum Georgina Willetts gave the key note speech on nursing's past, present and future. Willetts joined the profession aged 17 because she "didn’t want to go to university," and had no aspirations of leadership or pursuing a ...
More »How one nurse’s experience of family violence shaped her career
Sarah* is a survivor of multigenerational family violence. She grew up in what she describes as a “dysfunctional home”. Her mother was an alcoholic who was emotionally abusive. And at age 20, her uncle sexually assaulted her. Sarah is not ...
More »Floridian aged care nurses arrested over hurricane deaths
Four aged care employees in the US are facing charges for the deaths of aged care residents who fell victim to extreme heat in the aftermath of a hurricane. Fourteen residents of Floridian aged care home Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died ...
More »Into the wild: Recovery camp brings students and mental health consumers together
Nursing Review spent a day at Recovery Camp, a joint program for health students on clinical placement and people with lived experience of mental illness. I put my left foot in and take it back out. I put my left foot ...
More »How brains in dishes might help those with childhood dementia
Childhood dementia might sound like a misnomer to some but five Australians every year are born with an untreatable form of the disease. Now, South Australian researchers will use ‘brain in a dish’ technology to improve the lives of those diagnosed ...
More »Nurse jailed for manslaughter and assault occasioning bodily harm
Curtis Powell was a 10-year-old boy who relied on his aunt Jodie - but she failed him. He was covered in bruises because of a medical condition which led to him having issues with spatial awareness. But the condition also ...
More »Government announces long term health blueprint, Medicare priorities
The government has released Australia’s Long-Term National Health Plan, promising to make the health system “the world’s number one”. “The story of health in Australia is sometimes viewed through the prism of large numbers, such as $435 billion for the ...
More »Can working in aged care produce better nurses?
Research by academics at Western Sydney University has found that nursing undergrads who work in aged care while completing their studies are learning valuable skills and enter the profession ahead of their graduate peers. The research surveyed new graduate nurses ...
More »Do we still need unpaid carers in a competitive aged care market?
Is the unpaid assistance provided in the main by family caregivers or other close relatives, friends or associates still necessary, or have carers become a problem? Do they require a new specialised management approach to ensure they don’t get in ...
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