A research team has embarked on a two-year project to design individual health screening tools and community-level interventions in the Torres Strait region. James Cook University's Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART) researchers joined forces with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...
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‘Any number is too high’: extent of violence against ED nurses revealed in new survey
Some emergency department nurses are suffering with PTSD after routinely experiencing high levels of verbal and physical violence, according to a James Cook University survey. Fourteen nurses at a major rural hospital in NSW told the researchers that they expect ...
More »A new life for hospital waste: project to find next uses
What if hospital waste could be broken down and used in agriculture or water treatment? That’s the idea Australian researchers are working to make reality. A team from Charles Sturt University, James Cook University (JCU) and the University of Queensland (UQ) ...
More »Post-grad qualifications to bring “lifetime wage premium” for nurses
Nurses may be able to double their income by taking on further study, with workforce shortages predicted for the near future. This conclusion was made in a new report, The Future of Work: Occupational and Education Trends in Nursing in Australia, ...
More »James Cook University named a WHO centre
Australian academics are making progress training Fijian nurses to be confident and competent in the area of disaster relief and emergency response, writes Kate Leaver. Under the leadership of Professor Kim Usher, the School of Nursing and Midwifery at James ...
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