Burnout!

Burnout is not just having a bad day – it is work-related stress that may have a cumulative unwanted effect over time. Identifying the signs of burnout early is important – it can help you to put early reparative measures in place that may prevent burnout and its consequences. If you are feeling...

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Aged care providers and relationships between residents

Our ageing population presents many challenges and one that is particularly difficult to navigate is the impact of incapacity on relationships between older people and between older people and their families. It presents unique challenges for aged care providers especially when it involves sex...

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HOW TO BE A NURSING LEADER OF THE 21ST CENTURY | Sailing July 6

Do you want to lead a team that delivers an exceptional health consumer experience and meets key organisational goals? Business and healthcare is an awkward mix – this conference aims to equip you with the “soft” and “hard” skills that you need to triumph in this challenging role. If you are a...

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MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE: THE SUICIDAL PERSON AND NON-SUICIDAL SELF INJURY – Bundaberg 22July

Mental illness is common in our society with one in five adults experiencing a mental illness in any one year. Half the people who experience mental illness will not seek treatment and delayed treatment will adversely affect the success of any clinical intervention. These numbers would indicate...

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Oxygen Therapies to Heal Wounds – Nursing Education Resource

Nurses who manage wounds understand that maintaining oxygenation of the tissues at the wound site is vital for the promotion of wound healing. It is thought that ''prolonged hypoxia may maintain pro-inflammatory conditions and prevent wound healing. Thus, ongoing hypoxia induced by chronic...

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THE FABULOUS WORLD OF WOUNDS MODULE 8: WOUND CARE PRACTICE TASKS | BUNDABERG 26 July

In this workshop, we will explore module eight of our Wound Management Program. Modern wound care embraces the application of traditional, refined, and new treatment modalities. Nurses work in a variety of settings and require confidence and competence in many wound-related practices. This module...

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Electrifying wound care: Better bandages to destroy bacteria!

Did you know that researchers have demonstrated that bandages infused with electricity can help heal wounds faster than typical bandages or antibiotics! "Electroceutical bandages have been used to treat wounds since at least 2013. A study by a team at The Ohio State University is offering new...

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Antibiotics for the Elderly, UTI’s and Mortality

As Nurses we are aware of the incidence of urinary tract infections in the elderly. However you may not be aware of this study which identifies that delaying the commencement of antibiotics in the elderly may have significant adverse outcomes. The following is from a recent edition of General...

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IV Ondansetron and IV Ketamine for Children in Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine Research Review has recently published the following two reviews which you will find of interest regarding Children who are attended to in the Emergency Department The two studies are the Effect of intravenous ondansetron on QTc interval in children with gastroenteritis and ...

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End of Life Law

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) will come into force in Victoria in June 2019, becoming the first law in Australia since the rescinded NT legislation to permit voluntary assisted dying. This is only the tip of the iceberg as in Western Australia a Bill to legalise voluntary assisted...

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The Nursing CPD Institute: Nursing News

Our vision is to empower Nurses through knowledge and education, we provide you the latest Nursing News and updates in a number of clinical areas.

The Respiratory Patient | Cruising to Alaska departing Seattle | May 2020

by NfN | Lifestyle Nursing Events Travel

This conference is applicable to every area of Nursing/Paramedics, from the acute setting in the emergency department to the ward Nurse managing a patient with emphysema. Respiratory disorders are increasing and are considered one of the most common disorders...

Burnout!

by Nurse and Midwife Support | Featured Guest Bloggers Nursing - All Areas

LGBTI Nurses, Midwives and Students

by Nurse and Midwife Support | Guest Bloggers Lifestyle

Nurses, midwives and students who identify as LGBTI may encounter stressors relating to their sexuality in the workplace. Being informed about the law and issues that affect LGBTI people can help to ensure that everyone feels safe and happy at work. If you would like...

Fear of Having Fun: The Workplace Culture Killer

by Nicole Nash-Arnold | Guest Bloggers Lifestyle Nursing - All Areas

In trying to stay safe, we’re risking our sanity During my latest Whole Brain Thinking course, I asked the participants to tell me about the last time they had fun at work. There were about twenty nurses in the room. All of the Baby Boomers and some of the Gen Xs...

Generations of Thinking: Diversity in the Workplace

by Nicole Nash-Arnold | Guest Bloggers Nursing - All Areas

How to leverage age diversity to create places people love to work Let’s be honest: as nurses, we don’t make diversity in the workplace a priority. It’s not that we’re racist or sexist or ageist. I’m talking about the way we struggle with other sorts of diversity—the...

HOW TO START A LASER HAIR REMOVAL BUSINESS FROM HOME: 6 SIMPLE STEPS

by Elissa O'Keefe | Cosmetic /Dermatology Guest Bloggers Lifestyle

It’s exciting but scary, isn’t it? Starting a business is a thrilling ride, but it’s also daunting, confusing and overwhelming. Often, it’s difficult to know where to start and what to focus on. It’s easy to run around investing money on things that aren’t critical to...

Aged care providers and relationships between residents

by Brian Herd | Featured Law Nursing Aged care

Mindset and the Placebo Effect

by Sue Walker | Guest Bloggers Mental Health & Psychology

Dr Alicia Crum, a psychologist from Stanford University, believes our mindset has a dramatic impact on our health and can even play a part in determining our wellbeing. Research shows that what you think is going to happen or what you believe will happen has an impact...

Smartphone App to Diagnose Ear Infection

by Sue Walker | Guest Bloggers Nursing Practice

We are relying more and more on our smartphones. We use them to do any number of clinical tasks e.g. – take wound photos, access apps on pharmacology information, info on treatment schedules, palliative care symptom control, if you work in the community you might...

Food Allergy

by Sue Walker | Guest Bloggers Nursing Practice

It is Food Allergy Week from 26 May – 1 June 2019, "A food allergy is an immune system response to a food protein that the body mistakenly believes is harmful. When the individual eats food containing that protein, the immune system releases massive amounts of...

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