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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How can I improve my chances of falling pregnant?

When you embark on fertility treatment you may feel a loss of control as you may feel that the process of conception, fertilization and pregnancy are in the hands of health professionals. However, there are so many LIFESTYLE FACTORS that you do have control over that can help improve your chances...

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Resident Death – Too Much Too Soon

The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine has recently published a poignant article including coroner findings regarding the death of an elderly person and the use of a Oxazepam regimen. Case Précis: Too Much Too Soon Case No: Victoria 2015/1527 Précis author: Dr Supriya Rama Krishnan, MBBS...

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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.

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...

Contraceptive Jewellery!

by Cheryl De Zotti | Lifestyle Research

Have you heard of contraceptive jewellery? Well researchers have developed a 'technique for administering contraceptive hormones through special backings on jewellery such as earrings, wristwatches, rings or necklaces. The contraceptive hormones are contained in...

Why weren’t we told this 10 years ago! by Elizabeth Wilmot

by Training Capability | Guest Bloggers Lifestyle

This is a frequent comment on Training Capability’s “Business Skills for Health Professionals” post course happy sheets. Ever since my early days of teaching business skills to the long-term unemployed to last week’s classes, I noted gaps in skills and knowledge which...

Hypertension Update

by Sue Walker | Nursing Practice Public Health

The 17th of May is World Hypertension Day According to the International Society of Hypertension: "Hypertension is very common indeed and hence a major public health issue. The prevalence is expected to increase considerably in the coming years. In 2000, the estimated...

Nurses Manage Medication Safety!

by Julie Martyn | Guest Bloggers Nursing - All Areas Pharmacology

When I think about medication administration, it’s a wonder that we ever get it right. Nurses administer medications that are dangerous, to patients who are unwell, in healthcare settings that are complex, with sometimes limited and unreliable resources. Liken our...

The Value of Accreditation to Health Services!

by Cheryl De Zotti | Nursing - All Areas Research

As Nurses we are all familiar with some form of accreditation that is relevant to our healthcare workplace. Many discussions have been held over time regarding the true effectiveness of the accreditation system. ''Accreditation in healthcare has existed for over 100...

June 2019 | Unlock the Mysteries of the Baltics and Wound Management | Departs Copenhagen

by Helen Kansky | Nursing Events Travel

Join us for the Fabulous World of Wounds Conference aboard the Norwegian Getaway as we explore the Baltics leaving from Copenhagen, Denmark. Discover the splendors of Copenhagen, Berlin, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Stockholm. Click for the full event...

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

by NfN | Featured Nursing Events Travel

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