Welcome to Nursing Review's new podcast. Each week 'The Coronavirus Podcast' will tackle all of the myths, research and talking points that surround the pandemic. Check out all of our previous episodes here. In episode 3, Nursing Review talks to ...
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Batman in the bin: New Bansky pays tribute to the real superheroes
UK street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest work and this time he has depicted nurses as superheroes. The new piece by the famously reclusive artist has appeared at Southampton General Hospital and is hanging in a foyer near the ...
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Welcome to Nursing Review's new podcast. Each week 'The Coronavirus Podcast' will tackle all of the myths, research and talking points that surround the pandemic.
More »100 nurses dead, number could be much higher
The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 35,000 health workers have contracted COVID-19 worldwide, while the International Council of Nurses (ICN) says that around 100 nurses have died of the virus – and the number could be much higher. 2020 ...
More »It’s time to reconstruct our ideas of masculinity and get more men into nursing
Nick Hayward is only six weeks or so into his nursing career and although he has come to the job later than some – aged 31 – he is finally joining the family business. Both his mother and sister are ...
More »Nike repurposes shoes to make vital PPE for nurses, frontline workers
Sportswear giant Nike is getting into the healthcare game again, this time manufacturing face shields and respirators for local nurses short of vital PPE. As COVID-19 has torn through nations around the world, stories have emerged of chronic shortages of ...
More »PM says aged care worker lied to contact tracers, CMO accuses nurses of ‘illegal party’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused a Tasmanian aged care worker of lying about their contacts after testing positive for COVID-19. This comes in the same week as his Chief Medical Officer accused Tasmanian health workers of having an “illegal ...
More »What happens if nurses stop showing up to work?
What happens if this pandemic gets worse? What if it got so bad that healthcare workers, doctors and nurses all walked off the job? While the Australian healthcare system has been stretched by the COVID-19 crisis, it has yet to ...
More »Australian death toll now at 45, 41 aged care residents across the nation test positive for COVID-19
More deaths confirmed over Sunday and Monday takes the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 45, with a reported 5,844 cases nationwide. In a daily press conference, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian warned that: "no matter was restrictions there are in the ...
More »If you love health workers and you know it clap your hands: UK ‘Clap for our Carers’ to show appreciation
Health workers are being embraced in different ways around the globe as they put their lives on the line at a time when most of us are safely locking down and isolating. We have seen images of volunteers bringing food ...
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