Author Archives: Dallas Bastian
Seize the opportunity to reform scope of practice
Health reform gives nurses a golden opportunity to develop a new vision for what the profession can be in the future. Understanding scope of practice is an important part of seizing this chance. Allison Willis, principal consultant at the Health Objective, made this point with ...
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Healthcare systems need better evaluation: academic
Usability and utility have been described as the missing links in evaluation of healthcare information systems. Dr Ian McGrath, from RMIT University, presented the idea at the Worldwide Nursing Conference. McGrath said usability relates to how easy the system is to ...
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Research to study models of care for older Australians
Researchers will look at whether current models of care are meeting the mental and physical health needs of older people with chronic mental illness and those who support them. PhD student Sharon Leigh-Hazell, from the Australian National University, will be ...
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