Pneumococcal infections can cause serious diseases including bacteraemia, meningitis and pneumonia. Prevenar 13® (Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine, 13-valent absorbed) is used regularly in infants as part of the Australian National Immunisation Program (NIP),1 but it may not be common knowledge ...
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Nurses sound off on eliminating restraint, seclusion
Australia’s mental health nurses want an emboldened approach to reducing or eliminating the use of seclusion or restraint in services. The call, from the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN), comes with the release of its new research project, ...
More »Provider tackles entrenched cultural problems in health sector
Health professionals consistently list bullying, discrimination and harassment as key issues within the workplace. Now, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider plans to tackle the problem head-on. St Vincent’s Health Australia is partnering with the Australian Institute of ...
More »Freeman, Kennerley make no bones about fractures
Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman and television icon Kerri-Anne Kennerley are urging politicians and their constituents to ‘Know Your Bones’ this World Osteoporosis Day. The ambassadors also staged a photo call with politicians at Parliament House, Canberra, following a bi-partisan ...
More »Brushing up on aseptic technique in wound care
Health professionals hoping to learn more about aseptic technique in wound care now have access to a new consensus document by Wounds Australia. Chief executive Anne Buck said the publication will help clinicians provide evidence-based wound care and meet infection ...
More »ANMF’s Thomas to step down as federal secretary
Federal secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Lee Thomas has announced she will be stepping down from the position to take up a new role in law. Thomas made the announcement to members at the union's Biennial ...
More »Nurse walks Kokoda Trail for residents with dementia
Alzheimer’s Australia recently put out a call for people passionate about fighting dementia to walk the Kokoda Trail in aid of research and support. Registered nurse Sarah Pettenon answered. Pettenon, manager of person directed care at Lifeview Residential Care, joined ...
More »In air and in care: midwife, pilot talks juggling careers, working in Tanzania
When Captain Jan Becker’s not delivering babies here in Australia or in Tanzania, she’s piloting one of her company’s 18 Bell 206 turbine helicopters. Becker, a registered nurse and midwife, runs the largest helicopter flight academy in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
More »Bridging the theory-practice gap in nurse education
"Nursing academics are often viewed as being out of touch with clinical practice and preoccupied with research, while clinical nurses are viewed as too busy to educate or research.” To tackle this concern, noted by the authors of an article ...
More »Holographic patients help nurses hone assessment skills
Luke Skywalker did it. will.i.am did it. Now, nursing students from the University of Canberra are exploring the use of hologram technology. Assistant professors of nursing Dr Jane Frost and Lori Delaney, and professor Robert Fitzgerald have introduced the HoloLens ...
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