More than four million Australians live with chronic pain according to a snapshot survey highlighting the far reaching impact of the condition nationally. The survey was conducted by Chronic Pain Australia as a part of National Pain Week taking place ...
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Filipino students visit Canberra
The University of Canberra hosted 12 nursing students from the University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing (UST) in the Philippines, giving both student cohorts new insights into international nursing education and practice. Professor Kim Foster, head of the disciplines of ...
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Drips, dribbles of data add up for worldwide catheter study
Nearly 800 hospitals around the world have enrolled in a study of the use of drips in patients. More than 100 Australian hospitals signed up to the One Million Global (OMG) Peripheral Intravenous Catheters’ study, including the Sunshine Coast’s Nambour General Hospital. ...
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Power naps work, expert says
There is growing evidence that napping may improve productivity and safety at work, a sleep expert has said. RMIT University's Dr Melinda Jackson, a registered psychologist who specialises in sleep disorders, said there is mounting evidence that napping during a shift ...
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Call to manage emotional efforts at work
The need to put on a certain emotional face in some jobs is taking its toll on workers and the nation’s productivity, say Sydney researchers. The workplace stress, known as “emotional labour”, refers to the emotional effort some employees must ...
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