With practice nurses doing a wider range of work in general practice their duties and responsibilities have to be clearly defined. By Eamon Merrick, Christine Duffield, Richard Baldwin and Margaret Fry. Nursing features prominently in the future of Australia's primary ...
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Difficult birth for power sharing
There is meant to be collaboration between doctors and nurses in maternity care but this is being hindered by unequal and disrespectful cultures and practices, writes Karen Lane. English is a funny language. Apparently it challenges newcomers because of the ...
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With work-related mental health issues on the rise, it seems a fitting time to address workplace stress prevention. By Amie Larter In a perfect world, we would all have a job that is without stress of any kind - we ...
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There are still many obstacles facing the 2030 aim of health equality for indigenous Australians. By Amie Larter Although it appears Australia is starting to minimise the disparity between quality of life for indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, there is still ...
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Victorian researchers have made a significant step in understanding how the virus works. By Amie Larter. A team of researchers from Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, Monash University and the Burnett Institute have made a key discovery in the fight against HIV, ...
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Nurses and midwives are committed to better staff-patient ratios. By Aileen Macalintal A record number of NSW nurses and midwives are backing pay and staff ratio demands, according to the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association. The NSWNMA wants guaranteed safer ...
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A group of Australians look at using technology to improve the provision of care. By Aileen Macalintal. Interactive video games and smart phones could be used to help improve the health of rural Australians, according to CIOs. A series of ...
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As a federal election looms, it's time to bring major nursing issues to attention. By Louis White On the eve of the recent Western Australian state election, premier Colin Barnett caved in to nurses' demands for a 14 per cent ...
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St Vincent's in Sydney believes its diversity model could help other health facilities. By Jeremy Gowing and Tami Ebner Diversity health is a vital part of holistic patient care and is based on recognising the individual needs and expectations of ...
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Our nurses are passing on their knowledge to their East Timorese counterparts. By Aileen Macalintal A trip to East Timor made clinical educator Barry Flynn realise just how lucky we are. Flynn, who has worked with Aboriginal communities and refugee ...
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