Gaye Philpott looks at faecal incontinence. Constipation is a common frustration for many residents and the staff who care for them in aged-care facilities. However, an even bigger frustration can be diarrhoea. Combine diarrhoea with an inability to get to ...
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RCNA Federal Budget priorities 2010-2011
Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) provided a clear-cut pre-budget submission to the Department of Treasury in January to highlight priority areas for nursing and midwifery for the 2010-2011 Federal Budget. Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) provided a clear-cut ...
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RCNA is proud to announce our recent corporate partnership with Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV). RCNA is proud to announce our recent corporate partnership with Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV). Dental health is an important component of health care and ...
More »Violence not part of job description
Study finds 75 per cent of nurses have experienced workplace violence and only 16 per cent make an official report. A new report revealing a high level of violence against hospital nurses highlights the need for a shift in attitudes ...
More »Caring for those in desperate need
Coffee with an Islamic Jihad or a dinghy as transport doesn’t sound like the life of a nurse, but for some it’s just part of the job, writes Annie May. Brian Moller was always going to do humanitarian work. It was ...
More »A matter of convenience
As time becomes increasingly precious, hospitals are going online to educate their staff, writes Annie May. Chest drains remain a common intervention for patients with cardiothoracic or respiratory problems. Management of the clinical risks associated with adverse outcomes is an ...
More »Unwrapping a big issue
Ann Rudowski outlines some simple strategies to reduce skin tears. Skin tears have in the past received little attention with the apparent view that they are necessarily a consequence of ageing; clearly this is not the case. While ageing is ...
More »Pain not only skin deep
When managing malignant wounds a holistic approach is needed, reports Annie May. The physical pain can be indescribable. The emotional pain even worse. Malignant wounds are a devastating complication of cancer that usually signifies advanced and incurable disease with limited ...
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A new treatment provides the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without the associated surgical risks, trial shows. Surgeons at a British hospital have pioneered a new treatment that could remove the need for medication to treat type 2 diabetes while ...
More »A sonata a day keeps the doctor away
New study finds Mozart helps pre-term infants grow. The music they listen to doesn’t have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century ...
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