A tool that uses facial recognition software to detect pain in the elderly and people with dementia is making its way across Australian residential aged care villages. Known as PainChek, its national rollout via Dementia Support Australia (DSA) is now underway ...
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A dying wish: Lobster for Josino
What would be your last meal? For Josino, all he wanted was lobster, but that wasn’t to be. “You know what really annoys me? If I was on death row, I could choose my last meal. Just because I’m sick, ...
More »Metastatic breast cancer nurse numbers still lagging
A report by Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has revealed that thousands of Australians are still missing out on quality care despite the country having one of the best breast cancer survival rates in the world. The State of the ...
More »Kokoda Trail leads nurse to volunteer in remote PNG villages
Veteran nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Fiona Dickson is well versed in working in a rural setting. However, in May this year, when the No Roads Expeditions volunteer program came up, she and her colleague decided to ...
More »Australian nurse appointed chief executive of ICN
From Cloncurry to Geneva, Australian nurse Dr Isabelle Skinner is certainly kicking goals. The James Cook University (JCU) rural and remote research academic has been appointed chief executive of the world’s most influential nursing organisation – the International Council of Nurses. ...
More »Nursing at 25,000 feet: what it takes to join the RFDS
The RFDS delivers a unique and vital form of healthcare to the community. As it approaches 90 years of service, we talk to one of its flying nurses. "How ya going, mate?” or something to that effect, is how I ...
More »Visiting pharmacists improve medication safety: Bolton Clarke
Community nurses have been referring clients to a pharmacist to improve medication safety under an Australian pilot. The Visiting Pharmacist study saw Bolton Clarke employ two part‐time clinical pharmacists to review and reconcile clients' medications. Pharmacists also educated clients and ...
More »Scared to speak up: model to help healthcare consumers raise concerns
'You’re worried? We’re listening.' This is the key message South Australian researchers hope a patient’s loved ones take away from a new model aimed at ensuring they know when and how to raise concerns about a patient’s deterioration. Flinders University’s ...
More »Training not a fix-all for job performance of nurses: study
A holistic approach is best when it comes to managing the job performance of nurses, a researcher has argued. Charles Sturt University PhD candidate Joanna Carlisle explored factors that might influence a nurse’s job performance, such as work environment, attitude ...
More »Help wanted: report predicts ‘worrying’ aged care worker outflow
The aged care sector is facing a potential shortfall of 80,000 workers over the next five years. That’s one of the key findings of a new HESTA report that draws on its more than 200,000 members working in the space ...
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