New virtual reality technology has been applied to midwifery for the first time, in what researchers say is a "huge step for practitioners" around the world. The VR technology developed by the University of Newcastle has given what is believed ...
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A quick chat with … Jessica Tomkins
What is your name, and where are you based? My name is Jessica Tomkins and I am based in the Metro North Health Service (Qld). What hospital do you work at and what do you do there? I work in ...
More »New UOW health precinct to create 2,000 jobs
The University of Wollongong's new health and wellbeing precinct will include Australia's first patient-centred health clinic to offer aged care, retirement living, research facilities and teaching programs. Details about the plan released last week confirmed that Lendlease would lead the ...
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Royal Melbourne Hospital has released CCTV footage showing incidences of violence in the emergency department in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers faced by staff. The footage was used to create the Help Us, Help You campaign to protect staff ...
More »How RNs from refugee backgrounds tackle unique workplace challenges
Nurses from a refugee background experience discrimination, subordination and racism from patients and staff, and face challenges getting accustomed to a new environment and integrating into the workplace. These were some of the key findings of a scoping review of ...
More »A quick chat with… a diabetes nurse
A relative latecomer to nursing, Cherie Whitbread talks comfy shoes and chili mud crab. Which hospital do you work at and what do you do there? My work encompasses research and direct client care for people with diabetes at Royal ...
More »Duty of care: where does a nurse’s responsibility end?
The potential liability of health services, hospitals, day surgeries and clinics does not, depending on the nature of the treatment or care provided, cease upon physical discharge or a patient leaving the facility. If any treatment or care has had ...
More »Property market boom driving nurses out of key city areas
An early career enrolled nurse who works in an inner-city Sydney hospital would have to settle down 150km away in Cessnock in the Hunter Valley just to find an affordable home to purchase. That’s according to a new study carried ...
More »Caring from bedtime to breakfast focus of free course for shift workers
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Unpacking that question is a good starting point for shiftworkers to ensure a person-centred approach to caring for people with dementia at night, says Belinda Goodenough, knowledge translation manager at Dementia Training ...
More »A gaming plan for nurse education
Booting up a videogame in class or at home might help students hone nursing skills, a new study suggests. A group of Australian researchers looked at the ways videogame-based learning links to the development of decision-making, motivation and other benefits. ...
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