Nurses help build capacity in the Pacific
Prior to undertaking advanced emergency training, nurses working in a small island nation in the Pacific called Kiribati had limited knowledge and were easily overwhelmed. Wind the clock forward and the hospital ED’s have designated emergency nurses ready to tackle challenges head on. Such as the time a patient arrived in cardiac arrest and nurses […]
Keeping it real; keeping it black
Remote area nurse Jason Coombes believes nurses and midwives have to get out of the clinic and into the community to improve health outcomes. “The community won’t come to the clinic unless they are sick or in pain. We need walking clubs and cooking classes; we need to play basketball with kids after school.” Jason […]
Behind the makings of a new nurse fob watch strap
Monitoring and recording a patient’s vital signs are among the core duties of a nurse and keeping track of time is essential during the delivery of care. Yet due to infection control measures, nurses are required to remain bare below the elbows and discouraged from wearing watches. Nurses generally use an analogue fob watch and […]
Surviving your first day of clinical placement
A Placement Educator at Flinders University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Adelaide, Registered Nurse Deb Hastings helps student nurses navigate their way through real-life professional experience. Clinical placements provide students the opportunity to transfer theory into practice and hone their skills for future practice in nursing or midwifery. Placement Educators like Deb assist […]
Trailblazer Florence Nightingale dramatised
A new movie highlighting the trailblazing life of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale is being made and is to be released during 2020-the bicentennial of her birth. The script, Legacy of Light, written by Nurse Researchers and Nightingale Scholars, Barbara Dossey and Deva-Marie Beck, also delves into Nightingale’s continuing impact on the world. The objective of […]
Women on boards: A leading force
Resignations of high profile women leaders last year have thrown the spotlight on the culture and gender disparity in Australian workplaces. Natalie Dragon talks to some prominent nurse leaders who are board members about their roles. The disparity between men and women in leadership roles perpetuates existing stereotypes about the role of women, both at […]