Improve deep sleep to stave off dementia
As little as 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27% increased risk of dementia, new research shows. Enhancing or maintaining deep sleep, also known as slow wave sleep, in older years could stave off dementia, suggest Monash University researchers. Slow-wave sleep is the third […]
COVID-19 and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
With another wave of COVID-19 infections building and a peak expected around Christmas 2023, the pandemic is now having a double impact on both people with new acute infections as well as on people suffering with a variety of post-COVID-19 conditions. Among these, there are increasing reports of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) and other […]
How many days a week do you need to exercise to see real benefits?
Edith Cowan University researchers may have unlocked a question many of us have pondered – how often do you actually need to exercise each week to see real benefits? The new study saw participants perform a single three-second, maximum-effort eccentric bicep contraction — similar to slowly lowering a heavy dumbbell, from a bent arm to […]
Ahpra launches new checklist to help health practitioners better address complaints from patients and clients
Ahpra launches new checklist to help health practitioners better address complaints from patients and clients
Registered nurses encouraged to take advantage of free ‘Every Nurse’s Business’ CPD program
The ‘Every Nurse’s Business’ free CPD program, developed to build registered nurses’ capacity to provide quality care for people with intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism (ASD), was recently extended until June 2024. RN’s nationwide who have not yet accessed the three available levels of training are being encouraged to take advantage of the educational opportunity […]
Hospital admissions for injuries linked to extreme weather on the rise
The number of hospital admissions for injuries associated with extreme weather – such as heatwaves, bushfires and storms – has increased over the past decade, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Let’s talk about the weather: injuries related to extreme weather, reveals that in the […]
Understanding enrolled nurse pre-registration nursing students
Now more than ever, we need to change the way we think about career trajectories and progression via higher education to cater for diversity within nursing student populations. As the healthcare sector continues to feel the pressure of workforce shortages, and universities widen participation, energy and focus must be directed at how we are best […]
ACT government introduces voluntary assisted dying Bill
ACT government introduces voluntary assisted dying Bill
Nursing students can now access supported clinical placements in aged care
Bachelor of Nursing students can now apply for supported clinical placements in aged care through the federal government’s new Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program. The program involves clinical facilitators providing specialist support to nursing students, who must complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical placement as part of their courses, while they are […]
Shifting focus of legal matters
As I was preparing for this last legal issues editorial that I will be writing for the journal, I was conscious of the shift in focus of legal matters concerning health professionals over the years. With few landmark civil cases in recent years, the main arena for scrutiny of professional practice and conduct has been […]