AFLW player and ICU nurse Deni Varnhagen on footy and working in healthcare in unpredictable times
When the coronavirus hit, professional footballer and ICU nurse Deni Varnhagen had already dealt with a lot on the sporting field. As a member of the Adelaide Crows women’s football team, her team were not only reeling after a sluggish premiership defence, but the abbreviated, COVID-19 affected the end of the 2020 season had put […]
What it’s like working between states when the borders are closed
For Charmian Jamieson, a Victorian-based ICU nurse who works at the NSW Albury Base hospital, the NSW government’s enforced border permit system along the NSW-Victorian border for essential workers has created significant stress and extra travel time to and from work. As Victoria suffered a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, the NSW government moved to […]
Army of volunteers supports Australian frontline workers by producing thousands of scrubs
Healthcare workers across the country will receive a free pair of scrubs as part of a volunteer-led response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 6,000 orders to be filled by the end of the month. Founded by Victorian Annabelle Parsons “over a glass of wine and Zoom”, with a healthcare worker in April this […]
Tips for time management in acute care
Tips for time management in acute care
An Endometriosis Warrior: A South Australian nurse uses her skills and experience to create a patient planner to manage the condition
An Endometriosis Warrior: A South Australian nurse uses her skills and experience to create a patient planner to manage the condition
A uniquely local vaccination solution in the face of a global pandemic
Amid COVID-19 a medical centre in regional South Australia has found a unique way to immunise the community against the flu this season. Practice Nurse Gabby Combe at the Crystal Brook Medical Centre says traditionally leading up to the flu season, the clinic, in conjunction with other outreach services in the Laura District, run events […]
Expert advice on ways to keep moving amidst isolation restrictions
Despite these being unprecedented times, we should keep up exercise routines albeit solo says Associate Professor Kevin Netto, a human movement and sports science researcher at Curtin University. “It’s really, really, really important that we maintain our health in these challenging times,” he says. “I’m not going to preach to the converted, but we all […]
Community needs to be more involved in COVID-19 response says CATSINaM CEO
The CEO of Australia’s peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery organisation has used Close the Gap Day to call for the needs of First Nations peoples’ to be more greatly emphasised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to the ANMJ, the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives’ (CATSINaM) CEO […]
Nurses and midwives urged to self care amidst Covid-19 pandemic
A senior spokesperson from Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) has urged nurses and midwives to allow themselves space for self care amidst the uncertainty created by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
More than half of Australian aged care facilities have ‘unacceptable’ staffing levels compared to US
Nearly 60% of Australian aged care facilities have poorer staffing levels compared to the USA’s guidelines for aged care practice, according to a researcher from the University of Wollongong. Anita Westera, Research Fellow with University of Wollongong’s Australian Health Services Research Institute, made the statement speaking on the role of staffing and skills mix in […]