In Practice
Evidence Brief: COVID-19 variants and sub-variants
Australia has recently reached the end of the latest wave of COVID-19 infections that occurred over the winter months. This [...]
A lifetime of caring leads to safe homes for vulnerable children
Pip isn’t sure where the desire to work as a nurse came from, but it has been there for a [...]
Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the answer to aged care staffing woes? Dream on
Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged [...]
How medicinal cannabis is easing the pain of palliative care patients
How medicinal cannabis is easing the pain of palliative care patients
Professional Standards – what are they why do nurses and midwives need to adhere to them
The Nursing and Midwifery Board’s (NMBA) professional standards are guidelines for all nurses and midwives to practise within Australia. A [...]
Towards a more climate resilient health system
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to human health today. In 2009, the leading medical journal The Lancet [...]
Maggie Beer – The champion for quality food in aged care
As one of Australia’s most iconic cooks, Maggie Beer is passionate about changing the wellbeing of the elderly through access [...]
The pivotal role of nurses in pain management: impacts of a revised definition of pain and review of opioid analgesia practice for the future
Pain assessment is a critical component of optimum nursing care to enable effective pain management.1 Introduction Advances in the understanding [...]
Acute nursing care: Recognition and response to deteriorating patients
Failure to detect and respond to patient clinical deterioration is associated with increased hospital mortality and risk of adverse events [...]
Cultural safety in Australian nursing and midwifery
Developed in the 1980s by Maori nurse and anthropologist Irihapeti Ramsden in New Zealand Aotearoa, Cultural Safety has gradually become [...]
Better understanding needed around alcohol consumption and breastfeeding
According to research, two-thirds of Australian women who breastfeed did not feel that they fully understood the risks of drinking [...]
De-stress, not distress: How to unwind after work
We all have the best intentions to improve our ‘wind down’ time, especially after an evening shift — but when [...]
New culturally safe resources for First Nations women on polycystic ovary syndrome
New culturally safe resources on periods and polycystic ovary syndrome are now available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women [...]
