There were almost 95,000 hospitalisations of people with dementia and $20 million spent on anti-dementia medications in 2016-17, two new reports from the Australian Institute [...]
One of the most common infections occurring in hospitals are urinary tract infections, with approximately 1% of admitted patients acquiring this infection in Australia- or [...]
The rate of complications among hospital patients after having a cardiac device implanted vary widely depending on where the procedure takes place, according to new [...]
The following excerpt is from the ANMF’s Aseptic Technique (ANTT®) tutorial on the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) website. Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®) is based [...]
Sick children in hospital count feeling safe and getting enough sleep at night as their most important needs, according to new research from Edith Cowan [...]
New Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse for the Top End, Ruby Hilario, says she will be able to increase the level of support for the 100 [...]
Victoria Fitton, Nurse Unit Manager of the Cardiothoracic Wing at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, was named Young Professional of the Year at last year’s 10th [...]
One of the initial challenges I faced with undertaking a Nursing with Honours degree was conducting scholarly research within my own workplace. I was confronted [...]
Nurse understaffing directly increases the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) such as urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pneumonia, new research has revealed. The findings also [...]
