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 that are known to be preventable. Early recognition and response to deteriorating patients by health professionals is fundamental for optimal patient outcomes. On the contrary, delayed identification and management of deterioration can lead to serious […]
Project demonstrates a new Model of Care needed to improve wait times for mental health patients in ED
A project undertaken at the Sir Charles Gairdner Emergency Department (SCGH ED) in WA has helped reduce wait times of mental health patients. The improvement process This project was undertaken using Clinical Service Redesign methodology taught at the Institute of Health Leadership during three months rotation. Participants were selected through selection criteria and interview process […]
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 that are known to be preventable. Early recognition and response to deteriorating patients by health professionals is fundamental for optimal patient outcomes. On the contrary, delayed identification and management of deterioration can lead to serious […]
Q&A: Recovery and Anaesthetics Nurse
South Australian nurse Louise Jones joined the profession in 1986. Three years later, she began working at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Recovery and Anaesthetics, quickly growing to love the specialties. From 2013, she has held the position of Nurse Unit Manager within the team. Louise chats to the ANMJ about the ins and […]
COVID-19 continues to impact public hospital emergency departments
After a decline in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, presentations to public hospital emergency departments rebounded in 2020-21, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Information on Emergency department care in 2020–21 has been released with national, state and territory, local hospital network and hospital-specific data on […]
New group practice model promises better care for women of Castlemaine
A shift to a midwifery group practice model in regional Victoria will provide continuity of care and help deliver a better birthing experience for local families, according to Castlemaine health. After an extensive review of operations, planning, ongoing consultation with key stakeholders and consumer groups, a midwifery-led model was developed encompassing a remote, on-call group […]
Championing radiation oncology nurses
Radiation Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant Michelle Roach believes nurses practicing in the field deserve greater recognition for the valuable role they play in cancer treatment. Michelle works in the Cancer Therapy Centre at the Liverpool Hospital in NSW where the Radiation Therapy Department treats up to 130 patients per day. The first Radiation Oncology Clinical […]
Federal government shifts gears on elective surgery with gradual restart from next Monday
The federal government has lowered its restrictions on elective surgery as part of its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a gradual restart of selected procedures from 27 April. Public and private hospitals will operate one-in-four closed operating lists, with the advising Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) recommending that select Category Two and […]
Older patient specialling in acute hospital wards: What’s your policy?
Older patient specialling in acute hospital wards: What’s your policy?
Government to train 20,000 RNs to work in intensive care to fight COVID-19
Up to 20,000 registered nurses will undertake a new online training program to upskill in intensive care under the latest move by the federal government to bolster the health system in order to meet demand as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates. Announced today, the free online course will enable nurses to join the delivery of care […]