Survey reveals what concerns healthcare workers have about COVID-19

A new survey suggests nearly 80% of Australian healthcare workers are fearful of contracting COVID-19, while many are also concerned how the federal government has responded to the outbreak. The findings, which came from a survey of 400 Australian healthcare workers by TKW Research from 25-27 March, showed that four-tenths of respondents said they were […]

WHO declares coronavirus a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the deadly coronavirus that broke out in China and is now sweeping the world a public health emergency of international concern. WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus announced the decision on Thursday after the global health authority’s Emergency Committee convened at Geneva headquarters to update its course […]

Reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections

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 71,000 cases per year (Mitchell et al. 2016; Mitchell et al. 2017). A large proportion of these are associated with the insertion, care and or maintenance of urinary catheters – […]

New Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse for the Top End

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 Territorians diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. A joint funding agreement with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) and the NT Government has resulted in the new dedicated Prostate […]

Nurse-led initiatives lift team morale

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 annual SA Health Awards for providing leadership, boosting team morale and enhancing patient care through developing and implementing a number of initiatives. Victoria pursued the Cardiothoracic field, which involves surgery […]

Personal reflection on conducting nursing research in a regional emergency department

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 with, and surprisingly conflicted by, the anthropological concepts of Emic and Etic perspective. The thesis concept itself had its genesis in numerous Emic observations; defined as studying a culture from […]

The future of chronic disease management is here…we just need to fund it

Across Australia there are small populations of chronically unwell people who are using Telehealth Home Monitoring Service to support them in the home to improve selfcare, reduce avoidable hospital admissions and improve both their mental and physical health (LiveBetter 2018). A short video found on Youtube youtube.com/watch?v=szsT_OzcWX4 demonstrates how home monitoring works. It is known […]