What Scope and Standards of Practice should Cannabis Nurses follow?
The Australian Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) have unveiled new Cannabis Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice to support the growing role medicinal cannabis nurses are playing in providing safe and effective treatment products for patients. Launched at the 2023 United in Compassion Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium’s Nurses’ Conference, held last Friday in Brisbane, the document […]
4 tips to keep on top of your Super
Superannuation or super is likely to be one of your largest assets. It starts from the time you started working so it’s worth paying attention sooner rather than later because it makes a big difference to what your balance is at retirement. Here are 4 tips to keep on top of you super: Let’s break […]
Endocannabinoid system study must be embedded into undergraduate nursing curriculum
Education about the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which regulates and controls many critical functions such as learning and memory, mood, and pain, must be embedded into undergraduate nursing curriculum across Australia, leading advocates have argued. Speaking at the 2023 United In Compassion Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium’s Nurses’ Conference in Brisbane last Friday, Victorian Nurse Practitioner […]
Happy International Neonatal Nurses’ Day
August 15th is International Neonatal Nurses Day, recognised by the Council of International Neonatal Nurses, which was officially incorporated in 2005 to represent international neonatal nursing and care. A neonatal nurse delivers care to sick or preterm newborn infants and their families during the first 28 days of life and sometimes beyond the first month […]
Press play: Inside the Nurse & Midwife Support Podcast
Some of the best ideas to enhance Nurse & Midwife Support’s suite of support resources often come from stakeholders themselves, says Consultant and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Mark Aitken, explaining how the organisation’s venture into podcasts unfolded. Several years ago, he met a nurse at a conference who said she loved reading NM Support’s website content […]
Working Together to Deliver Better Staffing in Aged Care Facilities
Working Together to Deliver Better Staffing in Aged Care Facilities
Virtual reality giving nurses experience in de-escalating aggression
A new approach giving nurses and other healthcare providers experience in dealing with aggressive members of the public, without putting them in harm’s way, has been recognised for its outstanding innovation. IVADE is an immersive computer simulation program, developed by Edith Cowan University (ECU), which helps nurses and nursing students practice making decisions when faced […]
Researcher investigates why wounds don’t heal, or form deep scars
A University of South Australia researcher is investigating why some chronic wounds don’t heal and why others that do, form deep scars. According to Wounds Australia, more than 420,000 people suffer from chronic wounds, a common side effect of diabetes, obesity, and vascular and autoimmune diseases, costing the healthcare system more than $3 billion annually. […]
The significance of the Voice to Parliament
While there is much debate on whether we should vote Yes or No to the Voice to Parliament in the upcoming Referendum, Tom Mayo, a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, wants Australians to understand that voting Yes is critical to Indigenous peoples who are at a crisis point. Tom is the […]
With Teeth: Why Medicare must include dental care
The Australian healthcare system, under Medicare, provides comprehensive medical coverage for most basic health services.1 However, one crucial aspect that remains noticeably absent is the inclusion of dental care within the national healthcare framework. Under the current system, children aged zero to 17 years are eligible for capped cover on some basic dental services under […]