Update: Fit testing and checking PPE for COVID-19 care
Fit testing and checking PPE is evidence-based best practice for protecting the health and safety of staff, patients, and the wider community in the context of caring for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Key points Introduction While Australia is faring extremely well regarding the global COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health care staff are still facing […]
Update: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – blood clots with low platelet counts
Update: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – blood clots with low platelet counts
Nurse-led project to roll out new framework for assessing and managing emergency patients
A new framework for systematically assessing and managing emergency patients will be rolled out in 31 hospitals across three states and taught to emergency nurses in a bid to improve patient care and outcomes. The University of Sydney’s Professor Kate Curtis, Principal Research Fellow, Sydney Nursing School, was awarded $1.49 million in funding for a […]
COVID-19 vaccines: contraindications and precautionary advice
Safety and reactogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines
Safety and reactogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines
Safety and reactogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines
Research study: The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals
A CQUniversity research team is calling on all healthcare professionals, as well as assistants in nursing/personal care workers, to participate in a research study by completing a survey on their experiences of COVID-19 and the impact on the delivery of quality care. The researchers are interested in understanding the nature of the interpersonal and social […]
Explainer: How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?
Explainer: How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?
The workplace challenges faced by older nurses and midwives
The workplace challenges faced by older nurses and midwives
Transitioning to the Australian nursing workforce: Perceptions and experiences of international nursing students and new graduates
Researchers from the University of South Australia want to hear from international nursing students about the experiences of their final-year transition from undergraduate study at Australian universities to the Australian nursing workforce. The primary objective of this research is to gain a clear and detailed understanding from international nursing students about the transition from the […]
An interview with nurse and multi-disciplinary researcher Dr Ruth De Souza
An interview with nurse and multi-disciplinary researcher Dr Ruth De Souza