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
Practical COVID-19 policy decisions: Fit checking and testing for P2/N95 respirators

Nurses and care workers account for a notable and likely underestimated proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world. This is likely to be underpinned by the fact that these workers provide more frequent direct care for people with COVID-19 exposing them to higher viral loads. Further, many workers do not have access to […]
The personality traits best suited to coping with the stressors of being a nurse or paramedic

Nurses and paramedics with low neuroticism and high extroversion are best suited to coping with the stressors of the professions, a new study has revealed. The personality traits were found to be desirable in nurses and paramedics because of their link to psychological resilience, which can prevent burnout. “If someone’s an outgoing person, in other […]
Impacts of COVID-19 will be analysed for several years to come

While data on the implications of COVID-19 on the health system and people’s physical and mental health have been collected, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) states it will continue to be the subject of analysis for several years to come. The data from the past four months, mid-January to the end of […]
Australians are using and accessing medical histories on My Health Record

Nearly 70% of Australians registered with My Health Record have their medical histories recorded in the system, according to research by the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). According to the ADHA report, Statistics and Insights to April 2020, there were 22.75 million records stored by My Health Record, with more than 10 million records filled […]
