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Wellbeing essentials – Encouraging nurses, midwives and carers to self-care while providing for the health and wellness to their patients
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Exercise prescriptions to help reduce depression
- April 14, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Exercise can be a powerful tool to fight depression and should be routinely prescribed as part of treatment plans, according to Australian researchers. Activities such as walking, jogging, yoga and strength training were extremely beneficial
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Exercise caution when taking nutritional advice from social media influencers, study finds
- April 4, 2024
- Category: Research, Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Researchers say Australians should think twice about taking dietary and nutritional advice from social media after a national audit of influencer posts revealed nearly half contained inaccurate information. Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and
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Nurses poised to help shift dial in fight against obesity
- April 3, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: Health & Wellbeing
Nurses and fellow health professionals have a critical role to play in helping the growing number of Australians experiencing severe weight issues, according to the nation’s peak body for obesity in Australia. A new report
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New sleep regime to help insomnia
- March 26, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Shiftwork
For shift workers with a chronically mistimed body-clock, getting a good night’s sleep can be an endless battle. Australian researchers are moving a step closer to discovering how to personalise a sleep regime and readjust
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