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How nurses can care for the mental health of people with chronic disease
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
There is no health without mental health - that’s the view of the World Health Organisation. Now, the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses is launching online CPD aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of nurses to identify and Read More...
Home nursing - a new career horizon
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Home nursing is dusting off its old-fashioned image to showcase itself as a diverse, modern career that embraces cutting-edge technology and offers a wealth of job opportunities, writes Karen Keast. Home nursing is proving to be a new career front Read More...
Improving resilience in OR nursing
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Resilience. It’s often described as the power within. But what forges resilience and how do you improve resilience in the demanding clinical environment of OR nursing? According to one researcher, the answer may lie in five main qualities, writ Read More...
Australia's chief nurse Dr Rosemary Bryant: My career as a nurse leader
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
How do you become a nurse leader on a national and international scale? Karen Keast profiles the illustrious career of Australia’s preeminent nurse leader Dr Rosemary Bryant. Rosemary Bryant was a teenager contemplating a career post-schoo Read More...
How nurses can nourish themselves through shift work hours
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Research shows job stress and shift work is contributing to obesity among nurses in America. While there is no known study linking obesity to shift work in Australia, nurses can take proactive steps to keep the extra kilos at bay and ensure they stay Read More...
What makes a good nurse great?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
It’s a question not many nurses ask themselves but understanding what makes a good nurse great can make all the difference to your nursing career, writes Karen Keast. There are a range of well-known qualities and skills that make a good nu Read More...
What makes a good midwife great?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
What do you need to not only be a good midwife but to excel in your midwifery career? The key lies in getting back to partnerships with women and perhaps, most importantly, to take courage writes Karen Keast. The word midwife is derived from Mid Read More...
A life changing journey to Cambodia
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Recently returned occupational therapist Rita Harrison describes the opportunity to work in Cambodia as a life changing experience. “I love working with children, I love travelling and I love being challenged, so when it came time for me to Read More...
Bereavement guidelines for mental health professionals
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
These Guidelines will help your service develop and implement a bereavement policy that will lead to improved support for family and friends when someone with a mental illness dies by suicide. Research tells us that people bereaved by suicide may Read More...
Managing Aged Care Nurse Stress
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Working with the aged can be very rewarding and enjoyable but it can also take its toll on the health of nurses. As well as making sure that residents are eating properly, taking their medication, exercising, and getting a good night's sleep, Read More...
Continence Tools For Nurses And Carers In Aged Care Facilities
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
The management of continence is an important issue for residents in aged care facilities and one which needs handling effectively and discreetly in order to preserve the self respect of each individual. Incontinence can have an effect on a person' Read More...
Developing leaders at the College of Nursing
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Inspired leadership and effective management are vital at this critical time in the delivery of health services. Nursing and Midwifery leaders and managers are at the forefront of health service delivery. Nurse leaders and managers juggle bed bloc Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Polysomnographic (PSG) nurses or technicians are relatively new to the health workplace and are in increasing demand. PSG technicians investigate sleep disorders. Patients with sleep disorders range from toddlers to adults and Read More...
60 seconds with a Medecins Sans Frontieres midwife
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Kara Blackburn, from Brisbane, joined Médecins Sans Frontières as a nurse/midwife in 2006. Following her first placement in Darfur, Sudan, Kara went on to work in Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea. You have completed three field placeme Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Remote area nurses work in a range of settings across Australia and the region, with an emphasis on remote Indigenous communities. They also cover mining, agricultural, tourism, refugee and international communities, and more. People living in rur Read More...
Benchmarque launch new course in Wound Management
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
The Benchmarque Group is excited to announce the launch of our Wound Management Program. The Wound Management Program (Complex Issues and Management) offers successful participants a Nationally Accredited Qualification in Wound Management. The Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you've been suffering from a nagging ache in your muscles or your joints feel stiff, then the chances are you could be recommended to seek the services of a myotherapist. So what exactly is myotherapy? Myotherapy consists of Read More...
10 Tips to Working with Newly Qualified Nurses
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
In today’s fast paced hospitals, working with newly qualified nurses may sometimes feel like a challenge. Fresh out of school these new grads are not able to get the job done as quickly as more experienced nurses, nor do they yet have good orga Read More...
Midwifery Opportunities with Medicins Sans Frontieres
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Some sow their wild oats when they’re young; others explore the world later in life. Midwife Heather Harris worked hard, raised her family, went to university, then, when the children were old enough, she “left home” to join M&eacut Read More...
Mental Health Nurses - Move to NZ with Geneva Health
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you are thinking of bringing your skills and experience in Mental Health to New Zealand there is only one recruitment company you need call! Geneva Health is proud to be recruiting Mental Health Nurses on behalf of three public health services, Read More...
Transforming healthcare in East Timor
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Over seven years, St John of God Health Care has helped develop significant improvements in health provisions for the East Timorese and this commitment is continuing to expand. Having identified only the most basic forms of diagnostics operating i Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
I’m a qualified Health Professional nearing the end of my maternity leave. Whilst I have loved the time off to bond with my new baby, I would like to return to work. What do I need to consider before returning? Becoming a new mother is an ex Read More...
How do you become a Radiation Therapist
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
You need to complete a tertiary education before you can become a radiation therapist. If you are still at school, it is important to take subjects such as maths, biology and physics as well as an English-rich subject. It can also be usef Read More...
What does an oncology nurse do?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
An oncology nurse is a registered nurse who cares for and educates patients who have cancer. Oncology nurses work in a multi-disciplinary team, in a variety of settings, from the inpatient ward, to the bone marrow transplant unit, through to th Read More...
What does a Radiation Therapist do?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
A radiation therapist is an Allied Health Professional who uses ionising radiation to treat disease, usually cancer. A radiation therapist is also responsible for collecting relevant patient information and using this information to plan a pati Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Oncology nurses provide and supervise the care of patients with cancer. Oncology nurses monitor the patient’s condition, administer medication, and develop care plans and develop symptom management protocols. Oncology nurses witness much suffer Read More...
New CPD requirements for nurses and midwives in Australia
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
New continuing professional development requirements for nurses and midwives in Australia With national registration now in place for nurses and midwives in Australia, proof of continuing professional development units are critical for reregistrat Read More...
6 Great Tips for Graduate Nurses
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Starting any new career can be a daunting prospect, and in a medical field such as nursing even more so. Procedures, systems, processes and all manner of bureaucracy can culminate to create a very scary first year at work. Here are Read More...
The Australian Nurses Guide to Working in New Zealand
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you have been thinking about what it might be like to work in New Zealand, now is the perfect time to give some serious thought to where your career is headed in 2011. Nursing in New Zealand offers a variety of unique opportunities for nurs Read More...
Consider a career in Occupational Therapy
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you're looking for a career in health then you may consider becoming an occupational therapist. These are health professionals who work with people of all ages to help improve their motor skills so that they can cope with the challenge of e Read More...
Midwifery - Not for the Faint Hearted
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
On television and in the movies, giving birth often looks so easy and very clean, and a pristine baby magically appears after a brief moment of moaning and exertion. But in reality it can be extremely messy. The mother may vomit or lose c Read More...
Is Midwifery the Right Career For You?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Is midwifery the right career for you? If you’re interested in nursing as a career, then you might have considered studying midwifery. This section of nursing involves delivering babies, either as part of a team in hospital, in birt Read More...
Midwifery - What you were afraid to ask
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Midwifery can be a very rewarding career. If you’re interested in becoming a midwife, you might have heard some stories about childbirth that you weren’t sure were true or not. If you don’t know any midwives, then it can Read More...
Ever Considered Working in the Middle East?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Ahlan Wa Sahlan Welcome, may you arrive as part of the family. Working in the Middle East is fast becoming a popular career destination for many Health Professionals. Not only is there an extensive variety of attractive Nursing and Allied Health Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you’re a midwife or a midwifery student, then you may be wondering if there are any advantages to being an agency midwife as compared to having a permanent job at a hospital. If you’re employed as a midwife at a hospital, then you w Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
To work as a nurse anywhere in Australia, you need to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Once you have that registration, it is valid for one year and you can travel anywhere in the nation for work. Australia is Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Aged care is one area of nursing that will keep on growing as Australia faces a larger and larger aging population over the next 20 to 30 years. This means that a skilled aged care nurse will always be in demand and this sector of nursing can b Read More...
What is a Critical Care or Intensive Care Nurse?
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
A critical care nurse looks after adults in the intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU is a separate section of the hospital which provides care for patients who are seriously ill or have a life-threatening condition. High dependency, coronar Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, is the second largest city in Australia with around 5 million residents. It is a thriving melting pot of nationalities, alive with culture, food and especially sport. There is always something to do or see, wi Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
If you have ever dreamt of living in a warm, sunny climate practically all year round, why not consider a nursing career in Queensland? Queensland boasts a wonderful coastline, with the Sunshine Coast offering a relaxed holiday atmosphere in the nort Read More...
