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Nursing in the Northern Territory
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Darwin is the northern-most city in Australia, with a population of only 210,000, it offers a warm, relaxed lifestyle, and some of the most amazing scenery in the country is within a three-hour drive, including Kakadu National Park and Katherine Gorg Read More...
Nursing Careers In New South Wales
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Since Sydney is the largest capital city in Australia and New South Wales has many regional towns, there are plenty of nursing positions available. All you have to do is decide which area of nursing you’d like to work in, check if you need any Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Many people move to Tasmania for the unique lifestyle it affords them. The pace of this state is slower and less hurried than the rest of the country (or the mainland). With a much smaller population but with more open space and wildernes Read More...
Nursing Careers In South Australia
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
South Australia can be a great place to develop your nursing career. From the breathtaking Barossa Valley to rugged landscapes such as the Yorke Peninsula and the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia offers you both work and play. The capital city, Ade Read More...
Developing Rehab Programs For Stroke Patients
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
According to the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) strokes are the leading cause of chronic disability in Australia and the third highest cause of death. Whilst it is true that high quality medical care can save the life of a patient who has suff Read More...
Careers in Renal Nursing (Nephrology)
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Over the past 30 years, nephrology nursing has evolved into a specialty that requires both technical skills, as well as clinical expertise in treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The demand for nephrology nurses will continue to Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
An osteopath is an Allied Health professional who specialises in the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. Osteopaths believe that the body can heal itself if the right combination of manual techniques such as massage and the manipulation of Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
A speech pathologist is an Allied Health professional who helps people to communicate more effectively through speech and other forms of communication. Formerly, this profession used to be called speech therapy. Communication just doesn&rsqu Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
A radiographer is an Allied Health professional who uses x-rays to produce radiographs of patients in order to help diagnose the patient’s medical condition. A radiographer can have a lot of variety in their working day. As well as usi Read More...
Volunteer Nursing with Breakaway
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
Why Breakaway! Well some years ago a friend told me about the voluntary work that she did at a wonderful place called Breakaway. Her Breakaway experience had started as a component of her nursing degree. A group of nursing students Read More...
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
An orthoptist is an Allied Health professional who is an eye care specialist. Orthoptists work with ophthalmologists and may assess and test the vision of the ophthalmologist’s patients. An orthoptist al Read More...
How to make your nursing job application stand out
Last Updated: 22-10-2013
The old adage goes ‘you only get one chance to make a first impression’. So, it’s important to get it right when it comes to your nursing job application, writes Karen Keast. Job applications are the vital first introduction betw Read More...
What Is A Physiotherapist's Typical Career Path?
Last Updated: 21-10-2013
Physiotherapy is a wide and varied profession with plenty of opportunities for advancing your career. Here we take a look at the typical career path of a physiotherapist. Some people choose to start their career in physiotherapy by working in Read More...
What is an Exercise Physiologist?
Last Updated: 21-10-2013
An exercise physiologist is an Allied Health professional who specialises in the benefits of exercise to help patients get fitter for all around good health, or to treat patients with a medical condition through exercise. They are much mo Read More...
Last Updated: 18-10-2013
Are You Interested In Becoming A Nutritionist? Over the last twenty years or so, there has been a strong shift in food awareness as people want to be healthier and live longer. Yet at the same time more and more people are becoming obese. In addit Read More...
How to become an occupational therapist
Last Updated: 18-10-2013
An Occupational Therapist's Role Is Extremely Rewarding If you enjoy working with people, have a sympathetic and caring attitude, heaps of determination and enthusiasm, and a desire to improve the lives of those around you, then you might want Read More...
A career in sports physiotherapy
Last Updated: 17-10-2013
Sports physiotherapy is a specialised segment of physical therapy that deals with the physical issues and injuries sustained by athletes. Due to the high levels of stress that athletes place on their bodies during their intensive physical activiti Read More...
What are the strengths of a great physiotherapist?
Last Updated: 17-10-2013
The jobs outlook is shining bright in physiotherapy, which is now the third largest allied health profession in Australia. But what does it take for a physiotherapist to stand out from the crowd? The answer could be as simple as having the passion an Read More...
Date of Posting: 23-11-2011
In a repeat of years gone by, overworked and undervalued nurses in Victorian have taken to the streets today to protest working conditions and pay rates. Fair Work Australia had previously ordered the nurses union to stop the strike, which has Read More...
NCAH talks practice nursing with APNA Vice President Karen Booth
Date of Posting: 19-09-2011
NCAH talks practice nursing with APNA Vice President Karen Booth. Read More...
Interview with a Theatre Nurse
Last Updated: 12-09-2011
Amy gives her perspectives on nursing as a career, and her job as a theatre nurse. Read More...
What do nurses love about their job?
Date of Posting: 03-10-2010
A number of nurses across a range of nursing professionals give their perspective on what they love about their nursing job. Read More...
Date of Posting: 03-10-2010
This video provides an overview of midwifery as a job and the career opportunities available. The video also details avenues for study at the University of Queensland. Read More...
Interview with a Neo-Natal Nurse Educator
Date of Posting: 03-10-2010
Elenora, a neo-natal nurse educator gives her perspective on nursing as a career, and her role as a nurse educator. Read More...
Interview with a Mental Health Nurse
Date of Posting: 05-10-2010
This interview with Kevin - a Mental Health Nurse gives a great insight into nursing as a career path and the job experiences one can expect. Read More...
Interview with a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
Date of Posting: 05-10-2010
Interview with Christina - a Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Nurse with Southern Health RAPS (Recovery and Prevention of Psychosis) giving some great insights into her experiences and her job. Read More...
Interview with a Critical Care Nurse
Date of Posting: 05-10-2010
In this interview, Kylie, a Paediatric Emergency Department nurse shares some of her experiences in her nursing job, and nursing as a career path. Read More...
Interview with an Aged Care Nurse
Date of Posting: 05-10-2010
In this interview, Lars shares some of his insights into his nursing career with 'Hospital in the Home', and his job as an acute and aged care nurse. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this video by Nurse TV, nurses or people considering nursing as a career are given an understanding of what's involved in nursing in a burns unit. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this Nurse TV video, nurses and people considering a nursing career are given an understanding of the nurse practitioner role and in particular what a nurse practitioner can do in an emergency department setting. Read More...
Nursing in the Emergency Department
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this Nurse TV video, nurses and people considering a nursing career are given an insight into nursing in an emergency department. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this Nurse TV video, nurses are given an insight into working as an incontinence nurse or incontinence advisor. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this Nurse TV video, nurses or people considering a nursing career are given an understanding of theatre nursing or perioperative nursing. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
In this Nurse TV video, nurses or people considering a nursing career are given an understanding of aged care nursing and the role of nurses in nursing homes and aged care facilities. Read More...
Nurses - avoid back injury - no lift policy
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This Nurse TV video gives nurses an important insight into the impact that manual handling and lifting in particular can have on nurses. The introduction of the no lift policy and the associated procedures is intended to protect nurses and other hea Read More...
Paediatric Nursing in Alice Springs
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This Nurse TV video gives nurses and people considering a career in nursing an insight into paediatric nursing, but also working with indigenous children and dealing with many of the paediatric health issues experienced by children living in disadvan Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This Nurse TV Video, gives nurses or prospective nurses an understanding of the health issues and patient care requirements in a hospital spinal unit. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This Nurse TV video provides a fascinating insight into nursing in remote parts of Australia and the outback in particular. Read More...
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This Nurse TV video gives nurses and prospective nurses an understanding of what's involved in working in a neonatal intensive care unit. Read More...
Date of Posting: 26-10-2010
This video by Nurse TV provides an insight into the work of palliative care nurses and the role they play in improving the quality of life of their patients and their patients families. Read More...
