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International Nurses Day - 2016
Today is International Nurses Day and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965. [ + ]
5% of ICU patients are using 33% of beds
Every hospital’s intensive care unit has treated them – the critically ill patients who spend weeks going from crisis to crisis, never quite getting better enough to get out of the ICU, but never quite dying. [ + ]
National Registration for Paramedics - What lies ahead?
Paramedics Australasia, the peak body for paramedics in Australia and New Zealand, announced in December that a consensus of state and territory governments has now paved the way for national registration of paramedics - Australia’s most trusted profession. Paramedics are set to become the 15th health profession regulated nationally. [ + ]
Is your hospital being held to ransom?
Ransomware is on the rise. The number of enterprises being forced to pay criminals to decrypt their files is growing every day. This trend can be particularly worrisome for hospitals, which have come under constant fire from ransomware attacks in 2016. [ + ]
Life hacks for nursing - Part 5. Avoiding lifting injuries.
In this series of Life Hacks for Nurses we will be offering up tips and clever solutions to the problems we face every day. In Part 5 we take a look at 12 tips for avoiding lifting injuries. [ + ]
Mobile app connects islands with GC doctors
A mobile app is being developed to connect rural and remote medical communities in the Pacific islands with specialists from the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland, Australia. [ + ]
3:01 AM lozenges order request caught on tape
WARNING: SATIRE ALERT: BOCA RATON, FL – The following is an exclusive transcript of the explosive dialogue that has resulted in a formal reprimanding of Dr. Ann Hedonia by hospital administrators: [ + ]
3 technology skill sets nurses will need
Technology is changing the world at warp speed, especially in healthcare. In this article we take a look at three skill sets nurses will need to develop to acquire, use, and integrate these emerging technologies. [ + ]
Labour Day Focus: Ratios Save Lives
When nurses are overworked, the possibility of medical complication increases, the risk of infection rises and a patient’s recovery time gets longer. This is why the QLD nurses union and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation believe Queensland needs mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios, nurse-to-resident ratios and midwife-to-patient ratios right across our health system. [ + ]
Life hacks for nursing - Part 4. IV insertion on fragile veins
In this series of Life Hacks for Nurses we will be offering up tips and clever solutions to the problems we face everyday. In Part 4 we take a look at tips for IV insertion on fragile veins. [ + ]
Going to work should not mean stepping into the ring
If you or a workmate have been threatened, abused or assaulted at work, you can use this Violence report form to tell the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWMA) about it. You can also report incidents of violence via the NSWNMA phone app. [ + ]
