Championing radiation oncology nurses
Radiation Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant Michelle Roach believes nurses practicing in the field deserve greater recognition for the valuable role they play in cancer treatment. Michelle works in the Cancer Therapy Centre at the Liverpool Hospital in NSW where the Radiation Therapy Department treats up to 130 patients per day. The first Radiation Oncology Clinical […]
‘This is a disgraceful outcome’: NSW Industrial Relations Commission awards public sector workers 0.3% pay rise
Union leaders have labelled a decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to award public sector workers just a 0.3% wage increase for 2020-2021 as shocking and disgraceful. In May, the NSW Government announced plans for a 12-month freeze on a scheduled 2.5% wage increase for more than 400,000 public sector workers – including nurses, […]
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare – Bega Valley Teen Clinic
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare – Bega Valley Teen Clinic
5 tips to handle constructive feedback effectively
For nurses and midwives, being able to give and receive constructive feedback is an essential skill and key component of reflective practice that facilitates continuous learning and development. Delivered well, constructive feedback is a valuable tool that helps nurses and midwives build on their strengths and identify areas for improvement. “When it comes to constructive […]
‘We’re short-staffed all the time’: Unions and aged care workers unite to demand action to fix broken system
‘We’re short-staffed all the time’: Unions and aged care workers unite to demand action to fix broken system
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare: Why nurse-led?
Nurses working in nurse-led models of care undertake comprehensive assessment, provide timely person-centred care, opportunistic education and support, continuity of care and link patients to other health professionals and services. Underpinned by advanced practice nursing care, innovative and cost-effective nurse-led models of care aim to improve access to healthcare and give people choice while also […]
Over 1,000 nurses have died from COVID-19 globally, new ICN report finds
Over 1,000 nurses have died from COVID-19 globally, new ICN report finds
‘I put my hand up straight away’: The SA nurses deployed to Victoria to help fight COVID-19
‘I put my hand up straight away’: The SA nurses deployed to Victoria to help fight COVID-19
‘Where does the money go?’: Professor Joseph Ibrahim questions use of government funding in aged care
“I don’t think anyone really knows,” responded leading aged care reform advocate Professor Joseph Ibrahim when asked how billions of dollars of federal government funding for aged care is actually spent on Monday night’s episode of ABC’s The Drum. “What we do know is that some providers make massive profits. Other providers are claiming that […]
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 […]