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Nurses: for parents & kids | Raising Children Network
Different kinds of nurses work with children. Your child might sometimes see a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, practice nurse or school nurse.
Read more on raisingchildren.net.au website
Caring in the Community
All of us live in communities. They reflect what we do, who we work with and who we spend time with. Many people when they are seriously ill prefer the comfort and familiarity of their home, friends and usual activities. They are often supported not only by doctors and community nurses but by family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances who provide care and social support.
Read more on CareSearch website
Paid Careworkers In The Home
When someone is being cared for at home there can be a lot of people involved. Sometimes paid care workers will also come in to provide support.
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What does a child health nurse do?
A child health nurse supports you as a parent once you are home from hospital with a newborn baby. Discover more about their role and how they can help you.
Read more on Pregnancy, Birth & Baby website
Who's who in a palliative care team - Better Health Channel
The members of your palliative care team may include doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, volunteers and carers.
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Who will I speak to when I call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby?
When you call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby, you will speak to a maternal child health nurse. Find out who they are and how they can help.
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Moving into residential care | enableme - stroke recovery and support
Residential aged care may be recommended after a stroke. Find resources and information to assist your move into care
Read more on Stroke Foundation website
Costs of Care
Palliative care costs are normally covered either by Medicare or private health insurance. However, this may not always be the case. There may also be other costs associated with being ill.
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What does palliative care cost? | Australian Government Department of Health
Most palliative care services are free, but there may be some costs associated with hospice and hospital care.
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Mobile Patient Care Tasmania | Royal Flying Doctor Service
RFDS provides a range of transport options for patients; including admission, discharge, medical appointments and inter-facility transfer
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Practice Tip Sheets for Nurses
The palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets for Nurses have been developed to support people providing palliative care to older people approaching the end of life.
Read more on palliAGED website
Meditative Walking and the Importance of Self-Care
During my 38-year career in nursing practice I have been privileged to work at the bedside, in the classroom, and as a nurse researcher. I am one of those nurses who believes that nursing is in my genes!
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Effectiveness of intermediate care in nursing-led in-patient units | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is some evidence that patients discharged from a NLU are better prepared for discharge but it is unclear if this is simply a product of an increased length of inpatient stay
Read more on Cochrane (Australasian Centre) website
Asthma inhaler technique
This free online course on asthma inhaler technique is for nurse practitioners and pharmacists.
Read more on NPS MedicineWise website
What Do You Know About Kidney Health? | Ausmed
If you are like me, you may have specialised in a particular area of healthcare and had very little renal nursing experience. Perhaps you would like to know a little more about renal nursing, how to care for people with renal issues or how to care for your own kidneys?
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Stroke Care Management: Alien Hand Syndrome
A published Monash University study found that 70% of nurses surveyed reported being physically assaulted in the workplace. The challenge for nurses is that they are caring for patients who may be aggressive due to an acute or untreated medical condition such as dementia, delirium or brain injury.
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Lung, Chest and Bowel Sounds Assessment Guide
Lung sounds tell you a great deal about a patient and their relative health. Knowing the difference between rales, a crackle, and a wheeze is sometimes still a confusing proposition for many nurses, especially new nurses. Part of the reason for that is that some of the language is interchangeable.
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About the palliAGED Practice Tip sheets
The palliAGED Practice Tip Sheets for Careworkers and Nurses have been developed to support people providing palliative care to older people approaching the end of life.
Read more on palliAGED website
Dehydration in Older Populations
A review of recent literature shows just how important this can be with much of the evidence reporting patients and clients are at a high risk, especially older adults. A study by Miller (2017) suggests that dehydration is ‘frequently dismissed’ for people in nursing homes.
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Preoperative Education | Ausmed
Providing education to patients and their families is one of the most important aspects of nursing care. This can be education about practically anything but most commonly; pain management, bowel management, physical restrictions, medication side effects… the list goes on.
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