Nursing

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Reviewed October 2011

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Title:   Self care
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Many areas of nursing can be stressful, none more so than Oncology and Palliative Care. The emotive nature of working closely with patients and families at one of the most difficult times of their lives can be challenging. While rewarding and satisfying for much of the time, it can be overwhelming and difficult to face at other times.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Mental health nurse incentive program
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   The mental health nurse incentive program funds community based general practices, private psychiatric practices and other appropriate organisations to engage mental health nurses.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Nursing and midwifery labour force 2009
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This bulletin presents summary findings on the nursing and midwifery labour force based on data from the 2009 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force Survey.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Non-malignant / chronic disease
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   There are many illness that may benefit from specialist palliative input. These include neuromuscular disorders (MS, MND, Parkinsons disease), COPD, heart failure, dementia and other chronic life-limiting illnesses.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   The radiology nurse
Publisher:   The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR)
Description:   Detailed information for consumers and carers about radiology nurses (nurse with special medical imaging training) - including who they are, what they do, how they become qualified
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Clinical Initiatives Nurse in the emergency department brochure
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The Clinical Initiatives Nurse (CIN) Brochures have been developed for display in the emergency department waiting room to inform patients and carers about the role.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Non-medical prescribing in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The announcement in the 2009 federal budget to allow nurse practitioners and midwives access to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the Medicare Benefits Scheme,1 and the subsequent announcement of a November 2010 start date,2 has brought non-medical prescribing into the public arena.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Description:   This bulletin presents summary findings on the nursing and midwifery labour force based on data from the 2008 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force Survey.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) provides a non-MBS incentive payment to community based general practices, private psychiatrist services, Divisions of General Practice and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Services who engage mental health nurses to assist in the provision of coordinated clinical care for people with severe mental disorders.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Assistants in nursing working in the acute care environment - Health service implementation package
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   Resources for Health Services employing assistants in Nursing in acute care environments.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Research
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Research is a vital component of current and future nursing practice. All nurses, regardless of their role or workplace will encounter research throughout their career.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Indigenous
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   When nursing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recognition of their culture and the context in which they live is important.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   HIV / AIDS
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   For many people in the western world HIV has become more manageable and for some a chronic disease. This has been as a result of access to improved therapeutics.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Policy quality standards
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Nurses need to be aware of issues relating to quality and standards as well as palliative care policy considerations.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Nurses providing palliative care
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   This section provides information for those currently working as palliative care nurses, or for those who have an interest in working in palliative care.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Oncology
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Close relationships have often developed between oncology and palliative care services, as many patients with cancer benefit from palliative care at some point in their disease trajectory.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Paediatrics
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Nurses will sometimes have to care for children who are dying. Many children will have chronic life-limiting illnesses such as neurodegenative illness, not all of which are cancer related.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Rural and remote
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Those who live in rural and remote areas have additional issues to consider when managing life-limiting complex illnesses. Staff caring for these people also have additional considerations due to fewer resources to access.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Autonomy
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Autonomy is about a person's right to make their own decisions. As with any decision, people need to have the right information to be capable of making an informed choice.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Truth telling and collusion
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Nurses sometimes encounter situations whereby requests are made to withhold the truth from a patient.
Date:   Aug 2010

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