Nursing Review

A report into the alleged abuse of a patient at a Melbourne hospital has reportedly found money is urgently needed for staff development. Hidden-camera footage revealed a male nurse at Caulfield Hospital grabbing cerebral palsy sufferer Billy Aivaliotis by the throat on January 22. The family of Aivaliotis placed the camera in his room months after he arrived as they were worried about his weight loss and unexplained repeated bruises, as he was unable to say what had happened to him. [ 184 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/victo ria-hospital-allege…/

The 'Angel of London Bridge', Australian Kirsty Boden, has been recognised by the Queen for her bravery in running to the aid of the wounded during the terror attack last year. Boden, 28, was named on this year's Civilian Gallantry list, which was released in London on Thursday. She was one of two Australians killed when three terrorists went on a rampage on London Bridge. [ 295 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/austr alian-nurse-named-i…/

Victorians will get hundreds more nurses and midwives if changes to nurse-to-patient ratios are voted through parliament. Lisa Fitzpatrick from ANMF Vic Branch says "these improvements are visionary and critical" - Daniel Andrews Jill Hennessy MP #anmf #reforms
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Australians can now opt out of My Health Record. Considering opting out? Hear from experts from Australian Digital Health Agency, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association, Digital Rights Watch & National Rural Health Alliance
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Nurses have been urged to stay up to date with wound care and prevention to help reduce the impact of chronic wounds Wounds Australia
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The federal government is introducing a new system to allow private health insurance consumers see exactly what their policies cover "on a single page". Health Minister Greg Hunt on Sunday unveiled the minimum hospital treatments covered by the new policy bands – Gold, Silver, Bronze and Basic – due to come in next April. Hunt said the system will not lead to a change in prices for procedures, but allows consumers to easily see what their policies pay for. [ 265 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/hunt- to-introduce-one-pa…/

Safe zones to be enforced around premises where abortions are performed are long overdue following recent "disturbing" incidents, the Queensland Nurses Union says. Abortion will be decriminalised in Queensland under new laws to be introduced to state parliament in August. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Monday released the Queensland Law Reform Commission's (QLRC) review of the state's abortion laws and announced cabinet had accepted all its recommendations… [ 262 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/nurse s-union-hails-queen…/

A study reveals that the introduction of animals can bring relief to patients, their families and health professionals. We spoke to St George Hospital South Eastern Sydney Local Health District who are adopting this method #nursingreview #health #nurses #animals
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NZ nurses are back to work after their 24 hr strike following an online vote by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation members.
ANMF Vic Branch shared its support, saying Aussie nurses and midwives stood behind their New Zealand colleagues.
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Health practitioners accused of sexual exploitation or drug offences could be reported to Victoria Police by their industry regulator, under a new agreement between the two organisations. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and police have reached a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding, which creates procedures for timely and appropriate information-sharing when either agency discovers certain information during investigations. The agency will be able to pass on details of suspected crimes including physical harm, sexual offending, production of exploitative material and drug offences. [ 70 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/healt h-regulator-victori…/

The US opposed a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding, President Donald Trump says in a tweet. Trump criticised The New York Times for reporting that US officials sought to remove language that urged governments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding, along with language calling on policymakers to limit the promotion of food products, such as infant formula, that can be harmful to young children. [ 223 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/trump -takes-to-twitter-t…/

Professor MaryLouise McLaws from UNSW and World Health Organization (WHO) speaks about her research that revealed rates of compliance with Australian hand hygiene guidelines drop when the job of monitoring moves from human auditors to machines. Listen to the conversation here: http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/back- to-the-basics-the-p…/

Advice to new parents on positioning babies is not good enough to prevent pressure on the skull which can cause facial distortion, research shows. Plagiocephal- or flat-headedness is a condition most common in babies with less developed head control, a University of Melbourne study has found. Physiotherapist Liz Williams said on Tuesday current advice for parents to give babies plenty of tummy time and alternate on which side their heads rest does not go far enough. [ 238 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/curre nt-advice-to-preven…/

A fast-tracked emergency department program for elderly patients is now accessible in regional and remote areas of Queensland. The initiative, which was co-developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS), has made its presence in Cairns and Ipswich. The emergency staff secured a $100,000 grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation to extend the Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI) to advance emergency care for people aged 70 and older. Here to speak more about the program is the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Professor of Nursing Marianne Wallis. http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/gedi- to-advance-emergenc…/

New Zealand's nurses have agreed to a strike that will cripple the country's hospitals this week, adding to a tide of industrial action threats faced by the government. The country's nurses' union held a last-minute vote to try and avert their first strike in three decades, only for the latest pay offer from health officials to be rejected by members. [ 301 more words ] http://www.nursingreview.com.au/…/nurse s-to-strike-across-…/