Nurses Sick Leave in Winter

What are your experiences regarding nurses taking sick leave in winter? In most places that I’ve worked I’ve noticed a sharp rise in staff off on sick leave – obviously this is in part due to the winter cough/cold/flu blues, but perhaps it may also have something to do with the run on effect from [...]

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Making the Pain Chart more.. real

I must admit, I’ve never been a major fan of the traditional pain score chart. You know the ones I’m talking about? We use them mostly on children (actually I’ve never used them on anyone other than children) to try and understand their level of pain. Now that I think about it, I’m not really [...]

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Titles of Nurses in Australia

Confused about different types and titles of Nurses in Australia? Want to know the differences between an AIN, PCA, RN, EN, EEN, NP etc etc? How long does it actually take to reach each qualification in Australia? Find out a bit more about Categories of Nurses in Australia by checking out the new Australian Nursing [...]

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Nurse’s Unfair Sacking?

A Melbourne Nursing Home received a stern warning this week by the Fair Work Ombudsman over what has been described as a “heartless and shabby treatment” of one of their longstanding aged-care nurses. The Nursing Home has been placed on notice, and will be monitored closely to ensure that it stays compliant with workplace laws [...]

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7 Tips to Survive a Late Night Hospital Shift

credit: the half-blood prince Guest post by Mary Ward Perhaps you are new to working at a hospital or just feeling out of sorts and just plain lousy. Working the late night shift at the hospital is incredibly challenging to many people in the medical profession. All adult human beings require seven to eight hours [...]

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