The status of nurse involvement in VAD processes in Australia varies depending on the jurisdiction (Waller et al. 2023). Table 1 describes what “formal roles” (i.e., coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner, or administering practitioner) nurses can act in during the VAD process. One...
Nursing is a profession that encompasses a huge diversity of practices and practice settings, but the aim of nursing practice remains the same: to support and promote the health and well-being of human persons. Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses is an integrated and coherent textbook that allo...
The codes were discussed within the research team that led to emergence of the major themes that incorporated the significant challenges of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2.5. Human research ethics This study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University...
Research has reported an epidemic of mental health concerns among staff in higher education. Universities can improve staff mental health by creating work environments that are more psychologically, socially, and organisationally safe and supportive. Yet, qualitative evidence in this area remains limited,...
Nurses 46 (11.0%) 45 (14.0%) Neonatal nurse practitioners 46 (11.0%) 36 (11.2%) Pathologists 40 (9.4%) 20 (6.2%) Social workers 12 (2.9%) 12 (3.7%) Parents' representatives or bereaved parents 4 (1.0%) 4 (1.2%) Other 16 (4.1%) 17 (5.3%) Are these audits conducted on all ...
While Australian Critical Care accepts manuscripts from a range of health professionals, it is important to recognise that nurses are the primary readers of this journal. CONSIDERATIONS SPECIFIC TO TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGNS The editors require that manuscripts adhere to recognised reporting guidelines ...
Medication errors harm hospitalised patients and increase health care costs. Electronic Medication Management Systems (EMMS) have been shown to reduce medication errors. However, nurses do not always use EMMS as intended, largely because implementation o
except cancer of the pancreas which was excluded due to the small number of cases in the 45 and Up Study; oesophagal cancer and multiple myeloma were also included due to their known adverse impact on well-being. Cancer types were classified as breast (ICD-10 AM diagnosis code C50, wom...
The inclusion of healthcare experts and school nurses as elements of MVC’s applied HPS framework was acknowledged. Parents Although mothers were the primary source of information, their own knowledge was lacking. Ruby shared her mother’s reaction to the MVC booklet: ‘she was intrigued, but I...
As key brokers in health care systems, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses [23] maintains that nurses share responsibility for initiating and supporting actions to meet both the social and health needs of the public. This includes challenging unethical organizational...