Enhancing palliative care at home: The role of generalist home care services G Johnstone, L Davey, J Cato and Professor J Lowthian discuss the role of home care services and the challenges in meeting palliative care patient needs. Read more... 25/08/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Nurses | Aged Care in home Tags: Home care Views: 1704
Aged care nursing: the speciality of the future Over the last four decades, aged care services in Australia have changed from publicly funded nursing homes to privately run 'residential aged care facilities' that... Read more... 8/05/2023 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses | Aged Care in home | InFocus | Supporting the Retention of Nurses Tags: Aged care Views: 1324
Embedding a Palliative Care Link Nurse (PC-Link Nurse) in Residential Aged Care... More education and training for nurses and care workers in providing palliative and end-of-life care, particularly in regional areas, is needed. Palliative Care Nurse... Read more... 26/04/2023 | Blog | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Education and training | Aged care | Rural and remote health | Nurse Views: 1205
Palliative care nursing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a... Nurses played a critical role in providing care for patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Associate Professor Jaclyn Yoong discusses her team's study exploring... Read more... 16/03/2023 | Blog | Community | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Nurses | COVID-19 Views: 542