End-of-Life Education Matters As a course coordinator of the palliative care courses at Flinders University I have seen our post graduate student population change over time. Ten years ago, students were... Read more... 7/06/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 1619
What its like to be a Research Nurse in Southern Adelaide Palliative Services Reflecting on what I do and what my responsibilities are as a Research Nurse is quite complex and one single role cannot encompass all the activities associated with clinical... Read more... 17/05/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Research Views: 1860
Life’s Journey’s Final Steps: Dying in a Residential Aged Care Facility (RAC) We all know that the population is ageing; and the figures forecasted are significant with around 15% (3.6 million people) older than 65 years in 2016 (Australian Bureau of... Read more... 10/05/2016 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 3139
Working as a Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner in RAC Nurse Practitioners (NP) work in many roles in residential aged care: general primary care, wound care, memory disorders, mental health, heart failure and palliative care. A... Read more... 3/05/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: Residential aged care Views: 2214