Ausmed Editorial Team

Biography

Ausmed’s Editorial team is committed to providing high-quality and thoroughly researched content to our readers, free of any commercial bias or conflict of interest. All articles are developed in consultation with healthcare professionals and peer reviewed where necessary, undergoing a yearly review to ensure all healthcare information is kept up to date.

Resources

Sepsis: Signs, Symptoms and qSOFA

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Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): Is it on Your Radar?

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Donning and Doffing PPE Correctly

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Dysphagia and Swallowing

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Tracheostomy Management

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Reportable Incidents

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Communicating with Someone Who Has Dementia

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Patient Medication Counselling for Pharmacists

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Lone Working Safety in the Home

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Caring for a Patient in Prone Position

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A World Without Nurses - International Nurses' Day

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Aphasia: Care and Management

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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC): Dysplasia to Invasion

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All About Strep Throat

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Understanding Brain Damage Locations

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Ventilator Management in the Community

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How to Handle Feedback in 10 Steps

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Recognising Melanoma

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Post-Stroke Management and Care

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Hepatitis C

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Purposeful Engagement and Activities for People with Dementia

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From Associate to Ally: 5 Tips to Strengthen Your Professional Relationships

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Infection Prevention in the Home

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Disability in the Workplace and Persistent Stigma

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How to Deal with Complaints in Healthcare

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Complex Bowel Conditions and Care

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Chest Pain Assessment: What to Do When Your Patient Has Chest Pain

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Aged Care Quality Standards

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Risk Assessment and Management in the Home

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Bereavement and Complicated Grief

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ANMJ’s Learning and Career Hub

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Hand Hygiene 101

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National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) Explained

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Recognising and Responding to Acute Asthma

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The Rise of Clinical Leadership

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Glaucoma Up-Close

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Important Lung Sounds Made Easy: A Practical Guide (With Full Audio)

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Measurement and Quality Improvement

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Dementia-Related Sleep Disturbances and Sundowning

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The Health and Care of First Nations Australians

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Appropriate Antibiotic use in Aged Care

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Adverse Drug Reactions: An Overview

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Shared Medical Appointments for Registered Nurse Facilitators

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Understanding End-of-Life Care in Australia

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Benefits of Smoking Cessation and the Role of Health Professionals

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Skin Tear Prevention and Management

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Raw Stories from the COVID-19 Frontline

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Earache: Causes, Symptoms and Treating Otalgia

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Lurking on Facebook: Bad for your Mental Health?

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Conducting a Medication Review

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Head Lice: What They Are and How to Get Rid of Them

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Healthcare Rights and Informed Consent

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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: More Than Just a Bad Night's Sleep

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Minimising Falls Risk in the Home

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A Palliative Approach to Care

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LGBTQI Awareness in Aged Care

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What is Depression / Major Depressive Disorder?

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Meal Planning in Aged Care

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Gastroenteritis Symptoms, Spread and Prevention

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Bipolar Disorder: Managing Extreme Highs and Lows

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Vital Signs Basics

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Navigating Narcolepsy

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Policies and Procedures in Healthcare

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Reducing the Risk of Dementia: Modifiable Risk Factors

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How to Access Mental Health Treatment in Australia

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Active Listening in Healthcare

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Hyperglycaemia - a Diabetes Emergency

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Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

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Endometriosis: The Inflammatory Condition Affecting 1 in 9 Australian Women

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Sleep Management: How to Advise Patients

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Mobility Issues and Limitations in Aged Care

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Meal Service in Aged Care

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Environmental Design in Dementia Care

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Australia’s Air Quality and Bushfire Smoke Health Hazards: What We Know So Far

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Mental Health Nursing: a Profession in Demand

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Manual Handling: An Overview

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Living Well With a Stoma

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What is Anxiety? A Summary

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Eating Mindfully: Can it Help Combat Globesity?

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How to Write an Incident Report

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Respecting Client Money and Property

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A Big Picture Look at Arthritis in Australia

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Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal: An Insight

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Planned Improvements to Medicine Labelling and Packaging in Australia

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Respecting the Privacy and Dignity of Clients

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A Basic Guide to Chest Auscultation

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Fibromyalgia and Pain Management Explained

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An Overview of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

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A Guide to Video Telehealth Consultations

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Fire, Security and Workplace Emergencies

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Peptic Ulcers: Types, Symptoms and Treatment

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Managing Constipation in the Older Adult

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Understanding Mobility Aids

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Prehospital Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage

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Food Handling Basics

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Superbugs: What Are They and How Can They Be Stopped?

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Managing Difficult IV Cannulation

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Spiritual Considerations in Healthcare

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Epilepsy Overview and Care

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The Lived Experiences of a Former Victorian Police Officer

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Navigating the NDIS - For Participants and Healthcare Professionals

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Fear of Failure in the Workplace and How it Affects Your Health

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Diabetic Coma - a Diabetes Emergency

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Understanding Professional Boundaries

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Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (Morning Sickness)

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Vital Signs: Temperature Checking

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Laundry Infection Control in Aged Care

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Unexplained Absences and Missing Residents

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Venepuncture: Phlebotomy and IV Cannula Insertion

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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Identifying Pain in Those Who Can’t Communicate it

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Hypoxaemia: Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest

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A Brief Overview of Headaches and Migraines

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Loneliness and Social Isolation in Aged Care

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Asthma: How Does it Affect the Body?

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Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS)

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Advocates and Language Services

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Meal Assistance in Aged Care

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Medical Negligence and Duty of Care

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The Common Cold: Just How Common is it?

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A Recap of Ventilation v Oxygenation

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Common Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)

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A Quick Guide to Paediatric Urinary Incontinence

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The Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Infections

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Planning With Consumers

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Causes of Acute Neurological Deterioration

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Providing Best Care for Older People in a Hospital Setting

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The Cervical Screening Test (Pap Smear Replacement)

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Explained

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Diabetic Foot Explained

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Caring for Clients with Corrective Lenses (Glasses and Contacts)

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Pneumonia Explained

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COVID-19 Resource List for Healthcare Workers

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Eczema

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Interpreting ABGs (Arterial Blood Gases) Made Easy

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Identify Stress and Vicarious, Secondary, Indirect Trauma in Nurses

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An Insight

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Common Types of Eating Disorders

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Ageing with Asthma

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Caring For a Urinary Catheter

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What is Dementia?

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Osteoarthritis Care and Management

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Schizophrenia: The Chronic Mental Illness Affecting 1 in 100 Australians

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Timely, Appropriate Referrals and Responding to Deterioration in Community and Residential Care

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Caring for Clients With Hearing Loss

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Administering Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV)

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Fire Safety in Your Client’s Home

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Gaining an Understanding of Gout

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The Importance of Cultural Awareness in Aged Care

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Minimising Restrictive Practices: Seclusion

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Healthcare Waste: Collection, Storage and Disposal

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Being Immunocompromised: What Does it Mean?

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Sensory Loss in Older Adults

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Varicose Veins: Complications, Treatment and Prevention

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All About Transient Ischaemic Attacks

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Psychosis: Early Warning Signs and Treatment

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HIV Prevention, Diagnosis and Management

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Showering, Bed-Bathing and Hygiene for Caregivers

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Hyperthermia and Heatstroke: Caring for Older Adults in Summer

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Borderline Personality Disorder - A Misunderstood and Stigmatised Illness

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Cultural Considerations in Healthcare

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How to Take Blood Pressure

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Confidential, Free and Independent Support for Personal Care Workers

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Social Media After Life

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Managing Falls Risk After Discharge

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Paranoia

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Parkinson's Disease

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All About Aseptic Technique

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An Explanation of Advance Care Directives

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Early Childhood NDIS Support

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Enteral Feeding and Tube Management

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Evidence-based Care

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Effective Surface and Environment Cleaning

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Older Adult Respiratory Assessment

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Medication Reconciliation: Why it's Vital

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Expanding Authority to Prescribe Medications

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Safety and Quality Roles and Responsibilities in Your Organisation

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Risk Screening: What is it?

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Improving Fluid Balance Charts (and Hypervolaemia v Hypovolaemia)

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How to Write Learning Goals

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Quality of Life for Older Australians

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Transporting Clients Safely

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Oral Health for Older Adults

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Dignity of Risk

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Drug Scheduling: Understanding the Basics

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Infectious Diseases: How Do You Break the Chain?

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Alcohol: Still the Main Drug of Addiction

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The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) Explained

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Working With Families and Carers

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What is Chemical Restraint and is it Legal?

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About Mandatory Training

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Vertigo

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Basic Foot and Nail Care in Aged Care

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Paediatric Respiratory Assessment

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How to Conduct a Bed Area Safety Check

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A Wellness and Reablement Approach to Purposeful Ageing

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Governance, Leadership and Culture

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NMHPV's Health and Wellbeing Resources

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An Overview of Osteoporosis

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How to Develop an Effective Preceptorship Program

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Workforce Immunisation for Healthcare Staff

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Ongoing Assessment

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What is Hypokalaemia?

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Dealing With Major Trauma: Paramedic Matthew Pepper

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Continence Management in the Community

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Gastroenteritis Outbreak Management In Aged Care

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5-Lead ECG Placement and Cardiac Monitoring

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Breathing and Coughing Exercises for Hospitalised Patients

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Performing CPR on Prone Position Patients

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Protecting Clients From Violence, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Discrimination

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Understanding the Opioid Crisis in 2019

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Hypoglycaemia - a Diabetes Emergency

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12-lead ECG in the Field

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Care of Central Venous Catheters

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Safe Environment

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Minimising Restrictive Practices: Restraint

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Intimacy and Sexuality in Aged Care

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What is Consumer-Directed Care?

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Administering Subcutaneous Injections

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Responsible Information Delivery and Management

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Degenerative Diseases: Huntington’s

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Dressing and Undressing for Clients Who Have Dementia

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