Nursing Australia: Ep10. Our time to shine

In this episode of Nursing Australia, hosted by Suzanne Blackeby, we hear:

News

The latest Nursing Australia News

 

Phase 1B of the COVID vaccine rollout begins, Aussie made AstraZeneca vaccines come online and flooding on the east coast affects already hard-hit communities.

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Segment 1

COVID vaccines: Record, recall, report 

 

The speed at which the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is being implemented means it’s natural for nurses to be left with a few unanswered questions. But fear not, APNA’s got you covered. We have been in active discussions with the Department of Health for many months now and are bringing you the information we learn via The Connect, in our COVID webinar series and on Nursing Australia.

Our most recent APNA COVID Webinar covered all you need to know about recording COVID-19 vaccinations in the AIR and reporting side-effects. We discussed the information you need to provide, what this looks like in your practice software, as well as some of the broader considerations for COVID-19 vaccination reporting.

We were joined by Katrina Otto and Marg Windsor.

Webinar slides: https://apna.asn.au/files/DAM/1%20Education/Other%20Events/COVID%20Webinar%205%20-%20Record%20recall%20report.pdf

Dept Health FAQs covid-19-vaccine-general-questions-for-vaccine-providers: https://apna.asn.au/files/DAM/1%20Education/Other%20Events/Dept%20Health%20FAQs%20covid-19-vaccine-general-questions-for-vaccine-providers.pdf

APNA & Train IT Medical FAQs - COVID-19 Vaccine Technology webinar: https://apna.asn.au/files/DAM/1%20Education/Other%20Events/APNA%20%20%20Train%20IT%20Medical%20FAQs%20-%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Technology%20webinar.pdf

Subscribe to The Connect: https://www.apna.asn.au/workflows/subscribe

 

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Segment 2

A stroke every nine minutes 

 

387,000 Australians experience stroke in their lifetimes, that’s a stroke every 9 minutes in our country. The first point of contact for many people experiencing signs of stroke will be in primary care. The Stroke Foundation explains what primary care nurses can do to turn these numbers around and what nurses should do when faced with a patient presenting with signs of stroke.

The Stroke Foundation: https://strokefoundation.org.au/

EnableMe: https://enableme.org.au/

InformMe: https://informme.org.au/

 

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Wellness

Nurse wellness with Sarah Cosgrave: Relaxation techniques  

 

Looking after our own wellbeing is so important. Nurse Sarah Cosgrave is back to give us some ways to chill out and take some time for ourselves.

The Nurtured Nurse Project: http://sarahcosgrave.com/

 

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