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7 Easy Detox Tips to keep you healthy

In other words, with the right food on your plate, you can more easily flush out foreign chemicals—like the ones you pick up from the environment , beauty products , or fast food . Here are some gr...

Looking on the bright side could save your life!

Dr Alan Rozanski is a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was the lead author of the study, noted that optimistic people have healthier attributes such as exercising,...

The Psychology of Colour

The Psychology of Colour Colour is known to have a powerful psychological impact on people's behaviour and decisions. Your favourite colour can also say more about your person...

WHAT IS PLANTAR FASCIITIS?

Sometimes referred to as "policeman's heel" or heel spur, Plantar Fasciitis is an inflammatory condition that causes chronic pain in the heel of the foot (and...

Get the job YOU want! (Part 2)

During the interview First impressions can be everything but your reaction to certain personalities you meet during interviews should always remain balanced. It’s correct in assuming that inte...

What is the pathophysiology behind anaphylaxis

Do you ever administer medications or vaccines? Do you work in a primary or acute care setting? Chances are you will come across anaphylaxis at multiple times in your career. In fact, the prevalence o...

Different types of thermometers and their uses

Healthcare professionals have long been aware that human body temperature is one of the four vital signs of human health. Optimal body temperature for healthy humans is 36.3¼ to 37.3¼ and any variatio...

Working Abroad

Working abroad is an experience of a lifetime. In an article published by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, they interviewed nurses working abroad. Here are their stories: ...

Weird health tips

Weird health tips Store medication in your linen closet If medication is constantly exposed to light, heat or humidity in other words, a steamy bathroom it could degrade faster th...

Opioids- the Silent Killer

Opioids- the Silent Killer From 2015 to 2019, there was an average of 376 overdose deaths a year, with pharmaceutical drugs contributing to 80% of these.Ê [1] There are many pre...

Depression: Who are nursing our nurses?

In an article written in the Health Times last year, they asked a very important question- who is looking after our nurses? According to a national survey, 45 per cent of people will experience...

Top 7 Study Tips for Nurses

Top 7 Study Tips for Nurses We know that nursing can be extremely stressful. Many of us are time poor, and look at opportunities to make study time as productive as possible. The ...

4,400 Amputations in Australia every year

In Australia, there are more than 4400 diabetes-related amputations every year. [i] We have the second highest rate in the developed world. [ii] Every year there are 10,000 hospital admissions...

Why Nurses should wear Compression Socks

Why didn’t anyone tell me about compression socks when I went through my nursing? Sure, we discuss compression for our post-op patients to prevent blood clots or to improve wound healing, but I didn’t...

Are you ready to move into critical care?

Pens , scissors , stethoscope and thermometer – check! The nurses version of heads, shoulders, knees and toes. I was ready for my first shift in ICU. Well my first shift in NICU, so the tiniest huma...

Who’s got the TIME for wound care?

If you work in an acute setting, you will see these wounds , but perhaps not often enough to develop expertise in treatment options. Nurses in the community, wound clinics, Wound CNC’s and even Stoma...