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For many Australian hospitals, April is ‘No Falls Month’. This month we have a full-scale education attack against one of the most prevalent forms of in hospital patient harm – the fall. In the consistent form of Injectable Orange we have a not so hidden curriculum – critical appraisal and […]

Can We Stop (Predict) The Drop? – April No Falls ...

This entry was posted in FOAM and tagged #FOAMed #FOANed Critical Appraisal Emergency Falls No Falls Month on April 5, 2017 by Jesse Spurr

This post captures some of the resources discussed in the ED Nurses Vent and Haemodynamic Monitoring workshop at Redcliffe Hospital. These resources are high quality FOAM and can help with expanding upon the learning and piqued curiosity from the workshop. Happy self-directed learning. Pro-tip on organising and capturing your CPD […]

ED Nurses Vent and Haemodynamics Workshop

This entry was posted in Evidence-Based Practice FOAM Presentations Social Media & Conferences and tagged #FOAMed #FOANed ED Nurse Mechanical Ventilation NIV on February 22, 2017 by Jesse Spurr

There are many pressures in healthcare, all of which have an impact on people who work on the front lines. Resilience Challenge, a new interactive videogame, aims to raise awareness about these pressures. http://game.resiliencecentre.org.uk/ In the early 2000’s, Safer Healthcare Now and other initiatives were launched to improve the 10% error […]

Take the Resilience Challenge

This entry was posted in FOAM Nursing Professional and tagged #FOAMed #FOANed Emergency Resilience on February 15, 2017 by Jennifer Jackson

If you are a nurse working in any spectrum of the care pathway for the critically ill patient, SMACC is the conference for you. If you have just woken from a coma or stumbled into the world of the interwebs, below is a brief history and taste of things to […]