Agency work can be a fulfilling and flexible option for healthcare professionals. Agency Staff are qualified healthcare professionals who work on a temporary (or locum) basis across multiple facilities, instead of holding a permanent role in one workplace. Instead of being employed by a facility, agency nurses are employed by a Healthcare Agency like Kemp […]
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How a group of nurses turned a pandemic into an opportunity to work and travel across New South Wales. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had a major effect on the Australian Healthcare industry. While some were slammed on the frontline, others were left without any work at all. As elective surgeries closed and hospitals
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Sleep is one of the most important steps to maintaining good health. A good night’s sleep boosts energy, makes us more alert and increases our ability to perform our everyday functions. Adequate rest improves our overall health and wellbeing. While we sleep, our body is performing essential functions to recover and repair, maintain cardiac function
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It’s no secret that shift workers often experience lack of sleep, stress, anxiety, weight fluctuation and fatigue. It has been found that working against the body clock (or Circadian clock) disrupts the regulation of hormones and digestion, which in turn causes fatigue, an inability to sleep, and increased cravings for comfort foods that are often
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With 2021’s theme of ‘Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives’, it’s hard to ignore the lack of support given to midwives this International Day of the Midwife. Every year, we celebrate the hard work and contribution of midwives globally on the 5th of May. International Day of the Midwife is a day for the world
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The Australian Government has created a strategy to gradually offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Australians. We’ve broken down the strategy and how you can become an immunisation nurse to help out! What is the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout? From early 2021, the Australian Government has had access to the the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and the
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There are many employment options when entering the nursing profession. While some may choose to be be employed full time by a specific hospital, others are employed by a third-party company that finds them casual work across different facilities. Some professionals choose to do both and supplement their income from their full-time position with casual
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COVID-19 has made maintaining Continued Professional Development Points difficult for some nurses. We’ve compiled a list of the best opportunities for you to stay on top of your professional requirements. COVID-19 infection control training – online training modules Keep up to date with COVID-19 training to up skill & be able to respond to the
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