Vol. 20 Nbr. 8, March - March 2013

Index

• Editorial.
• Giveaway.
• Graduated with no job.
• Remove infection control, risks.
• Support for war veterans.
• The Sapphires Giveaway winners.
• Violence not part of the job!(mail) (Letter to the editor)
• ANF's campaign against human rights violations.
• Health top election priority.
• Close the Gap on track.
• Social determinants of health alliance launched.
• Newer contraceptives under review for VTE risk.
• Registration body lacks resources.
• Ban nuclear weapons, says report.
• Call for urgent action on coal.
• Women's Alliance to continue.
• Cuts to primary health care in the pipeline.
• Nurses and midwives rally to stop budget cuts.
• New GP super clinic for Canberra.
• Nurses and midwives support teachers.
• Work bans over pay before state election.
• Mary Anne Bessie Pocock (1863-19461): a lasting legacy.
• Petition to keep primary school nurses.
• Irish grads against a 20% pay cut.
• Millions of unpaid wages owed to nurses.
• New president for NZNO.
• Australia to host ICN.
• Australians ignorant to dementia and Alzheimer's.
• Diabetic retinopathy early detection access.
• Nurses needed for research on post-stroke patients with aphasia.
• Pregnant volunteer bike riders needed.
• 2013: three years of national registration.
• Lifetime of friendships.
• Private health insurance and the illusion of choice.
• Education.
• Climate change ethics.
• SA Nurses Supporting Choices in Dying.
• Threading voices of the past into today's fabric.
• Human rights: equality for all residents in residential nursing homes.
• Caring for Dad: a family perspective of the end of life care for a patient suffering from end stage cardiac failure.
• Asherman's syndrome.
• Dementia research vital, says Australian of the Year.
• GEM unit helps patients return to independence.
• Preventing infections in aged care settings: a statewide approach in South Australia.
• Aged care residents in the emergency department.
• Hearth care associated infections and antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities.
• Meeting the needs of family carers from CALD backgrounds.
• New online 'hub' to support nurses providing palliative care.
• Preventing venous leg ulcers--a major challenge.
• Infection control and aged care services.
• An effort to sustain hand hygiene compliance.
• Calendar.
• Network.
• Making economic cents.