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Art and healing
There has long been an interest in the healing effects of the visual arts. In Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, published in 1859, she explains how beautiful objects can have a physical effect on sickness “Variety of form and brilliancy of colour in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery”.
Rehabilitation Engineering Centre helping patients get back in the game
The Rehabilitation Engineering Centre at STARS sees many patients requiring modifications to their wheelchairs such as customised seat and backrest fitting. Modifications are made while a patient waits which can take several hours, so an Xbox with an Adaptive Controller was introduced to entertain patients during this time.
Delirium prevention at STARS
March 15 was World Delirium Awareness Day, a day which seeks to increase the recognition, education, and prevention of delirium.
HITH pathway providing alternative to inpatient admission
Caboolture Hospital is improving patient outcomes by providing hospital in the home (HITH) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as an alternative to inpatient admission.
Events
INVITATION FOR GPs – Primary Health Persistent Pain Education - Virtual Forum
Date: 14 June 2023
Time:6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Venue: Online webinar
The Queensland Persistent Pain Clinical Network is hosting a virtual forum
/ MetroNorthHHS
If you cast your mind back 17 years, you'd probably agree that a lot has changed in that time? ⏳ But 17 years is actually the approximate time it takes for research evidence to make it into practice.
Dietitian Adrienne and the team at Allied Health – Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) are here to change that, agreeing that simple steps and some support can get research change to our patients sooner!
"We help clinicians find and understand the research evidence, and then we work with them and provide tools to get it to the bedside - we are there through the whole process to make it quicker," she said.
So far over 1000 health workers engage with AH-TRIP, which is good news for patients everywhere. 👏
From beauty to healthcare, nurse Carolyn was a nail technician for 14 years until she decided to follow her dream of nursing. 💅
Carolyn has been a registered nurse at Kilcoy Hospital for 15 months, but she has been caring and nurturing others most of her life.
Carolyn says her greatest role was not only as a parent, but as a foster parents, where she and her husband cared for over 42 children in seven years. 🥰
"The most we had at one time were four plus our own two boys - the impact we have had on these kids lives has been amazing," Carolyn said.
#ShoutoutSaturday👏
Tahlia was on a train from Ipswich to Brisbane to see friends with her one-year-old daughter Cooper-Leigh, when baby Ivy-Rose decided she was ready to arrive! 🚀
After a quick call to the midwife which confirmed Tahlia was definitely in labour, the Roma St station staff swiftly coordinated an ambulance which got Tahlia to RBWH at 10:10 am yesterday. Baby Ivy-Rose was born in hospital in the nick of time, at just 10:28am. 🏥
“She was very quick to arrive, I called a friend to come pick up my daughter and she followed the ambulance here,” Tahlia said.
“She got to meet her when she arrived which was very special, she loves babies and just wanted to cuddle her!” 🤗 #FeelgoodFriday
The RBWH Neonatal Unit holds a special place in the hearts of nurses Rebecca and Brenna. 🫶
Not only is it their place of work, but both nurses were born premature triplets and cared for by team at the RBWH Neonatal Unit as babies.
Rebecca and Brenna also take to the skies as neonatal retrieval nurses for NeoRESQ a joint service between the Mater Mothers' Hospital and RBWH, which retrieved 643 tiny patients in 2022. ✈️
"When I found out that I was a premmie and there was a place in the hospital that nurses could look after babies, I just knew that I wanted to do that," Rebecca said
"Thinking about my mum having babies in the nursery, and having a connection to that, I feel like that's quite special. I treat families as I would hope my family was treated back in the day."
Lights, camera, action - we're inside the Redcliffe Hospital theatres with Acting NUM Jodie today! 🎥
Jodie has a lead role, coordinating over 130 staff working within 7 theatre rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit across a range of surgery areas.
"It's a unique role in that you focus on one patient at a time, with an entire team surrounding that patient - team work is key," Jodie said.
"We provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, we are the eyes and ears of the theatre."
Redcliffe Hospital is looking for an experienced Nurse Unit Manager with a strong perioperative background. If that sounds like you, then apply now: bit.ly/3oYhsua #WorkforusWednesday
Latest news
Art and healing
There has long been an interest in the healing effects of the visual arts. In Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, published in 1859, she explains how beautiful objects can have a physical effect on sickness “Variety of form and brilliancy of colour in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery”.
Rehabilitation Engineering Centre helping patients get back in the game
The Rehabilitation Engineering Centre at STARS sees many patients requiring modifications to their wheelchairs such as customised seat and backrest fitting. Modifications are made while a patient waits which can take several hours, so an Xbox with an Adaptive Controller was introduced to entertain patients during this time.
Events
INVITATION FOR GPs – Primary Health Persistent Pain Education - Virtual Forum
Date: 14 June 2023
Time:6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Venue: Online webinar
The Queensland Persistent Pain Clinical Network is hosting a virtual forum
/ MetroNorthHHS
If you cast your mind back 17 years, you'd probably agree that a lot has changed in that time? ⏳ But 17 years is actually the approximate time it takes for research evidence to make it into practice.
Dietitian Adrienne and the team at Allied Health – Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) are here to change that, agreeing that simple steps and some support can get research change to our patients sooner!
"We help clinicians find and understand the research evidence, and then we work with them and provide tools to get it to the bedside - we are there through the whole process to make it quicker," she said.
So far over 1000 health workers engage with AH-TRIP, which is good news for patients everywhere. 👏
From beauty to healthcare, nurse Carolyn was a nail technician for 14 years until she decided to follow her dream of nursing. 💅
Carolyn has been a registered nurse at Kilcoy Hospital for 15 months, but she has been caring and nurturing others most of her life.
Carolyn says her greatest role was not only as a parent, but as a foster parents, where she and her husband cared for over 42 children in seven years. 🥰
"The most we had at one time were four plus our own two boys - the impact we have had on these kids lives has been amazing," Carolyn said.
#ShoutoutSaturday👏
Tahlia was on a train from Ipswich to Brisbane to see friends with her one-year-old daughter Cooper-Leigh, when baby Ivy-Rose decided she was ready to arrive! 🚀
After a quick call to the midwife which confirmed Tahlia was definitely in labour, the Roma St station staff swiftly coordinated an ambulance which got Tahlia to RBWH at 10:10 am yesterday. Baby Ivy-Rose was born in hospital in the nick of time, at just 10:28am. 🏥
“She was very quick to arrive, I called a friend to come pick up my daughter and she followed the ambulance here,” Tahlia said.
“She got to meet her when she arrived which was very special, she loves babies and just wanted to cuddle her!” 🤗 #FeelgoodFriday
The RBWH Neonatal Unit holds a special place in the hearts of nurses Rebecca and Brenna. 🫶
Not only is it their place of work, but both nurses were born premature triplets and cared for by team at the RBWH Neonatal Unit as babies.
Rebecca and Brenna also take to the skies as neonatal retrieval nurses for NeoRESQ a joint service between the Mater Mothers' Hospital and RBWH, which retrieved 643 tiny patients in 2022. ✈️
"When I found out that I was a premmie and there was a place in the hospital that nurses could look after babies, I just knew that I wanted to do that," Rebecca said
"Thinking about my mum having babies in the nursery, and having a connection to that, I feel like that's quite special. I treat families as I would hope my family was treated back in the day."
Lights, camera, action - we're inside the Redcliffe Hospital theatres with Acting NUM Jodie today! 🎥
Jodie has a lead role, coordinating over 130 staff working within 7 theatre rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit across a range of surgery areas.
"It's a unique role in that you focus on one patient at a time, with an entire team surrounding that patient - team work is key," Jodie said.
"We provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, we are the eyes and ears of the theatre."
Redcliffe Hospital is looking for an experienced Nurse Unit Manager with a strong perioperative background. If that sounds like you, then apply now: bit.ly/3oYhsua #WorkforusWednesday
Latest news
Art and healing
There has long been an interest in the healing effects of the visual arts. In Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, published in 1859, she explains how beautiful objects can have a physical effect on sickness “Variety of form and brilliancy of colour in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery”.
Events
INVITATION FOR GPs – Primary Health Persistent Pain Education - Virtual Forum
Date: 14 June 2023
Time:6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Venue: Online webinar
The Queensland Persistent Pain Clinical Network is hosting a virtual forum
/ MetroNorthHHS
If you cast your mind back 17 years, you'd probably agree that a lot has changed in that time? ⏳ But 17 years is actually the approximate time it takes for research evidence to make it into practice.
Dietitian Adrienne and the team at Allied Health – Translating Research into Practice (AH-TRIP) are here to change that, agreeing that simple steps and some support can get research change to our patients sooner!
"We help clinicians find and understand the research evidence, and then we work with them and provide tools to get it to the bedside - we are there through the whole process to make it quicker," she said.
So far over 1000 health workers engage with AH-TRIP, which is good news for patients everywhere. 👏
From beauty to healthcare, nurse Carolyn was a nail technician for 14 years until she decided to follow her dream of nursing. 💅
Carolyn has been a registered nurse at Kilcoy Hospital for 15 months, but she has been caring and nurturing others most of her life.
Carolyn says her greatest role was not only as a parent, but as a foster parents, where she and her husband cared for over 42 children in seven years. 🥰
"The most we had at one time were four plus our own two boys - the impact we have had on these kids lives has been amazing," Carolyn said.
#ShoutoutSaturday👏
Tahlia was on a train from Ipswich to Brisbane to see friends with her one-year-old daughter Cooper-Leigh, when baby Ivy-Rose decided she was ready to arrive! 🚀
After a quick call to the midwife which confirmed Tahlia was definitely in labour, the Roma St station staff swiftly coordinated an ambulance which got Tahlia to RBWH at 10:10 am yesterday. Baby Ivy-Rose was born in hospital in the nick of time, at just 10:28am. 🏥
“She was very quick to arrive, I called a friend to come pick up my daughter and she followed the ambulance here,” Tahlia said.
“She got to meet her when she arrived which was very special, she loves babies and just wanted to cuddle her!” 🤗 #FeelgoodFriday
The RBWH Neonatal Unit holds a special place in the hearts of nurses Rebecca and Brenna. 🫶
Not only is it their place of work, but both nurses were born premature triplets and cared for by team at the RBWH Neonatal Unit as babies.
Rebecca and Brenna also take to the skies as neonatal retrieval nurses for NeoRESQ a joint service between the Mater Mothers' Hospital and RBWH, which retrieved 643 tiny patients in 2022. ✈️
"When I found out that I was a premmie and there was a place in the hospital that nurses could look after babies, I just knew that I wanted to do that," Rebecca said
"Thinking about my mum having babies in the nursery, and having a connection to that, I feel like that's quite special. I treat families as I would hope my family was treated back in the day."
Lights, camera, action - we're inside the Redcliffe Hospital theatres with Acting NUM Jodie today! 🎥
Jodie has a lead role, coordinating over 130 staff working within 7 theatre rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit across a range of surgery areas.
"It's a unique role in that you focus on one patient at a time, with an entire team surrounding that patient - team work is key," Jodie said.
"We provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, we are the eyes and ears of the theatre."
Redcliffe Hospital is looking for an experienced Nurse Unit Manager with a strong perioperative background. If that sounds like you, then apply now: bit.ly/3oYhsua #WorkforusWednesday