Team nursing is founded on a philosophy that supports the achievement of goals through group action. Under the team nursing model, all members are encouraged to make suggestions and share ideas. Successful implementation of team nursing results in high levels of job satisfaction and strong motivation to give better care. This essential video resource provides nurse unit managers and nursing team members with the knowledge and practical tools needed to develop a highly effective nursing team. From forming a new team and day-to-day functioning of a team, to the secrets of a successful team, this comprehensive and insightful resource illustrates exactly why teams work best.
Languages: English
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Infection Control In Healthcare
Infection control in a health care setting is a fundamental responsibility shared by all staff. This video resource will ensure that infection control is front of mind for every worker. It starts by outlining the four principles of infection control, followed by a detailed examination of standard precautions that must be undertaken at all times, including a step-by-step demonstration of correct hand washing technique. Transmission-based precautions are explained, grouped into three broad groups: contact, droplet, and airborne. Finally, organisational support is described, including the importance of the infection control committee and regular health screenings for all staff.
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Exploring Your Career Options
New jobs are being created every day, offering many of us the opportunity to follow more than just one career in our life. But choosing the most suitable career isn’t always that easy. In this program, viewers are taken through the various stages of exploring different careers, learning about who we are, how to prepare for future career opportunities, facing obstacles, and embracing change. Examples are provided to assist viewers through each stage. This informative program will assist viewers in examining their careers and to appreciate that a career isn’t just a job, but can also be an adventure, and even a source of joy.
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Negotiating Workplace Contracts
Whatever career path you choose, the foundation of the relationship with your employer will be a workplace agreement. There are a range of aspects to consider when negotiating a workplace agreement, such as wages, hours, holidays and working conditions. While the specific details will change depending on the industry, and the kind of work you do, there are number of regulations that underpin all agreements in Australian workplaces. Join us as we outline what a workplace agreement is, how to negotiate a workplace agreement, using representation during negotiation, and how agreements are enforced in the workplace.
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Communication Skills for Nurses
Health professionals have a responsibility to provide clear, concise and appropriate information to colleagues, patients and the wider community. This essential program employs a dynamic combination of dramatised scenarios, real footage on the ward, and expert comment from health professionals, to get to the heart of communication in a health care setting. It discusses how nurses can communicate more effectively, and examine blocking behaviours that we can all fall into. It also delves into specific day-to-day situations faced by nurses, demonstrating how to break bad news, providing strategies for effective handover, and responding appropriately to aggression.
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Delirium, Dementia and Depression
Delirium and dementia are two of the most common mental disorders elderly people face. Depression is also common in elderly people and often presents with symptoms similar to dementia or delirium. The differentiation between these three conditions can be difficult because many symptoms overlap. As the cause of so much suffering and discomfort, it is important these conditions are effectively addressed by medical staff. This program defines these conditions by detailing symptoms and speaking to medical experts. Potential risk factors, causes of delirium and assessment criteria for all three conditions are outlined along with a brief summary of management strategies.
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Depression: Understanding the Disease
Depression is the most common mental illness amongst adults. It’s characterised by feelings of hopelessness and numbness. We all know what it’s like to feel depressed, but to suffer from depression is another thing entirely. In this program, we meet two sufferers and find out first-hand what it’s like to experience the journey through depression and recovery. We speak to Professor Graham D. Burrows, Chairman of the Mental Health Foundation of Australia and other industry professionals, to examine the unique characteristics the disease presents and the importance of ongoing support for sufferers. A moving insight into this often misunderstood disease.
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Encountering Grief And Loss
As health professionals we must support patients and their families, carers and friends as they grapple with their own personal experiences of loss and grief. In this insightful program we take a holistic approach to understanding and responding to loss and grief. We speak frankly with Christine McMahon, who lost her only son in Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires in 2009, about her personal experience of extreme loss and grief. Experts in counselling and palliative care help us to recognise loss and grief and employ practical strategies to support a person who is battling through one the most difficult times in their life.
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End of Life Care
Death is inevitable and a natural part of life, but for the patient this important time can be difficult for the dying person and also their family and close friends. Therefore a health professional’s role is to support the patient with maintaining their quality of life in this last stage of life. In this program we provide an introduction to the important aspects of good end of life care, looking closely at the key aims of end of life care, outlining the importance of advanced care planning; examine the use of medication and nutrition; and types of support offered for grieving families and friends. This program also features a number of health professionals who provide their expertise for this difficult topic.
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It’s All About Culture
The culture of any workplace is shaped by its people. It’s always unique, because people are unique, and as personnel changes in a workplace, so too does the culture – often in small, but significant ways. The elements that build a workplace culture are common to all places of employment, and they permeate all aspects of operations, as well as impacting on image, within organizations and outside of them. Creating and building an appropriate and positive workplace culture is paramount to success. This program covers important aspects of identifying, building and changing a workplace culture. We hear from three different organizations about their corporate cultures – multimedia games designer and developer Firemint, surf and ski wear giant Oakley; and Australia’s Bendigo Bank. It is an ideal resource for prompting thought, discussion and action on this important topic.