Ausmed.co.uk

Communication Skills in Healthcare: A Guide to Practice

WEB1 Remember to not stray from your scope of practice. Trust in the skills of the interdisciplinary care team, and don’t make a recommendation if you aren’t …

Actived: 8 days ago

URL: https://www.ausmed.co.uk/learn/guides/communication-skills

Team-Building in Healthcare Ausmed

WEBTeamwork is essential to healthcare, but bringing interprofessional groups together can be a challenging task. This article discusses the reasons why team-building …

Category:  Health Go Health

Cultivating Critical Thinking in Healthcare Ausmed

WEBCritical thinking skills have been linked to improved patient outcomes, better quality patient care and improved safety outcomes in healthcare (Jacob et al. 2017).. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Wound Care: A Guide to Practice for Healthcare Professionals

WEBThe first thing to do before addressing any wound is to perform an overall assessment of the patient. An acronym used to guide this process step by step is …

Category:  Health Go Health

Reflection-in-Action to Enhance Healthcare Practice Ausmed

WEBThe second version of the scenario highlights the enormous power of reflection-in-action (Schȍn, 1983), which allowed Amy to spontaneously turn the …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Impacts of Fatigue in Healthcare Ausmed

WEBFatigue can be defined as ‘mental and/or physical exhaustion that reduces the ability to work safely and effectively’. Fatigue can have many adverse effects in the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Thermoregulation in the Neonate Ausmed

WEBThe Thermoneutral Environment. Thermoregulation is the ability to balance heat production and heat loss to maintain steady, normal body temperature, with a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Knowledge Retention: 7 Strategies for Healthcare Educators

WEBKnowledge retention, or knowledge management, is the process by which new information is transferred from short-term to long-term memory.Yet, because …

Category:  Health Go Health

Predicting the Future: What Is Health Forecasting

WEBJoin the 100,000s of health professionals who subscribe to The Handover

Category:  Health Go Health

What is Competency and How Do You Assess It

WEBMs. Wright is a professional development specialist with Creative Healthcare Management in Minneapolis, MN. Donna has worked with many health care organizations to help …

Category:  Health Go Health

Record Keeping and Documentation in Healthcare

WEBIn a legal sense, documentation and record keeping are also there to protect the nurse or healthcare professional. A well-kept record can protect the practitioner in …

Category:  Health Go Health

Why Is Time Management Important in Healthcare

WEBProfessionals in every industry know that the more they plan, the more effectively they use their time. However, when you’re working in the healthcare industry, how can you …

Category:  Health Go Health

Infectious Diseases: Breaking the Chain Ausmed

WEBThere are six steps or ‘links’ in the chain that continue to repeat, and breaking any of these links will allow the chain to be dismantled (Reuter 2023). 1. Infectious …

Category:  Health Go Health

Policies and Procedures in Healthcare Ausmed

WEBManaging patient aggression. Policies and procedures are fundamental for consistency across an organisation, for both staff and consumers. They guide the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Lung Sounds Made Easy (With Audio) Ausmed

WEBFrom general practice to the intensive care unit, listening to lung sounds can tell you a great deal about a patient and their relative health. However, knowing the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Sleep Management: How to Advise Patients Ausmed

WEBStick to a Routine. Patients may find that a nighttime routine helps to prepare them for sleep. This may include activities such as taking a bath before bed, stretching …

Category:  Health Go Health

Venepuncture: Phlebotomy and IV Cannula Insertion Ausmed

WEBHold the patient's arm and place your thumb below the chosen puncture site to stabilise the vein. Enter the skin below or to the side of the vein. Flashback should …

Category:  Health Go Health

Exploring the Evidence for Water Birth Ausmed

WEBWater birth is when the mother remains in the water until the birth is complete and the baby is safely brought to the surface. Warm water immersion is now …

Category:  Health Go Health

Lung, Chest and Bowel Sounds Assessment Guide Ausmed

WEBThis article is a compilation of guides on assessing lung, heart and bowel sounds. Lung Sound Assessment. From the general practice to the ICU, listening to lung …

Category:  Health Go Health