Category Archives: Tips and Advice

Tips for surviving the night shift

Posted on October 27, 2011 by NU_admin

Night shift can play havoc with your sleep patterns. For nurses juggling shift work and busy lives, here’s what you can do to make sure you maximise your quantity and quality of sleep. Research shows the average night shift worker … Continue reading →

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Feeling anxious about your CPD requirements? Don’t worry, there’s help out there!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by NU_admin

It’s now mandatory for nurses and midwives to clock up 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year. This requirement has been in place in other Australian states for some time, but is a first for NSW. Nurses may … Continue reading →

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How do nurses deal with needle-phobe patients?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by NU_admin

As nurses, a part of your every day job is to inject or give needles to patients – so what do you do when your patient is terrified of needles? A past blog written on this topic describes ‘needlephobia’, according … Continue reading →

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Tutorial on how to log in to Nurse Uncut

Posted on January 2, 2011 by NU_admin

Logging in to Nurse Uncut is easy! One you have registered as a member all you have to do is visit the ‘TALK’ page and click the log in option. See below.   Then simply enter your username and password and … Continue reading →

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Nursing Tips: Night Shift and Sleeping habits.

Posted on December 30, 2010 by NU_admin

For those nurses that have trouble sleeping after a night shift do these suggestions in the below You Tube videos help you? How do you get to sleep after a night shift? Do you fall asleep as soon as your head … Continue reading →

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