CWAA Rural and Remote Area Primary Health Care Nursing Grant closing 30 June

Each year the CWAA offers the Country Women’s Association of Australia’s Rural and Remote Area Primary Health Care Nursing Grant.  The grant has been created to support a rural nurse or midwife in their continuing professional development, and is a funding program which the CWAA is most proud of.

The amount of the grant is determined each year by the State Member Associations of the CWAA and is based on the nature of the study of the successful grant applicant.

Grant applicants must address the following criteria in their submissions:

• Be an enrolled, registered nurse or midwife who currently works in a rural setting
• Have an interest in and knowledge of issues specific to women and children in rural Australia
• Provide a current CV with two nursing referees.
• Submit a written (500 word) report will be required by the CWAA.

For further information and to download the CWAA Rural and Remote Area Primary Health Care Nursing Grant Application Form visit http://www.cwaa.org.au/grants/

Scholarships and Funding Opportunities for Studies

The Australian College of Nursing [ACN] is the administrator of scholarships funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Scholarships are open to all eligible applicants and it is not necessary to be an ACN member to apply. Please visit the ACN website at http://www.acn.edu.au/scholarships for information on scholarships that are available.

Many universities and private organizations also offer scholarship and award opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies. For an extensive search of scholarships and awards offered nationally please visit the MyFuture website at http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The%20Facts/Funding.aspx

New Library Books - May 2013

The following books have recently been added to the JCU Library collection. Each title is also listed in full in the Library Catalogue – Tropicat.  Holds may be placed on titles using Tropicat.

001.4 MACH 2012- The literature review: six steps to success (Machi & McEvoy, 2012, 2nd ed.)

174.2 KER 2013 –Ethics and law for the health professions (Kerridge et al., 2013, 4th ed.)

306.9 LEM 2011 – Understanding dying, death, and bereavement (Leming & Dickinson, 2011, 7th ed.)

355.3450994 DEV - Devotion: stories of Australia's wartime nurses (Siers, 2013)

610.285 DAV – Health information technology (Davis & LaCour, 2014, 3rd ed.)

610.71 MACK - Introduction to teaching and learning in health professions (McKenna & Stockhausen, 2013)

610.711 ALS – Continuing professional development in health and social care: strategies for lifelong learning (Alsop, 2013, 2nd ed.)

610.73 BAR 2013 – Evidence-based practice for nurses (Barker, 2013, 2nd ed.)

610.73 PRA 2013 – Practice development in nursing and healthcare (McCormack et al., 2013, 2nd ed.)

610.73 PRO 2014 – Professional issues in nursing: challenges & opportunities (Huston, 2014, 3rd ed.)

610.73 SCH – Introduction to concept mapping in nursing: critical thinking in action (Schmehl, 2014)

610.7301 REF 2013 – Reflective practice in nursing (Bulman & Schutz, 2013, 5th ed.)

610.73072 ELL 2013 – Understanding research for nursing students (Ellis, 2013, 2nd ed.)

610.73072 FAI – Reading, understanding, and applying nursing research (Fain, 2013, 4th ed.)

610.73072 INT – Introduction to nursing research: incorporating evidence-based practice (Boswell & Cannon, 2014, 3rd ed.)

610.7343 SPR 2014 – Community & public health nursing: promoting the public's health (Allender et al., 2014, 8th ed.)

613.091724 MHE – mHealth in practice: mobile technology for health promotion in the developing world (Donner & Mechael, 2013)

613.2 SCR – Nutritionism: the science and politics of dietary advice (Scrinis, 2013)

615.1 BRA – Medicines management for nursing practice: pharmacology, patient safety, and procedures (Brack, 2013)

616 HOF 2013 – Evidence-based practice across the health professions (Hoffman et al., 2013, 2nd ed.)

616.075 RHO 2014 – Advanced health assessment and diagnostic reasoning (Rhoads, 2014, 2nd ed.)

616.0754 SPA 2014 – Sparks and Taylor's nursing diagnosis reference manual (Ralph & Taylor, 2014, 9th ed.)

616.24 WIL 2014 – Wilkins' clinical assessment in respiratory care (Heuer & Scanlan, 2014, 7th ed.)

616.61 LEW – Understanding chronic kidney disease: a guide for the non-specialist (Lewis, 2012)

658.404 PRO – Project management in health and community services: getting good ideas to work (Dwyer, 2013, 2nd ed.)

Overview of Australian Indigenous Health Status 2012 now available

The 2012 edition of the Overview of Australian Indigenous health status is now available on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet’s web resource    The Overview provides comprehensive, up-to-date information about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including: the context of Indigenous health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health risk factors. It is an excellent teaching resource that provides students with detailed summaries of the major health conditions affecting Indigenous Australians.

As was the case for the 2011 edition, PowerPoint presentations of the Overview’s tables, figures and key facts, along with a PDF of the Overview, are freely downloadable from the HealthInfoNet.

A Tip for Using One Search Off Campus

A Tip for Using One Search Off Campus

CRANAplus Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships open

Undergraduate Scholarships - Helping students with remote placement

In addition to the professional connections, access to resources and support undergraduate students gain from CRANAplus membership, there is the possibility of being awarded an Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarship. The scholarships offer financial assistance to support students who are interested in working remotely giving them the opportunity to experience a remote health setting first hand. This demonstrates the commitment of CRANAplus to the future remote health workforce.

Each year CRANAplus offers a total of six scholarships. These scholarships provide financial assistance of up to $1000 per applicant, per remote placement. They can be applied to the cost of fares, accommodation and other incidental costs incurred by a student undertaking an undergraduate placement in a remote area of Australia and its external Territories.

The closing date for the scholarship application is the 31st July of each year.  See Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships website for application information.

Scholarship alert: Aboriginal Medical Service Professional Development scholarships now open: closes 19 April 2013

NACCHO scholarship alert:Aboriginal Medical Service Professional Development scholarships now open: closes 19 April 2013