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If you are using mobile devices such as tablets or mobiles to access your study materials via LearnJCU, download the Blackboard Mobile Learn app from iTunes or Android Market.

LearnJCU content can now be accessed wherever and whenever you need it. Lecturers and students can now view their Subject and Community sites on a variety of mobile devices including Android, Palm and BlackBerry phones and iPhone OS-powered devices like iPad.

The Blackboard Mobile Learn app makes it possible to access documents in multiple formats, post announcements, create discussion threads and posts, watch eLectures and more. You will also receive notifications when new documents are added, announcements and results are posted, etc.  See http://www.jcu.edu.au/itr/JCU_078745.html for further information.

New Library Books 27 July

This is a list of the new books which are on the New Book display in Townsville and/or Cairns. Items are normally on display for 6 days from the date on this list and are changed the following Friday morning.

Each title is also listed in full in the Library catalogue, Tropicat.

Transcultural nursing: assessment & intervention (Griger, 6th ed, 2013). 610.73 TRA 2013 [TSV & CNS]

Palliative care nursing: a guide to practice (O’Connor et al, 3rd ed, 2012). 610.7361 PAL 2012 [TSV & CNS]

Holistic nursing: a handbook for practice (Dossey & Keegan, 6th ed, 2013). [TSV & CNS]

Ethics for health care (Berglund, 4th ed, 2012). [TSV & CNS]

Int Day of Older Persons: Social Inclusion in Regional & Rural Areas

International Day of Older Persons Forum

Connections: Social Inclusion in Regional and Rural Areas

Friday, 28 September 2012 - Jupiter's Hotel and Casino, Townsville

For more information please contact Anne Cole on (07) 47758363 or at idop@health.qld.gov.au

Join the JCU St John Society - JCU

Join the JCU St John Society - JCU

• Do you want to increase your first aid skills?
• Do you want to receive additional training in the areas of first aid?
• Do you want to get the chance to practice your first aid skills and put them into action?
• Do you want to volunteer some of your free time to volunteer within the community providing first aid?

Then the JCU St John Society is the group to become involved with.

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships Postgraduate now open

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Postgraduate is an Australian Government initiative supporting registered nurses who work within the aged care sector to undertake postgraduate studies at an Australian tertiary institute.

Applications for Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Postgraduate are open and will close 31 August 2012 at 12am EST.

To be eligible to apply for a postgraduate scholarship applicants must:

• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
• be a registered nurse with current registration
• be directly employed in and by an Australian Government funded approved provider of: residential aged care service; comunity aged care service; multipurpose service; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flexible service.
• deliver some direct care
• be intending to undertake postgraduate studies relating to the care of older people including but not limited to: clinical gerontology, behavioural management, dementia care, wound care, continence care, palliative care and infection control.  Leadership and management courses are also considered eligible.

NEW JCU NURSING COURSES:
The following courses will commence SP1 2013, which may be eligible for funding:

• Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing (Care of the Older Adult major)
• Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing (Care of the Older Adult major)
• Master of Nursing (Care of the Older Adult major)
• Postgraduate Certificate of Infection Control
• Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing (Infection Control major)
• Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing (Leadership and Management major)
• Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing (Leadership and Management major)
• Master of Nursing (Leadership and Management major)
• Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

Visit the RCNA Aged Care Nursing Scholarships website for eligibility criteria and applications.

New Library Books 13 July

This is a list of the new books which are on the New Book display in Townsville and/or Cairns. Items are normally on display for 6 days from the date on this list and are changed the following Friday morning.

Each title is also listed in full in the Library catalogue, Tropicat.

Advanced practice nursing: evolving roles for the transformation of the profession (DeNisco & Barker, 2nd ed, 2013). 610.730973 ADV [TSV]

Australia New Zealand nursing & midwifery drug handbook (McKenna & Mirkov, 6th ed, 2012). 615.10993 AUS 2012 [TSV]

The fourth wave: violence, gender, culture & HIV in the 21st century (Klot & Nguyen, 2011). 614.599392 FOU [CNS]

Neuroscience for the study of communicative disorders (Bhatnagar, 4th ed, 2013). 612.8 BHA 2013 [TSV]

Pathophysiology made incredibly easy! (Eckman & Share, 5th ed, 2013). 616.07 PAT 2013 [TSV & CNS]

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Undergraduate now open

Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Undergraduate is an Australian Government initiative supporting student nurses who show a demonstrated commitment to aged care to undertake undergraduate studies at an Australian tertiary institute leading to a qualification to practice as a registered nurse.

The scheme provides financial assistance in the form of a scholarship worth up to a total of $10,000 per year for three years full time study ($30,000 in total), or $5,000 per year for up to six years part time study.

Applications for Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Undergraduate are open and will close 31 August 2012 at 12am EST. 

Visit the RCNA Aged Care Nursing Scholarships: Undergraduate website for eligibility criteria and applications.

School welcomes Mr Humpress Harrington

L-R: Emeritus Professor Barbara Hayes, Mr Humpress Harrington, Assoc. Prof. Lee Stewart

We are very pleased to welcome Mr Humpress Harrington, Principal of Aitofi School of Nursing, Solomon Islands, to our School and James Cook University.  Humpress was awarded a prestigious Greg Urwin Fellowship that will support his time here with us in the coming months.  Although based primarily at the Cairns campus, while here Humpress will attend meetings, tutorials, clinical labs and lectures in the School, will be available for guest lectures, undertake some writing and research in our School, and also work with staff in the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences on research projects in which he is currently involved. 

Recent School Publications

The following recent School publications are available via JCU ePrints:

Hoare, Karen J., Mills, Jane, and Francis, Karen (2012) Dancing with data: an example of acquiring theoretical sensitivity in a grounded theory study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 18 (3). pp. 240-245. ISSN 1440-172X

Hoare, Karen J., Mills, Jane, and Francis, Karen (2012) Reflective thought in memos to demonstrate advanced nursing practice. Reflective Practice, 13 (1). pp. 13-25. ISSN 1470-1103

Johansson, Caroline Mannestål, McBride, William J.H., Engström, Kajsa, and Mills, Jane (2012) Who brings dengue into North Queensland? A descriptive, exploratory study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20 (3). pp. 150-155. ISSN 1440-1584

Mills, Jane, Rahmani, Azad, Hassankhani, Hadi, and Dadashzadeh, Abbas (2012) Exposure of Iranian emergency medical technicians to workplace violence: A cross sectional analysis. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24 (1). pp. 105-110. ISSN 1742-6723

Stewart, Lee, Holmes, Colin, and Usher, Kim (2012) Reclaiming caring in nursing leadership: a deconstruction of leadership using a Habermasian lens. Collegian . ISSN 1876-7575 (In Press) 

Usher, Kim, and Mills, Jane (2012) Introduction to nursing and midwifery research. In: Navigating the Maze of Research: enhancing nursing and midwifery practice. Mosby, Chatswood, NSW, pp. 3-26. ISBN 978-0-7295-3828-2

Usher, Kim, Foster, Kim, and Stewart, Lee (2012) Reflective practice for the graduate. In: Transitions in Nursing: preparing for professional practice. Preparing for professional practice . Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW, Australia, pp. 289-304. ISBN 978-0-7295-4082-7

West, Caryn, Usher, Kim, and Delaney, Lori J. (2012) Unfolding case studies in pre-registration nursing education: lessons learned. Nurse Education Today, 32 (5). pp. 576-580. ISSN 1532-2793

West, Caryn, Stewart, Lee, Foster, Kim, and Usher, Kim (2012) Accidental insider: living the PhD study. Collegian . ISSN 1876-7575 (In Press)

New Library Books - June 2012

The following health texts have recently been added to the JCU Library Collection. Each title is also listed in full in the Library catalogue, Tropicat.

• 610.289 FIR – First, do less harm: confronting the inconvenient problems of patient safety (Koppel & Gordon, 2012).
• 610.73 HOP – Introduction to evidence-based practice: a practical guide for nursing (Hopp & Rittenmeyer, 2012).
• 610.730285 THE 2013 – Informatics and nursing: opportunities and challenges (Sewell & Thede, 4th ed, 2013).
• 610.73076 HUM – Human simulation for nursing and health professions (Wilson & Rockstraw, 2012).
• 610.73677 BER 2013 – Berry & Kohn’s operating room technique (Phillips, 12th ed, 2013).
• 616.0072 INT – An introduction to clinical research (Page, 2012).
• 618.92 PED 2013 – Pediatric primary care (Burns, 5th ed, 2013).
• 610.7362 NUR 2013 - Nursing care of children: principles & practice (James et al., 4th ed, 2013).
• 616.029 CON - Confronting death and dying (Kreitler & Fleck, 2012).
• 610.73 ALF 2013 - Critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment: a practical approach (Alfaro-LeFevre, 5th ed, 2013).
• 610.73 FED - Becoming a nurse: making the transition to practice (Fedoruk & Hofmeyer, 2012).
• 610.7368 KNE 2013 - Contemporary psychiatric-mental health nursing (Kneisl & Trigoboff, 3rd ed, 2013).
• 618.20231 LEI 2012 - Maternity nursing: an introductory text (Leifer, 11th ed, 2012).
• 610.73 BAI 2012 - Australian nurses' dictionary (King, 5th ed, 2012).
• 616.128 FOX - Cardiac arrhythmia recognition: an easy learning guide (Foxall, 2010).
• 610.73 ADU - Adult nursing: preparing for practice (Barton & LeMay, 2011).
• 610.73071 SCH 2012 - A nuts-and-bolts approach to teaching nursing (Griffin & Novotny, 4th ed, 2012).
• 615.58 CLI 2012 - Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (Walker & Whittlesea, 5th ed, 2012).

Wesley Hospital Graduate Nurse Program applications now open

Wesley Hospitals are looking for enthusiastic graduates who want to be part of a dynamic team and who are passionate about quality care and workplace innovation.

Visit the Wesley Hospital Graduate Nurse Program website for further information.

Ramsay Health Care GradPlus 2013 applications now open

Ramsay Health Care QLD 2013 GradPlus applications for RNs & RMs who are graduating at the end of this year are now open.

Apply now at www.gradplus.com.au

2012 HISA Mobile Health App University Challenge

In 2012 it is no secret that application software, also known as applications or more commonly "apps,” have become embedded into our everyday environment. Designed to help users perform specific tasks, HISA recognises the potential of mobile applications to assist and improve health and the healthcare of consumers.

Participants are required to design and present an idea for an innovative e-health related mobile application that facilitates and improves the way individuals experience or receive healthcare. Areas may include, but are not limited to: Services provided by healthcare professionals at the point of care; Health literacy, self-management and decision-support skills for consumers; Ageing independently at home.  The target users for the app can be clinicians, patients or consumers.  The application must be developed for a smartphone, tablet or any other mobile device.

The HISA Mobile Health App Challenge is open to any active student registered (full or part time) with an accredited university or TAFE in Australia.

Take the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet yarning places survey

Take the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet yarning places survey and go in the draw to win a prize

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is undertaking a survey to find out information on users accessing the HealthInfoNet yarning places.  There are 14 yarning places, dedicated to different Indigenous health topics. The yarning places are electronic networks that allow people working, studying or interested in various Indigenous health issues to share information, knowledge and experience.  The survey aims to gain an insight into how the yarning place and their functions are used, and whether there could be improvements made.