Is e-learning the best way to teach nurses?
Which method of teaching nurses has the best impact on patient outcomes – traditional or e-learning? Dr Cynthia Wensley examines the research evidence.
App of the Month: period tracking apps
We check out two apps that help women track their menstrual period.
Webscope: long-term conditions
Global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases and local commentary on international diabetes research are the topics of the two websites Dr Kathy Holloway introduces this edition.
Nurse-developed app for saving clients’ texts
An app that allows mental health nurses to save young clients’ texts and calls directly to their clinical record is now a step closer.
Called Ask Ruru, the app, which logs text messages and calls...
App of the Month: MS Energise
This time round we look at a review of a New Zealand-developed app for people with multiple sclerosis.
Waikato’s PDRP eportfolio gets Nursing Council tick
The 'courage' to shift to an eportfolio format was highlighted in a positive Nursing Council audit of Waikato DHB's professional development and recognition programme (PDRP).
Cheryl Atherfold, associate director of nursing for the DHB’s Professional...
‘Prescribing’ apps: helping patients to select a health app
Nursing Review talks to Sandra Ponen, a clinical pharmacist and medical writer who has been working on the App Library project for Health Navigator, about how health professionals can guide patients on whether an...
Webscope: Global health campaigns
Kathy Holloway introduces two websites with a global focus on improving procedures and strengthening practice, including one hosting the Nursing Now campaign.
Hospital adopts nurse’s green initiative to stop drugs going down the sink
A nurse-led initiative is stopping liquid morphine and similar drugs at a Wellington Hospital from being flushed into New Zealand’s waterways.
Telehealth aiding wound care healing
Cameras able to zoom-in on wounds and enable face-to-face communication are aiding wound care healing for patients in the deep South.
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