Following a very successful 18 months of informal rehearsals, the Singing Cords are back at Princess Alexandra Hospital helping patients with a spinal cord injury to improve their respiratory health and have some fun along the way.
With 37 years of dementia management under her belt, QEII Hospital Dementia Nurse Navigator, Diane Evans is making a world of difference to the growing number of patients who need care and ongoing management for this ever-prevalent condition.
“Everyday patients have their blood pressure checked, their heart rates are monitored, they are asked how their energy is or if they feel nauseous, but it’s my job to ask how they are feeling and how they are coping,” Gillian said.
Logan Hospital is the first Queensland hospital to launch Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounding (SIBR) in clinical wards in a move designed to increase collaborative cross checking and promote proactive rather than reactive patient care.