Ep 67. The Skilled Practitioner

The 67th installment of Nursing Australia presents:  The latest Nursing Australia News (01:31)  Mosquito-borne spike, Asbestos contamination debacle, Urgent Care Clinics doors swing open, and video games pose hearing risk.  1. Celebrate Primary Health Care Nurses Day (03:25) Get involved this February and help champion the amazing work that nurses do outside of the hospital setting, in aged care, community, general practice, custodial, schools, cosmetics, mental health and the gamut of other primary health care settings.  2. Nurse Practitioner Lyf (10:11) We profile nurse Robbie Bedbrook, and walk the pathway of a Nurse Practitioner in a modern Australia.   3. Silent Killer (25:35) It is the Western world's endemic silent killer, 90% of renal function is gone before patients are often symptomatic, and 1 in 10 Aussies suffer from kidney disease. What do you need to know?  Handy Links: Celebrate Primary Health Care Nurses Day   Subscribe to The Connect (our weekly e-newsletter)  SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMMUNISATION (SKAI)   The Kidney Helpline   Join or Renew your APNA Membership today   Click here to get in touch with Nursing Australia (send a text for free from anywhere in the world) #askusanything Hosted & Produced by: Matthew St Ledger & Leith Alexander  Produced by: Leith Alexander & Matthew St Ledger