Clinical Transfusion Practice aims to develop your knowledge of blood transfusion and donation practise, to promote safe transfusion practice and the appropriate use of blood components. It is relevant for medical staff who prescribe transfusions, nurses and midwives who administer the transfusion and laboratory workers who want to gain an appreciation of the clinical aspects of blood transfusion. Content covers the basic facts about blood transfusion and blood donation. This includes the risks and benefits of transfusions, how to label blood specimens, collecting and transporting blood, administering a transfusion and patient monitoring. Course content is based on national recommendations and guidelines and has been developed in collaboration with leading transfusion medicine experts from around Australia.

On completion of the HHA Online Learning Package, the participant will be able to: Explain what hand hygiene is and why it is important Describe when they should perform hand hygiene List the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene List the common products which are available for hand hygiene Describe how to perform hand hygiene Explain the consequences of failing to perform adequate hand hygiene Explain the importance of cleaning shared equipment The HHA Online Learning Package has been created as a simple tool to test an individual's knowledge of hand hygiene in healthcare. It should only take 10-15 minutes to complete.

Tips for writing an assignment - tips such as using headers & footers, referencing, wordcounts and more

"How well do you balance your work with the other priorities in your life? Often, you may not even notice that you're not devoting as much time to your priorities as you would like. Take our quiz to gauge whether you've got a good balance, or if you need to make some changes."

"Feeling stressed? Though a certain amount of stress in our lives can motivate us to act and achieve goals, prolonged stress can lead to burnout. Find out if you're at risk."

"When life is busy, or all your energy is focused on a special project, it's all too easy to find yourself "off balance," not paying enough attention to important areas of your life. While you need to have drive and focus if you're going to get things done, taking this too far can lead to frustration and intense stress. That's when it's time to take a "helicopter view" of your life, so that you can bring things back into balance. This is where the Wheel of Life (or Life Wheel) can help. Commonly used by professional life coaches, it helps you consider each area of your life in turn and assess what's off balance. And so, it helps you identify areas that need more attention."

" RU OK?Day is a national day of action on the second Thursday of September (13 September 2012), dedicated to inspiring all people of all backgrounds to regularly ask each other 'Are you ok?' By raising awareness about the importance of connection and providing resources throughout the year, the R U OK? Foundation aims to prevent isolation by empowering people to support each other through life's ups and downs."

"5 Ways to Lift Your Mood Tecchniques to help you change your mood for the better! Research suggests that although some people are born happier than others, we can all learn from their habits to raise our own happiness levels. Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky from the University of California found that adopting certain exercises - or, "happiness strategies" was very effective in perking people up. The issue of working at happiness is crucial to her approach, however, there needs to be a balance - if you do the exercises too often you may get bored; if you don't do them often enough they may not make a difference. It is generally agreed that writing down your thoughts can be useful as it gives you an opportunity to learn about who you really are and to see the big picture of your life."

Diabetes Australia is the national peak body for diabetes in Australia providing a single, powerful, collective voice for people living with diabetes, their families and carers. A non-profit organisation, Diabetes Australia works in partnership with diabetes consumer organisations, health professionals, educators and researchers to minimise the impact of diabetes in the Australian community. Diabetes Australia is committed to turning diabetes around through awareness, prevention, detection, management and the search for a cure.

3D images of the human body - focusing on different body systems

Series of games for referencing

"This site includes some of the brainstorming of responses to questions in the breakout rooms over Aug 21 - 30th. Please Note: The information on this page is not necessarily correct... the notes here come from rapid brainstorming. You will need to source your information from resources other than these brainstorms... However it is a starting point for those diving into the assessment task focused on Mr Munsie's diagnostics and treatment. Use the Table of Contents menu to assist you going straight to the Question you require

Part 1 of 3... to help you revise the digestive system

A variety of quizzes to help with the Nursing maths exam. Post a comment here in Diigo or on the Blog to give us and others feedback as to whether they are useful to you and your revision.

This page in our Nursing maths wikispace focuses on calculating drug dosages. There are samples of test questions, copies of presentations that you can print and Voicethreads with demonstrations and audio explanations of working through formula that you can play and progress through gradually at your own pace.

For those who tried to join the Tuesday evening (my humble apologies as a fierce storm prevented me from logging online... the 2nd voicethread on this page delivers my whole lesson. I would appreciate feedback if you watch these voicethreads... are they of use working through at your own pace? Quicker or slower, skip bits or replay it is up to you.