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Browse all our editions of Nurses Update (previously known as Nursing e-alerts) — keeping nurses and their peak organisations up to date with relevant NPS publications.
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Nurse Update January 2012 This issue of Nurse Update talks about NPS's support of the TGA cancelling 4 pain relief medicines, issues relating to taking medicines during pregnancy, resources to help patients decide between different medicine brands and the new features to NPS's awarding winning Medicines List iPhone app |
2012-01-05 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update November 2011 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on treatment of patients with systolic heart failure, an independent review of dabigatran for stroke prevention, using caution with codeine, companion products and NMS 2012. |
2011-11-02 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update September 2011 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on supporting patients on antipsychotic medicines, medicine additives and adverse effects, the new NPS Medicines List iPhone app, how some patients with chronic conditions struggle with everyday tasks and a new bilingual factsheet for patients. |
2011-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update June 2011 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on NPS MedicineWatch, osteoporotic fracture risk assessments, Finding Evidence – Recognising Hype, National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC) online training course, and Quality Use of Medicines. |
2011-06-14 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update April 2011 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on vitamin D and vitamin D deficiency, managing pain relief medicines, medicine brand choices, new DUE tool kit and information resources. |
2011-04-18 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update March 2011 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on lipids management, managing pain with OTC analgesics, new online module and online medicines information. |
2011-03-01 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update November 2010 This issue of Nurse Update includes information on managing lower back pain, iron deficiency anaemia and a new quiz to assess sleep. |
2010-11-15 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update September 2010 Inform subscribing nurses about new issues of various NPS publications and allow them to click through to any articles of interest. |
2010-09-03 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update July 2010 Inform subscribing nurses about new issues of various NPS publications and allow them to click through to any articles of interest. |
2010-07-02 00:00:00 |
| Nurse Update April 2010 Informing subscribing nurses about new issues of various NPS publications and allow them to click through to any articles of interest.Inform subscribing nurses about new issues of various NPS publications and allow them to click through to any articles of interest. |
2010-04-14 00:00:00 |
Date published: 2010-04-30 00:00:00
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