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Author: Rhonda Created: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 2:56 PM

		Rhonda is Foundation Professor of Interdisciplinary Aged Care at La Trobe University; Director: Institute for Social Participation; Director Australian Institute for Primary Care (and Ageing); Director of TIME – the Victorian and Tasmanian Dementia Training Studies Centre and a partner in the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre 3 ; She was Director of the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care from 2001-2010 and Vic President of the Australian Association of Gerontology. Rhonda is also a Director on Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Board. She has been a judge of excellence in various awards including: the Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Aged Care, the Aged and Community Services Australia Awards; Vic State Nursing Awards and is a Director on the Agency Board. Rhonda is a Fellow of the RCNA and the AAG. She has published and presented extensively on person centred, evidence based aged care and has been an advocate for workforce change for many years.

Shared rooms By Rhonda on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:08 PM What have we come to that we make older women and men share a room in hospital? Read More » Comments (1)
What about person centred care and dignity? By Rhonda on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:19 PM I have been REALLY troubled lately having heard from several relatives that older people wishing to use the toilet (in acute care) have been told by 'nurses' that they do not have time and to just 'go in the pad'! I can not begin to think how these nurses define nursing when they can depersonalise a human being in this way. Where are we going wrong? Is it university selection, university education not sufficiently emphasising the PERSON and care; the practice setting focussing on budgets and getting the tasks done?? This is absolutely NOT nursing and I would welcome comments from the field. Comments (3)
Will RNs have a place in future aged care? By Rhonda on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 3:08 PM This is a question I am frequently asked. My answer: ‘IF we are prepared to change to meet changing health care needs’. Since about 1999 I have been arguing that nurses must do things differently if we are to remain relevant. I have also argued that other health professionals must do likewise, but here I am interested in nursing. Read More » Comments (1)