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‘Nurses are the front line of defence’ against coronavirus, says ICN
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is ramping up its efforts to support nurses around the world responding to the [...]
SA nurse knocked unconscious in yet another violent attack
A South Australian nurse who was knocked unconscious by a patient, turned purple and had no pulse before needing to [...]
‘It’s sinister. It’s dodgy’: Ged Kearney slams federal government’s plan to privatise ACAT
Former ANMF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney has hit out at the federal government’s push to privatise funding assessments for aged [...]
ANMF welcomes Senior Counsel’s calls for minimum staffing in aged care
Recommendations made to the Aged Care Royal Commission for mandated minimum staffing levels and skills mix in the system, by [...]
Petition calls on federal government to fund specialist lung cancer nurses
A petition led by Lung Foundation Australia is calling on the federal government to commit to funding at least 15 [...]
Golden staph infection rates stable in public hospitals
The rate of golden staph infection in public hospitals remains stable, with all states and territories well below the required [...]
In Practice
When the heat is on: The role of a Burns Nurse Practitioner
Burns Nurse Practitioner Hana Menezes cut her teeth nursing in the Intensive Care Unit where the firsthand exposure to a [...]
One in 15 hospitalisations preventable
One in 15 hospitalisations in Australia could have been prevented through early health interventions, according to a new report. The [...]
Interviews
Amazing Grace: Meet the quick-acting nurse who saved the life of a Wiggle
A quick-acting nurse who saved the life of original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page after he suffered a cardiac arrest during [...]
Justice & Action
Why I joined the School Strike 4 Climate movement
Environmentally conscious Adelaide teenager Tom Webster felt immediately drawn to the global School Strike 4 Climate movement as it emerged [...]
Nuclear weapons and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are by far the most evil, destructive and indiscriminate of weapons ever created. Both in the scale of [...]
The importance of nutrition for maternal health in Kenya
Many women in Odede, Kenya, suffer from malnutrition which not only impacts on their own health, particularly through pregnancy, but [...]
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