Latest issue of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) out now
Volume 42, Issue 4 of the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is now live. As the official peer-reviewed journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), the AJAN is committed to publishing high-quality scholarly work that is of critical relevance to nursing and midwifery audiences in professional, clinical, research, education, management, and policy roles. In this […]
Training hospital staff in person-centred dementia care improves recovery outcomes
Tailored education for hospital staff is improving care for people with dementia, a new Australian study shows. Educating hospital staff in person-centred dementia care leads to better care experiences, greater staff confidence, and improved rehabilitation outcomes for older people, the research found. The study, conducted by UNSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), evaluated a […]
The campaign for a national Human Rights Act
Did you know that Australia has no national human rights framework? Australia has been a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights since 1948, but this has never been adopted into Australian law. There are state and territory-based human rights charters in Queensland, Victoria and the ACT, with legislation introduced in NSW in October […]