Former nurse who faked certificates to hide lapsed registration faces hefty fines
A Queensland woman who worked as a nurse without registration has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $1,750 in legal costs. The former nurse forged two registration certificates to conceal the fact that she was unregistered while continuing to work at a Bundaberg medical centre. Janette Slater had previously been registered as a nurse, […]
Hands-on PIVC training can better prepare nursing and midwifery students
Clinical placements with hospital-based vascular access services can help dual undergraduate nursing and midwifery students build confidence and skills in peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion, a new study has found. About 70% of hospital admissions require a PIVC and there is a shortage of skilled inserters. In Australia, nursing and midwifery undergraduate programs teach PIVC […]
Do Australian children have equal access to school nurses?
A new study has highlighted the need for a national approach to school nursing, with Australian students receive varying levels of support depending on their school and location. Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers mapped the scope of nursing work and models of delivery in Australian primary and secondary schools. In a time where Australian children […]