‘Delivered by women, led by men’: Female nurses face major barriers to advance into leadership roles
Female nurses aren’t getting the same opportunities to advance into leadership roles as men, a Monash University study has found. Comprehensively reviewing decades of data, researchers identified the collective sociocultural, professional, organisational, and individual barriers that hold female nurses back from being considered, applying for, or accepting leadership positions. Published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine, the […]
Latest AJAN published
The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol 41 No 1 (2024): December 2023–February 2024 has just been published. The journal contains peer reviewed articles relevant to nurses and midwives. In this issue read about Early career nurses’ self-reported influences and drawbacks for undertaking a rural graduate nursing program – https://doi.org/10.37464/2024.411.1225 Find out about, The impact […]
Top nurses and midwives named finalists for the 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards
Nine of Australia’s most outstanding nurses, midwives and organisations have been announced as finalists in the 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. Finalists include a nurse from the Northern Territory who opened the first private nurse practitioners’ general practice in her community after the only medical clinic closed; a midwife from Victoria who created […]
‘You are not alone’ supporting peace in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza are suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises of our times. Yet at the heart of Gaza there exists some relief amidst the chaos: the MA’AN Development Centre offering aid, comfort, and resilience in the face of adversity to the Palestinian people. Australia’s Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, founded by nurse and ANF […]
Exercise prescriptions to help reduce depression
Exercise can be a powerful tool to fight depression and should be routinely prescribed as part of treatment plans, according to Australian researchers. Activities such as walking, jogging, yoga and strength training were extremely beneficial for treating depression, University of Queensland researchers have found. UQ’s School of Psychology reviewed more than 200 studies looking at […]
The cyber security impacts of Artificial Intelligence in nursing and midwifery
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools become more widespread, particularly in sectors such as healthcare, the importance of cyber security protection measures will become even more paramount. To help clinicians understand and adapt to the changing landscape, the ANMF and Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) are running a webinar later this month looking at what AI […]
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics seeing more than 10,000 patients each week
More than 250,000 Australians have visited the federal government’s network of 58 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics for care from a doctor or a nurse, easing the burden of busy hospital emergency departments. A key election commitment, the rollout began in June 2023, with the final clinics opening late last year. According to the government, almost […]
Exercise caution when taking nutritional advice from social media influencers, study finds
Researchers say Australians should think twice about taking dietary and nutritional advice from social media after a national audit of influencer posts revealed nearly half contained inaccurate information. Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) examined nearly 700 Instagram posts by influencers and brands with more than 100,000 followers, finding 45% included false […]
Greater evidence reduces reliability of ChatGPT when used for health questions, study finds
Asking a health-related question to ChatGPT? Well, you might be at risk, after a new study found that the more evidence the Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform is given, the less reliable it becomes, with the accuracy of its responses plunging to as low as 28%. Scientists from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University […]
Aged Care nurses visit Parliament to call out providers
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country have travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures by providers to comply with the federal government’s key aged care reforms. The group is standing together to call out providers, many of whom are proving they can’t be trusted to lift the standard of […]