Midwifery trailblazer recognised in Australia Day 2023 Honours List
Midwifery trailblazer recognised in Australia Day 2023 Honours List
Nurse AM puts multiple sclerosis in the spotlight
“I come from a family of nurses and I knew as soon as I started my studies, that I was in the right place.” “While nursing is a selfless profession, I see it as a real privilege to be let into people’s lives in the deepest ways to be able to look after them and […]
10 tips to navigate your first undergraduate year
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted and are now enrolled into a Bachelor of Nursing Degree. You may be feeling excited and a little nervous about what to expect and how to prepare. CQUniversity First Year Bachelor of Nursing Coordinator for the past 11 years, Sandy Mclellan shares her key tips for navigating your first undergraduate year. […]
Australian researchers create anti-COVID cleaning spray
A long lasting surface spray that has the potential to kill viruses such as COVID-19 is currently being assessed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for commercial cleaning use including in hospitals. The spray contains a protein that allows it to stick to surfaces and remain effective for 24 hours. University of Queensland (UQ) researchers […]
The perfect place to work
What makes a great workplace? Do we know what to look for when choosing a place to work? It’s often the case that we very quickly recognise what we don’t want in our workplace when confronted with it every day. Trouble parking, reallocation, re-deployment, short staffing, colleagues off sick, lack of support, poor communication, no […]
Scoping and redesign of the nursing and midwifery clinical facilitator learning support model in northern Queensland
Scoping and redesign of the nursing and midwifery clinical facilitator learning support model in northern Queensland
Aged care Enrolled Nurses remain in limbo, union says
Enrolled Nurses working across Southern Cross Care Tasmania’s (SCCT) aged care facilities have been facing redundancy for months after the not-for-profit provider announced plans to axe ENs from its roster and replace them with care workers. While SCCT has now conceded its consultation process was flawed and will delay the transition until late February, ENs […]
Is there more education can do to meet the challenges we will face?
Finishing the first year of my Bachelor of Nursing is exciting and reinforces that nursing has been the right decision to change careers. Like many students, I expected nursing to be all about patients and being by the bedside. This first year has laid a theoretical foundation and provided a glimpse into issues that will […]
The oldest mother in the world
A woman enters the room and walks up to the desk. The “geriatric” label weighs her down more than the human inside of her. The woman behind the counter asks her why she is here, then tries to hide her surprise, when she confirms her date of birth. Like many of their patients, she is […]
Does the RUSON employment model support transition to practice, relieve workload pressure and improve patient care?
Can paid employment models for undergraduate nurses improve transition to practice and help to address workforce shortages? Supporting undergraduate nurses and new graduates to transition to the workforce is vital. The global nursing shortage was widely apparent even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO estimated a shortfall of 5.9 million, necessitating 10.6 million nurses by […]