NSW nurses and midwives demand mandated nurse to patient ratios
The NSW Health Minister was grilled on safe staffing by the state’s nurses and midwives at their union’s annual delegates’ conference last week. It came as the NSW Opposition promised nurses and midwives a new ratios system would be delivered if Labor was elected. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members expressed distress to NSW […]
Medicinal cannabis leads research agenda
Medicinal cannabis may not be as effective in relieving chronic pain according to one of the world’s longest community studies, however other research has shown the drug beneficial for children with epilepsy. . The research published in Lancet Public Health showed there was no clear evidence that cannabis led to reduced pain severity or pain interference or […]
Connecting to why you became a nurse
What is the reason you became a nurse? Was it to care for people? Help people to achieve a better level of health? With the increasing demands and responsibilities of the job, it can be easy to lose sight of that initial goal. For some nursing was the career path they knew they wanted to […]
Reconnecting to why you became a nurse
What is the reason you became a nurse? Was it to care for people? Help people to achieve a better level of health? With the increasing demands and responsibilities of the job, it can be easy to lose sight of that initial goal. For some nursing was the career path they knew they wanted to […]
Health promotion key in primary care
Primary care is the most important place to be to prevent disease, nurse practitioner (NP) Lesley Salem told delegates at the recent Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) conference held in Brisbane. “It lies with us in primary care. Everything you get in primary health is fixable. Doing a urinalysis is like a window […]
ANMF Federal leadership formally appointed
The ANMF has formally appointed its federal leadership team charged with achieving its vision for the next five years. Annie Butler has been appointed as ANMF Federal Secretary. Assistant Federal Secretary since 2014, Ms Butler replaced Lee Thomas, who stepped-down last December. Ms Butler said it was an exciting time with the unveiling of a […]
The Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country
Faye Clarke, a Gunditjmara, Wotjaboluk and Ngarrindjeri woman and ANMF Aboriginal Nurse Adviser talks to the ANMJ about the importance of welcome and acknowledgement of country. One of the small things nurses and midwives can do is to acknowledge, pay homage or show respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when participating in or […]
A passion for maternal and child health
Three months at her daughter’s bed side in the burns unit at Western Australia’s Princess Margaret Hospital inspired Liesl Baxter to make the life changing decision to go into nursing. “I was surrounded by really strong women who were good at decision making.” A paternalistic upbringing and dominant males in her life, the exposure to […]
Come to the Table: Maggie Beer urges aged care
It’s fresh, seasonal food that gives energy and pleasure to those in aged care, argues renowned celebrity cook Maggie Beer Yet findings of a new study show a decrease in spending on raw food and an increase in spending on supplements in some residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The study published in Nutrition and Dietetics […]
Experience of a lifetime
“Everyone is different and everyone will have a different experience. You cannot comprehend it until you’re here,” says Queensland emergency nurse Bambi Reichman who has been working in Saudi Arabia for the past ten months. Bambi says she came to Saudi Arabia at a time in her life when she felt the need for a […]