Escape Room training challenges nursing students to think on their feet
“It’s all a bit of a mystery, and that’s the challenge,” explains University of South Australia (UniSA) nursing lecturer Dr Michelle Freeling, of the immersive escape room experience designed to help postgraduate perioperative nurses sharpen their skills. An escape room typically involves a group of people being locked in a room and having to solve […]
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano confident about nurses’ power to change the world
Ahead of the 2025 ICN Congress, President Dr Pamela Cipriano sat down with the ANMJ to discuss the event and the critical global challenges facing the nursing profession.
Overseas nurses fast-tracked to work in Australia
The registration process for internationally qualified registered nurses from countries including the United Kingdom and United States wanting to work in Australia will be fast-tracked in a bid to tackle the country’s workforce issues. The quicker assessment and registration process, enabled after Health Ministers last September approved a new registration standard: general registration for internationally […]
Student spotlight – Tallulah
Tallulah McCarthy-Huxley is a third-year Bachelor of Midwifery student at Griffith University. 1 What inspired you to choose a career in nursing/midwifery? From a young age, I was deeply passionate about healthy and sustainable ways of living. I always envisioned a career in healthcare, but I felt that my holistic beliefs didn’t align with the […]
Home outreach nurse recognised in Australia Day 2025 Honours List
Registered nurse Jayne Dicketts always had a strong interest in healthcare but was uncertain about which field to choose – until she tried nursing. “I just really clicked with nursing,” she recalls. “It was probably the people contact in it. I went into my nursing degree straight from high school and just loved it.” After […]
Q&A with medicinal cannabis advocate Lucy Haslam
Retired nurse Lucy Haslam became a fierce campaigner for medicinal cannabis during her son Dan’s battle with terminal cancer after witnessing the relief it gave him. She spearheaded the United in Compassion (UIC) Medicinal Cannabis Symposium in 2014 and continues to advocate for greater access to medicinal cannabis in Australia. What continues to drive your […]
Shaping the future of aged care: Nursing students gain new perspective through clinical placements program
Nursing student Marcus Goh says his understanding and appreciation of the residential aged care sector improved significantly as part of the federal government-funded Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program. Launched mid-2023, the national program has provided thousands of Bachelor of Nursing students with high-quality placements in aged care by giving them the opportunity to work […]
Grad Spotlight – Alex
Alex White is a graduate registered nurse at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne 1 What inspired you to pursue a career in nursing? My passion for helping people in their time of need inspired me to start nursing. It is incredibly rewarding to work in a nursing team where we all strive together to achieve the […]
‘No longer a death sentence’: Meet Liz Crock, HIV Nurse Practitioner and NP of the Year
Three decades since the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia, Nurse Practitioner Liz Crock is as passionate as ever about improving access to effective treatment and reducing stigma.
Nurse-led clinics are a valuable service that should be promoted, finds study
Advanced practice nurses running nurse-led clinics across Australia need greater support from all levels to overcome barriers such as overwhelming workloads, new research has revealed. Published in the latest edition of the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN), the study explored the experiences and perceptions of 10 advanced practice nurses who have established and run […]