Forty years on, Medicare is at a crossroads
Forty years on, Medicare is at a crossroads
What do nurse practitioners think about registered nurse (RN) prescribing?
While acknowledging that Registered Nurse (RN) prescribing offers an opportunity to potentially improve patient access to medicines and enhance healthcare system efficiency, many nurse practitioners remain equally concerned about how it will be implemented, possible role ambiguity, and patient safety, a recent study has revealed. The survey of 229 Australian nurse practitioners, about 10% of […]
Aged care nursing clinical placements program inspires next generation of nurses to join sector
Aged care nursing clinical placements program inspires next generation of nurses to join sector
Meet Nurse Blake, the accidental comedy sensation
In 2017, Blake Lynch, better known as Nurse Blake, was driving home after a gruelling shift in an intensive care unit when he experienced his first panic attack. The culprit, he later found out through therapy, was burnout and stress triggered by the demands of the high-acuity ward. As a way to cope, he began […]
Inside South Australia’s new virtual care service for women with symptoms of early pregnancy loss
Women in South Australia who are showing signs of early pregnancy loss can now conveniently access vital midwifery-led care and support through video consultations from the comfort and privacy of their own homes. The new virtual Women’s Assessment Service, run by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), enables women across the state experiencing symptoms […]
‘It’s the old people’: Why enrolled nurses (ENs) belong in aged care
Last year (2022), just two weeks out from Christmas, Tasmanian enrolled nurse Julie Wicks and dozens of her colleagues working across Southern Cross Care’s aged care facilities were asked to front up to a Monday morning meeting over Skype. Shock quickly spread after staff learned about plans to make all ENs redundant, meaning they wouldn’t […]
How I became Australia’s first authorised nurse practitioner
More than two decades ago, on 12 December 2000, Jane O’Connell became the first nurse practitioner to be authorised in Australia.
Federal Court ruling on telehealth and voluntary assisted dying a ‘blow to terminally ill people’
We call upon federal MPs to listen to the expert voices and not those with vested interests in stifling access to VAD,” VADANZ president, Dr Cameron McLaren said. “It is important to note that in every Australian state in which VAD is active (Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia, and Queensland), the respective Voluntary Assisted […]
Aboriginal nurse leader, Janine Mohamed, on being named Victorian of the Year
Aboriginal health leader Janine Mohamed has devoted her career to expanding the Indigenous health workforce, especially nurses and midwives, championing culturally safe healthcare, and dismantling systemic racism.
‘Too important not to get right’: National plan for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare launched
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is too big to ignore and, for healthcare, too important not to get right, according to leading digital health expert Professor Enrico Coiera, who yesterday launched a national policy roadmap aimed at ensuring the safe, ethical, and effective use of AI in healthcare. “For Australia’s healthcare system to remain […]