Nurses needed for study on what deprescribing recommendations should look like
Internationally, there has been an increase in the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) where the risks may outweigh the benefits. This rise is partly due to healthcare professionals’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines, which typically recommend prescribing medications for treating and managing diseases. Deprescribing involves systematically reducing or discontinuing PIMs under the supervision of […]
The support I needed: How CRANAplus’ Bush Support Line is helping the remote health workforce thrive
When remote area nurse (RAN) Kellie Kerin was struggling at work, she turned to CRANAplus’ Bush Support Line for help. She credits the free and confidential 24/7 telephone support service, which gives all remote health workers, including nurses and midwives and their families, access to a psychologist experienced in the sector, with “saving” her life. […]
Update: Aged Care Work Value Case decision for RNs and ENs
The ANMF’s landmark Aged Care Work Value Case before the Fair Work Commission (FWC) is nearing its completion.
Voices of hope: How the RMH Scrub Choir became a lifeline during COVID-19 and beyond
The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Scrub Choir went viral during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with their poignant renditions of classics like “I’ll Stand by You”. A few years later, they continue to inspire. The choir grew serendipitously from an internal bid to boost wellbeing and solidarity as the pandemic began to take hold in […]
Collaborative arrangements abolished, enabling NPs and endorsed midwives to work to full scope
Nurse Practitioners and Endorsed Midwives will finally be able to work to their full scope of practice following the removal of restrictive ‘collaborative arrangements’.
‘We don’t have enough midwives’: Australia’s midwifery workforce in crisis, report finds
Australia’s midwifery workforce is ‘in crisis’ with not enough midwives or students to meet future needs, a new report has warned. Released in Canberra today, the Midwifery Futures report, commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), exposes widespread local staffing shortfalls, especially in non-metropolitan areas, which would have ‘catastrophic impact’ if the […]
Providers falling short in meeting care minutes, hears Senate inquiry
Some aged care providers are reclassifying lifestyle staff as Personal Care Workers (PCWs) to get around meeting their mandated care minutes targets, a Senate Inquiry has heard.
New Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard launched
A nagging cough, coupled with being unable to breathe or walk properly, prompted John to visit his GP. After being referred to a lung specialist, he found out he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and was given 18 months to live. “It was a big shock once we [my family] found out what it […]
New Aged Care Act doesn’t go far enough, ANMF argues
The draft new Aged Care Act hasn’t gone far enough, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has argued.
‘It’s humbling’: Nursing lecturer helps guide next generation
“As nurses, from our graduate year onwards, we are teachers,” says La Trobe University nursing lecturer Niki Lillibridge. “We teach our own as soon as we become professionals.” So, after working in nursing education and critical care for over 15 years, its little wonder she transitioned into academia, where she now plays a pivotal role […]