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 […]
Q&A: Voluntary Assisted Dying Care Navigator Susan Jury
Nurse Susan Jury helped establish Victoria’s statewide voluntary assisted dying care navigator service in the lead up to landmark legislation coming into effect in June 2019. The statewide navigator service, which includes a multidisciplinary team of nursing and allied health expert clinicians delivering support to individuals and families, sees around 1,000 people a year. “It’s […]
Aged Care Minister’s open letter puts for-profit providers on notice
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has called out for-profit residential aged care providers for failing to meet mandatory care minutes targets.
ANMF advocates for paid clinical placements for all nursing and midwifery students
The ANMF has called for the immediate and universal rollout of the Commonwealth’s ‘Prac Payment’ for nursing and midwifery students at a Senate inquiry.
Nursing students learn first-hand about kidney disease in remote Aboriginal communities
Each year, the Adelaide University Rural Health Alliance (AURHA) – the rural health club for students undertaking a health-related degree – organises the Yalata Kidney Health Festival. The outreach initiative involves a group of about a dozen students who travel to the remote Indigenous community of Yalata, South Australia. The students engage with the community, […]
A voice for change: The evolution of the ANMJ and its role in strengthening nursing and midwifery
The first edition of The Australian Nurses’ Journal of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (RANF), now ANMF, was published in July 1971. The national journal was established in a bid to enhance communications across the country and support ongoing efforts to strengthen and maintain the status of the nursing profession. Steered by then RANF federal […]
Deakin Professor recognised globally for shaping emergency nursing education
From the moment she stepped into the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Emergency Department as a 19-year-old second-year student, Professor Julie Considine AO was captivated by the specialty of emergency nursing. “I loved the unpredictability,” she recalls. “I really loved that it spans all specialties, so you get to use all your skills as a nurse.” Professor […]
‘It creeps up on you’: How to solve Australia’s hidden chronic wound epidemic
Wounds Australia has released a ‘5 Point Plan’ to solve the country’s chronic wound epidemic.