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New national guidelines on concussion treatment
- November 11, 2025
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Education, Guidelines, Neurological nursing

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A new voice for nursing
- December 2, 2025
- Category: Career & Practice, Sponsored Post
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) has welcomed a new nursing representative to its Editorial Advisory Committee, stepping into the role previously held by long-serving member Dr Helen Calabretto – a move that reflects AMH’s continuing support for the evolving needs
New Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard launched
- October 17, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
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)
Transitioning nursing education into higher education
- October 17, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The transfer of nursing education to the higher education system was one of the most significant milestones in the history of nursing in Australia. Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), now the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
The Power of Persistence: How the ANMF’s advocacy laid the foundation for NPs in Australia
- October 16, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The nurse practitioner (NP) role originated in the United States in the mid-1960s to address gaps in healthcare. But it took 35 years later, on 12 December 2000, for Jane O’Connell (emergency) and Sue Denison
Calling all primary healthcare nurses and midwives: Complete APNA’s 2024 Workforce Survey today
- October 15, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: Primary healthcare
For over 15 years, the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association’s annual Workforce Survey has provided a comprehensive snapshot of the working conditions and professional concerns faced by primary healthcare nurses and midwives working across
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