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Nurses can’t stay silent on medicinal cannabis: A call for safer, smarter practice
- July 21, 2025
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
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Frailty – supporting better outcomes
- August 21, 2025
- Category: Career & Practice, Sponsored Post
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Frailty is a common, yet often under-recognised, condition in older people. It is estimated that at least 11% of community dwelling older Australians, and up to 75% of residents in aged care homes are living with frailty. Frailty is an

Supporting nurses to work to their scope of practice
- February 28, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Workforce
In October 2023, the federal government launched Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce – scope of practice review. The independent review will examine the barriers and incentives faced by health practitioners working to their

Healthcare sustainability Champion
- February 26, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice, Career Role Models
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Environment
Registered Nurse Kaitlyn Cooke, realised the environmental toll of disposable PPE after using 50 sets during a single shift caring for a COVID-infected baby. “I thought, this is actually really bad for the world. There’s

Scientists develop game-changer in treating chronic wounds
- February 19, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice, Research
- / Tag: Wounds
A team of international scientists has developed a more effective treatment for chronic wounds that doesn’t involve antibiotics or silver-based dressings, but instead, an ionized gas called plasma. The treatment involves boosting the plasma activation

Nepalese experience inspires Australian nursing students
- February 8, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Australian nursing students have immersed themselves in a rich cultural and educational experience in Nepal developing clinical skills while observing the challenges of providing healthcare in a developing country including poverty and limited resources. Eighteen
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