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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

ANMF champions universal health coverage and high-quality aged care
- October 18, 2024
- Category: Career & Practice
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The ANMF continues to be a powerful advocate for universal health coverage (UHC) in Australia, underlining the pivotal role nurses and midwives can play in ensuring all people have access to the healthcare services they

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
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