Nursing and midwifery work can be physically, mentally, and emotionally stressful (Dyrbye et al. 2017). Like many people working in stressful roles, members of this [...]
Nurse and Midwife Support are running podcasts to help nurses and midwives in their personal and professional lives. In their first podcast they discuss some [...]
An annual survey examining the health of thousands of Australian women has found 50% consider themselves overweight or obese, just under half have been diagnosed [...]
When four call bells are ringing, IV antibiotics need to be administered stat while another patient urgently needs their catheter emptied - it can all get too [...]
The stressful nature of a healthcare environment can result in difficult behaviours and may lead to workplace conflict. By approaching challenging behaviours in the workplace [...]
Work contributes to positive mental health and wellbeing. It provides structure, purpose, a sense of identity and self-worth. But what happens when the work is [...]
What is the reason you became a nurse? Was it to care for people? Help people to achieve a better level of health? With the [...]
Our bodies are naturally wired to be awake during the day and sleep for approximately eight hours a night. Working night shifts runs counter to [...]
A ‘Rest, Rehydrate, Refuel’ campaign aimed at nurses has been launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in the United Kingdom. The 3Rs initiative [...]
