In Practice
The perfect place to work
What makes a great workplace? Do we know what to look for when choosing a place to work? It’s often [...]
The oldest mother in the world
A woman enters the room and walks up to the desk. The “geriatric” label weighs her down more than the [...]
How a nurse practitioner shifted to telehealth amid COVID-19
Before COVID-19 hit, Paediatric Nurse Practitioner Stephanie Dowden pondered implementing telehealth at her Perth-based clinic but ultimately considered it too [...]
Cannula Conversations: An initiative to reduce bloodstream infections
With the aim to reduce the rate of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) related bloodstream infections (BSIs) at the Townsville University [...]
Following a calling to care for the elderly
As a teenager in Mauritius, an island-nation famed for its palm-fringed beaches, Dayolen Kistnen lived in a multi-generational household – [...]
International nurses and midwives head to Australian shores more than ever
In the first three months of 2022-23 new applications for Internationally Qualified Nurse and Midwife applications have increased by 87%, [...]
Offering Australian mums Evidence Based Probiotics for Breastfeeding & Mastitis
Only a decade after we thought that breastmilk was sterile, research has discovered that breastmilk in fact has its own [...]
Cultural safety in Australian nursing and midwifery
Developed in the 1980s by Maori nurse and anthropologist Irihapeti Ramsden in New Zealand Aotearoa, Cultural Safety has gradually become [...]
Better understanding needed around alcohol consumption and breastfeeding
According to research, two-thirds of Australian women who breastfeed did not feel that they fully understood the risks of drinking [...]
The National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework: What it is and how to use it
Where are you at with digital capability? The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation [...]
Calls for human milk regulation
Breast milk should be regulated in the same way as human blood, according to Australian law and bioethics experts concerned [...]
Bridging the evidence to practice research gap
Research interventions need to be trialled in the clinical setting rather than academic institutions to improve the evidence to practice [...]
Call for Australia to end exploitative marketing of commercial milk formula at home and abroad
Breastfeeding advocates have reiterated calls for an end to exploitative strategies of infant formula marketing and for stronger regulation of [...]
