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New Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan set to ease demands on health and aged care
A Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan (Plan), which aims to expand the services of highly-trained Nurse Practitioners (NPs), will help address [...]
Celebrating the amazing work of nurses this International Nurses Day
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is wishing all of their nursing colleagues around Australia a happy International Nurses [...]
Federal Budget offers pathway for better care delivery
The Federal Budget handed down last night provides a pathway for nurses and midwives to deliver better healthcare across communities, [...]
‘Red tape’: Collaborative arrangements for Nurse Practitioners scrapped
NSW Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Jo Perks needed the tick of approval from a doctor to provide care to women, [...]
Celebrating International Nurses Day – 12 May
Celebrating International Nurses Day - 12 May
‘I felt unsafe’: Why I had to stop working in aged care
In 2020, after nearly a decade working in ED, NSW registered nurse Emma McSeveny pivoted into aged care, believing that [...]
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Meeting the health needs for Aboriginal people in the East Pilbara
Western Australian registered nurse Mel Robinson visited Newman in the East Pilbara from 13-18 March to learn about the challenges [...]
Cost of Living: 5 Tips to Help You Save
With everyday living expenses climbing, staying on top of your finances can feel a bit overwhelming. Feeling the cost of [...]
Checking blood pressure using artificial intelligence and a camera
Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique developed by Australian [...]
CoNNMO: Australia’s nursing and midwifery alliance influencing healthcare across the lifespan
Australia’s national coalition of nursing and midwifery organisations has secured renewed funding from the federal government, including for the first [...]
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‘We want legitimate power’: CATSINaM’s new CEO, Dr Ali Drummond, drives new era
Dr Ali Drummond, a Meriam, Erubam and Wuthathi man, followed the footsteps of his mother, a Torres Strait Islander health [...]
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Strength, will and knowledge: critical components for aged care nursing
When Gerardine (Ged) Kearney MP, now Assistant Minister for Health and Aged care, made her maiden speech in 2018, she [...]
Educators must step up to prepare nursing and midwifery students for work in a climate emergency
Climate change is not a ‘future’ problem - it is impacting the health and wellbeing of the community now. With [...]
Australia’s gender pay gap in 2023- its causes and promising reforms
Australia’s national gender pay gap (GPG) across public and private sector employers sits at 22.8%, the same as in 2021. [...]
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Pandemic spike in social cohesion starting to decline
Social cohesion in Australia increased during the pandemic but is now declining due to a weaker sense of national pride [...]
Shift workers at risk of higher blood pressure, study finds
Shift workers may be at increased risk of higher blood pressure as a result of irregular sleep patterns and changes [...]
Mediterranean diet reduces risk of heart disease and death in women, study finds
Women who follow a Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of heart disease and death, according to a new University [...]
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Boxing reduces fatigue in early Parkinson’s disease
Boxing - without an opponent - may help improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), new research [...]
Clinical placements need rethink to optimise student learning, study finds
Nursing students rate spending time with patients, performing assessments and observing nurses as they work the most beneficial to their [...]
Distressed and devalued: Aged care workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic demanded a rapid response from the aged care workforce, with the unprecedented challenges leading to increased workloads, [...]
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