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Universities Accord final report: What does the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) think?
- March 14, 2024
- Category: Grads & Students
- / Tag: Clinical placement
Latest Interviews
Q&A: Australian College of Nurse Practitioners President Melanie Dunstan
- March 25, 2024
- Tags: Nurse Practitioner
Nursing has opened numerous doors for Melanie Dunstan throughout her career. But it was becoming a nurse practitioner that truly enabled her to deliver the greatest amount of care to
How the Northern Territory trailblazed Australia’s voluntary assisted dying laws
- February 12, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
In 1995, the Northern Territory made history by becoming the first place in the world to legalise voluntary assisted dying after a private member’s Bill, championed by then Chief Minister
Meet Nurse Blake, the accidental comedy sensation
- January 18, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
In 2017, Blake Lynch, better known as Nurse Blake, was driving home after a gruelling shift in an intensive care unit when he experienced his first panic attack. The culprit,
Latest Career & Practice
Restorative resilience clinical supervision: A retention strategy for graduate nurses?
- March 12, 2024
The education of nursing and midwifery students in Australia, as in the rest of the world, has been devastated by the global pandemic.1 Indeed, nurses and midwives had been in
New resource for health professionals to help asthma patients get a better night’s sleep
- March 8, 2024
- Tags: Asthma
The National Asthma Council has released a new resource for health professionals outlining key steps for treating patients who present with poor asthma control and sleep issues. Associate Professor Greg
Leadership and Management: Not one and the same
- February 29, 2024
Leadership can often be mistaken with management and the two do overlap. But while leadership and management in nursing and midwifery share some similarities, they are two distinct roles. “The
Latest Digital Health
The Break Glass function in My Health Record: when and how to use it
- March 25, 2024
There are certain urgent situations where health professionals can legally access restricted information in a My Health Record to lessen or prevent a serious threat to a person’s health. This
Revolutionising healthcare: The impact of Artificial Intelligence in nursing and midwifery
- March 7, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary force in diverse industries, and nursing and midwifery are no exceptions. The integration of AI technologies has the potential to reshape healthcare
National Digital Health Strategy set to empower Australians
- February 23, 2024
- Tags: Digital health
Governments have ticked off a 5-year plan aiming to empower Australians to manage and improve their personal health and wellbeing through advances in digital technology. Launched today, Australia’s National Digital Health
Latest Grads & Students
Universities Accord final report: What does the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) think?
- March 14, 2024
- Tags: Clinical placement
The Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) has welcomed recommendations outlined in the recently released Australian Universities Accord Final Report, especially efforts to address rising ‘placement poverty’ experienced
Report backs paid clinical placements for nursing students
- February 26, 2024
- Tags: Clinical placement
Tips to thrive in your grad year
- January 30, 2024
Life as a graduate nurse or graduate midwife can be intimidating, but Nurse & Midwife Support shares some steps you can take to help you survive the year. As a
Latest Research
Scientists develop game-changer in treating chronic wounds
- February 19, 2024
- Tags: 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
Language barriers contribute to higher aggression in immigrants with dementia
- February 16, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
Immigrants living with dementia are more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, new research shows. Behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), such as
Maternal obesity puts males at risk in later life
- February 7, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
Males born to obese women are more likely to be overweight at birth and develop metabolic complications in later life, including liver disease and diabetes. The way that male sex
Latest Justice & Action
PLACEMENT POVERTY: Why nursing and midwifery students must be paid for clinical placements
- March 27, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
A growing number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students nationwide are voicing concerns about the significant challenges posed by hundreds of hours of mandatory unpaid clinical placements. Robert Fedele investigates.
Young female shift workers hold multiple jobs to make ends meet
- March 22, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
A total of 7% of the shift workforce held multiple jobs simultaneously in 2023 – a 25-year high with the majority being young females. All major industries have experienced an
IR Reform: Closing the loopholes on unfair pay and conditions
- March 11, 2024
Last year heralded the next stage in the federal government’s workplace relations reform agenda to close the loopholes that undermine pay, security and safety for workers. The Closing Loopholes Bill
Latest Wellbeing
New sleep regime to help insomnia
- March 26, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives, Shiftwork
For shift workers with a chronically mistimed body-clock, getting a good night’s sleep can be an endless battle. Australian researchers are moving a step closer to discovering how to personalise
Peer-led telehealth counselling for nurses and midwives is now active
- March 19, 2024
- Tags: All Nurses And Midwives
The Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia (NMHPA) is now open for telehealth counselling for nurses, midwives and students of the professions living anywhere in Australia. Free, confidential and independent counselling
Is it time to check back in with your insurance?
- March 13, 2024
Having insurance through your super account can help ensure you and your family are covered if the worst happens. At HESTA, all eligible members receive insurance automatically once they’re aged
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- March 13, 2024
- Category: Sponsored Post, Wellbeing
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