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Enhanced role for midwives in postnatal contraceptive care
- November 10, 2025
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Inappropriate use of non-sterile gloves increases infection risk and waste
- January 22, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
The indiscriminate use of non-sterile gloves in hospitals and clinics is significantly adding to environmental pollution and healthcare-associated infections, with little evidence to prove that there are substantial benefits, according to new research. The lack
Latest issue of Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) out now
- January 19, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Volume 42, Issue 4 of the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing (AJAN) is now live. As the official peer-reviewed journal of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), the AJAN is committed to publishing high-quality scholarly work that
Training hospital staff in person-centred dementia care improves recovery outcomes
- January 19, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Tailored education for hospital staff is improving care for people with dementia, a new Australian study shows. Educating hospital staff in person-centred dementia care leads to better care experiences, greater staff confidence, and improved rehabilitation
One in 15 emergency department visits in the ACT linked to extreme weather
- January 14, 2026
- Category: Research
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Climate Change, Research
Extreme heat and cold are pushing thousands of Canberrans into emergency departments each year and experts predict that a warming climate is poised to intensify the strain across the ACT. The Australian National University-led research found that almost 36,000
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