Medicare award recognises nurse practitioner
Tasmanian nurse practitioner and general practice co-owner and manager Kerrie Duggan was one of 20 healthcare professionals awarded a 2024 Medicare Champion last November. She shares her journey with the ANMJ on the anniversary of Medicare. Marking Medicare’s 40th anniversary in 2024, the Australian government launched the Stronger Medicare Awards to recognise outstanding clinicians, multidisciplinary […]
When it comes to health and wellbeing, women need to put themselves first more often
We all know how important it is, but how much time do we spend focusing on our own health? No one will deny that the healthier you are, the better it is for you, your family, your work, and the life you want to lead. When it comes to your super, your health is also […]
ICN President Dr Pamela Cipriano confident about nurses’ power to change the world
Ahead of the 2025 ICN Congress, President Dr Pamela Cipriano sat down with the ANMJ to discuss the event and the critical global challenges facing the nursing profession.
Overseas nurses fast-tracked to work in Australia
The registration process for internationally qualified registered nurses from countries including the United Kingdom and United States wanting to work in Australia will be fast-tracked in a bid to tackle the country’s workforce issues. The quicker assessment and registration process, enabled after Health Ministers last September approved a new registration standard: general registration for internationally […]
Home outreach nurse recognised in Australia Day 2025 Honours List
Registered nurse Jayne Dicketts always had a strong interest in healthcare but was uncertain about which field to choose – until she tried nursing. “I just really clicked with nursing,” she recalls. “It was probably the people contact in it. I went into my nursing degree straight from high school and just loved it.” After […]
Feel like a fraud? Five tips to tackle Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where one feels like a fraud or a fake in their profession. This can especially be felt by students, graduates and early career nurses and midwives. “I was a new graduate in my first week catching the lift up to my new ward next to some relatives and it […]
Shaping the future of care – ANMF priorities 2025: Gender equity: Central to the work of unions
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is focused on driving meaningful change in 2025 to ensure better conditions for nurses, midwives, carers, students and to meet the health and aged care needs of the community Recognising the critical milestones we have already achieved like wage increases and mandated care minutes, we know progress is […]
Book Review: ‘Zoe and Zak’s Pain Hacks’
Chronic pain in children – infants to pre-school age, school age, and adolescents – is a significant public health problem, affecting one in five across the globe. The prevalence of chronic paediatric pain in Australian mirrors these statistics, with Chronic Pain Australia concurring that one in five children experience chronic pain. Chronic pain in children […]
Can an introvert survive in the world of nursing academia?
Are you seen as quiet, reserved, and reflective? Or are you perceived to be distant, withdrawn, reluctant to engage in activities with a room full of people and therefore not considered a ‘team player.’ Do people see you as someone to be tolerated or do they see you at all? Do opportunities bypass you because […]
Sickness in health: Workplace bullying
“It broke my heart leaving when and how I did. I simply couldn’t take it anymore. I had to go. I felt like my life depended on it,” said Brenda Happell, Professor of Mental Health at Southern Cross University. The esteemed academic, with more than four decades of experience in healthcare and university settings has […]