Fight fatigue in nursing and midwifery
Celeste explains why nurses and midwives should advocate to optimise their roster for better sleep. Managing fatigue is a real challenge when we work stressful rotating shifts in busy pressured environments, but with the right tools and strategies, it’s absolutely possible to get a handle on your fatigue and feel better! Here’s what we can […]
A voice for change: The evolution of the ANMJ and its role in strengthening nursing and midwifery
The first edition of The Australian Nurses’ Journal of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (RANF), now ANMF, was published in July 1971. The national journal was established in a bid to enhance communications across the country and support ongoing efforts to strengthen and maintain the status of the nursing profession. Steered by then RANF federal […]
Tasmanian nurses and midwives stop work; maternity unit investigation launched
Nurses and midwives held stop-work meetings across Tasmania last week to protest unsafe workloads, and the state government has announced an investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Members held stop work meetings at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Launceston General Hospital, and in the north at the North-West Regional Hospital and Mersey […]
New guidelines for early menopause diagnosis and management
Research has led to the development of a practical framework to help health professionals worldwide diagnose and manage early menopause. It comes as a Senate Inquiry currently examines issues around menopause and perimenopause for Australian women, including impact on their work. The diagnosis of early menopause is often not straightforward unless a clear medical cause, […]
Women’s Health Week 2024: Your voice, your choice
As Women’s Health Week rolls around for its 12th year, Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is shining a spotlight on some of the biggest issues in women’s health, under the banner of ‘Your voice. Your choice’. Held during the first week of September, Women’s Health Week aims to raise awareness of the health and wellbeing […]
Right to disconnect: What does it mean for nurses, midwives and aged care workers?
Earlier this year, the Federal Parliament passed laws to create a new workplace right: the right to disconnect. On Monday, those laws came into force. The change came about because lawmakers recognised that technological developments, such as laptops and mobile phones, which allow many employees to work remotely, also allow the workplace to encroach into […]
Study exploring factors that shape RNs’ engagement in mandatory reporting of child maltreatment
Child maltreatment has significant impacts on Australia’s children and children globally. Early identification is key to supporting children and families towards favourable outcomes. Mandatory reporting therefore plays an important role in the identification and response to child maltreatment worldwide, with many countries implementing legislation mandating certain people (usually professionals) report suspected cases of child maltreatment. […]
‘Knock off after work’: Right to disconnect laws start today
Millions of Australian workers can now refuse to respond to their bosses outside of work hours as landmark ‘right to disconnect’ laws come into effect.
New AI tool to help beat brain tumours
A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumours has been developed to enhance patient diagnosis and treatment. A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumours has been developed to enhance patient diagnosis and treatment. Australian National University (ANU) researchers, in collaboration with experts from the National Cancer […]
Breaking Barriers: Advancing women nurses in healthcare leadership
In Australia, women make up the majority of the nursing profession, yet they are under-represented in healthcare leadership. ROBERT FEDELE talks with researcher Mihirika Pincha Baduge about efforts to break down barriers. The glaring under-representation of women nurses in healthcare leadership is currently being explored by Victorian critical care registered nurse and PhD candidate Mihirika […]