Nurses and midwives highlight challenges in using electronic medical records (EMRs)
Health services should prioritise gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of nurses and midwives in using electronic medical records (EMRs). By doing so, they can develop user-friendly systems which reduce stress and burnout and enhance clinical and safety outcomes, new research has found. The study, published in the September–November 2024 issue of the Australian […]
How fee-free TAFE enabled Leanne to pursue her nursing dream
Leanne Simpson was empowered to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse thanks to fee-free TAFE.
‘More bags of IV fluid’: Government injects $20 million to shore up local supply
The federal government will invest $20 million to help Australia’s only local manufacturer of IV fluids expand its operations to shore up the country’s supply of the critical hospital medicine. Since 2023, Australia, along with hospitals worldwide, has experienced a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids due to increased demand, manufacturing issues, and global supply chain […]
Reducing the systemic use of restraints in aged care
Nurse practitioners with aged care expertise and specialist mental health nurses may help reduce the systemic use of restraints in residential aged care. Systemic issues within residential aged care are enabling the use of restraints, despite the practice being illegal in any other age group, highlights CQUniversity research. “Older people appear to have less rights […]
When nurses breach public trust: The importance of cultivating confidence and care in a conspirative world
In February 2025 two NSW nurses, Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, had their registration suspended (effective 13 February 2025) after a video recording emerged in which they threatened harm to Israeli patients at the hospital where they worked. The video recording was posted by Israeli influencer Max Veifer’s, the content creator, who had […]
Nearly 3 in 4 of all employers have a gender pay gap favouring men, new data shows
Nearly three out of four of all employers in Australia have a gender pay gap that favours men, new analysis from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has found. High-paying employers are most likely to have a gender pay gap in favour of men and a larger gender pay gap. Just 1 in 5 (21%) […]
Physical activity could help combat shift worker fatigue, finds research
Physical activity has been proposed as a novel way for shift workers to adapt to changing rosters and be more alert at work. Strategic timing for exercise, light exposure, and sleep, may help with performance, mood and emotional regulation for shift workers, according to Central Queensland University (CQU) sleep research institute researchers. Previous research has targeted […]
What is a ‘model of care’? Enhancing understandings of contemporary nursing practice
A re-elected Albanese Government will inject $8.5 billion into Medicare to give all Australians access to bulk-billing.
Labor’s $8.5 billion Medicare boost to deliver 400 more nursing and midwifery scholarships and bulk-billing for all Australians
A re-elected Albanese Government will inject $8.5 billion into Medicare to give all Australians access to bulk-billing.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses experience harmful racism in workplaces
Racism is a persistent and damaging issue that negatively affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses’ careers, physical and mental health, and overall well-being. Despite being widespread and persistent in healthcare and in nursing, little research attention and wider acknowledgement has been focussed on this damaging and hateful phenomenon that is driving First Nations nurses […]