Burnout before the beginning: Addressing the mental health crisis among Australia’s nursing students
Australian health profession students are experiencing alarming rates of psychological distress. The Problem: Fragile Foundations in the Next Generation of Caregivers National data has shown that nursing students face disproportionately high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress compared to their peers. 1,2 The contributing factors to this emotional burden are significant and multifactorial and is […]
Calling operating room nurses: What does your post-pandemic nursing practice look like?
How has your nursing practice changed in the operating room since the COVID-19 pandemic? What are your expectations for the future of perioperative nursing? A nationwide survey conducted by Monash University researchers wants to hear from you. The aim of the research is to explore Australian operating room nurses’ working conditions and nursing practices in […]
Government invests $28 million to build new nurses and midwives academy at Epworth Hospital
The Albanese Government will invest $28 million to build a new ‘world-class’ nurses and midwives academy facility at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne. Established in 2023, the Epworth’s Brookes Academy provides innovative clinical education and training pathways to Epworth nurses and midwives aimed at advancing their skills and practice. About 800 staff have already undertaken training […]
Government commits to opening 50 new Medicare urgent care clinics
The federal government has pledged to invest $644 million to open an additional 50 free Medicare urgent care clinics across the country.
Funding extended to support more nursing students with clinical placements in aged care
The federal government is investing an extra $18.4 million to support more nursing students to experience high-quality clinical placements in aged care. The renewed funding for the successful Aged Care Nursing Clinical Placements Program will enable up to 8,000 more nursing students to develop practical skills in the care of older people under the guidance […]
Mental health recovery camp: A student consumer partnership
The first of its kind in Australia and the world, mental health recovery camps for undergraduate nurses have received awards since their inception in 2012. Natalie Dragon talks with co-founder Professor Lorna Moxham on the growing success and why the program should be funded nationally. “It’s a clinical placement, but it’s also a psychosocial intervention […]
Financial and emotional strain of placement poverty: research
A new study has captured the financial and emotional strain of unpaid, mandatory placements on health and education students. The University of Wollongong (UOW) research provides a scaffold for how tertiary students could be better supported to complete mandatory professional placements during their degree. Greater access to scholarships, grants to undertake placements, subsidised transport and […]
Endometriosis drug Visanne to be listed on the PBS, slashing annual cost in half
For the first time in three decades, Australian women living with endometriosis will have access to a new treatment subsidised by the federal government.
ANMF advocates for paid clinical placements for all nursing and midwifery students
The ANMF has called for the immediate and universal rollout of the Commonwealth’s ‘Prac Payment’ for nursing and midwifery students at a Senate inquiry.
New legislation set to provide payments for student nurses and midwives during clinical placement
Student nurses and midwives are one step closer to receiving financial support during their mandatory clinical placements, thanks to new legislation.