‘Prac Payment’: Government to pay nursing and midwifery students $319 per week during clinical placements
Student nurses, midwives, teachers, and social workers will be paid $319.50 per week while undertaking their mandatory clinical placements under a new federal government measure to address rising ‘placement poverty’.
Universities Accord final report: What does the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) think?
The Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM) has welcomed recommendations outlined in the recently released Australian Universities Accord Final Report, especially efforts to address rising ‘placement poverty’ experienced by undergraduate nursing and midwifery students. To reduce financial hardship caused by the unpaid clinical placements, the report called on the federal government to provide […]
Report backs paid clinical placements for nursing students
The federal government should provide financial support for nursing students undertaking mandatory clinical placements as part of their courses, the highly-anticipated Universities Accord final report has recommended.
More clinical placements needed to grow nursing workforce, peak body says
As workforce shortages loom, more quality clinical placements are necessary to ensure the country has enough nurses to meet growing healthcare demand, according to Universities Australia. The peak body for the sector highlighted the issue last Friday following developments from National Cabinet, which endorsed $2.2 billion package of “practical measures” to strengthen Medicare on the […]
Enhancing nursing and midwifery students’ clinical placements: Development of the National Placement Evaluation Centre
Enhancing nursing and midwifery students’ clinical placements: Development of the National Placement Evaluation Centre
10 things I learned on clinical placement
Clinical placements provide nursing and midwifery students with the opportunity to transfer theory into practice and build critical hands-on skills. The journey from classroom to workplace challenges knowledge and provides the real-world experience required to prepare the next generation of nurses and midwives for their future careers. Melissa Rogers is a Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate […]