Socially distanced nursing and midwifery simulation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Socially distanced nursing and midwifery simulation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Person-centred nursing education during isolation
Person-centred nursing education, and curricula, value the voice of all involved – academics, students, industry, clinical facilitators, people receiving care. Only by embedding person-centred practice, values and frameworks at the heart of the learning environment can workplace culture be transformed, as nursing students are prepared to build an innovative quality nursing workforce of the future. […]
Acknowledging our Nurse and Midwife Educators: How they are navigating the COVID-19 ‘new normal’ return to campus within a Bachelor of Nursing program
Acknowledging our Nurse and Midwife Educators we highlight one of ANMJ’s Focus education stories on World Teachers’ Day. The authors of this article discuss how they have changed the way they educate students to ensure they provide a safe environment during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for academics in their support […]
5 tips to handle constructive feedback effectively
For nurses and midwives, being able to give and receive constructive feedback is an essential skill and key component of reflective practice that facilitates continuous learning and development. Delivered well, constructive feedback is a valuable tool that helps nurses and midwives build on their strengths and identify areas for improvement. “When it comes to constructive […]
I want to write a literature review, where do I start?
I want to write a literature review, where do I start?
Extra 2,000 RNs to be upskilled to work in intensive care to meet COVID-19 demand
An extra 2,000 free online training places to rapidly upskill registered nurses to enable them to work in intensive care units and support Australia’s COVID-19 surge capacity will be made available to ensure areas most in need are prioritised. The federal government launched an online training program on April 2 offering 20,000 RNs the opportunity […]
Nursing Education Review unveils vision for nurses of the future
Exams to assess whether graduates are fit for registration, extending the length of the Bachelor of Nursing Degree, boosting the minimum number of clinical placement hours, realigning NP education towards primary care and establishing a national campaign to attract under-represented groups to nursing such as men are among 26 recommendations outlined in the Report of […]
Council of Deans supports development of new clinical Placement Evaluation Tool
Clinical placements are vital for nursing students’ education, for workplace culture exposure and to enable translation of theory into practice. However, the quality of nursing students’ clinical education varies greatly with Australian students exposed to negative (Jarvelainen et al.(2018) and positive experiences (Paliadelis & Wood, 2016). The Council of Deans Nursing and Midwifery (Aust & […]
Tag team simulation
An innovative simulation which uses theatre, drama and improvised acting is helping to prepare undergraduate nurses for the workforce in the context of patient safety. CQUniversity’s Tag Team Patient Safety Simulation (TTPSS) has been developed to help students focus on patient safety before they graduate. “TTPSS is unique as it promotes an ‘all-inclusive’ approach to […]
Mannikins help nursing students gain experience
As part of their education, nursing students at the University of Adelaide gain hands-on experience through life-like mannikins that display all the signs and responses of real people and actors employed as standardised patients who portray health problems. The university’s state-of-the-art simulation lab, Adelaide Health Simulation (AHS), replicates hospital suites with resuscitation, neonatal and anaesthetic […]