NP specialising in chronic kidney disease care named Nurse Practitioner of the Year
NP specialising in chronic kidney disease care named Nurse Practitioner of the Year
‘We have the nurses. We have the expertise’: Peak bodies call for nurse practitioners to be utilised in COVID-19 vaccination rollout
‘We have the nurses. We have the expertise’: Peak bodies call for nurse practitioners to be utilised in COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Nurse practitioners excluded from contributing to COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Nurse practitioners excluded from contributing to COVID-19 vaccination rollout
‘We have come a long way’: Nurse Practitioner Week 2020
This Saturday, 12 December, marks 20 years since the first nurse practitioners were endorsed in Australia. The landmark moment serves as a constant reminder of how far the advanced practice nursing role has come and, importantly, what is still left to achieve. Nurse practitioners have been well-established internationally but in Australia their introduction and acceptance […]
A virtual nurse practitioner led clinic during COVID-19
Never before have we seen such a rapid change in the way we practice diabetes education and management. This is a perspective from a nurse practitioner led clinic in South Australia. During March 2020, face to face consults became challenging for reasons that were unforeseen and unexpected. COVID-19 changed the way we provide Diabetes management […]
When the heat is on: The role of a Burns Nurse Practitioner
Burns Nurse Practitioner Hana Menezes cut her teeth nursing in the Intensive Care Unit where the firsthand exposure to a broad range of patients and specialties saw her pinpoint an interest in burns. “It’s a fascinating speciality,” she recalls of her career trajectory. “There’s new advancements happening all the time in every realm. It’s multidisciplinary […]
Nurse Practitioner Day – How NPs are making an impact in aged care
Tenacity, an inquiring mind and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of patients are some of the key attributes personified by nurse practitioners, says aged care NP Kaye Coates. “It’s being able to see the bigger picture, the whole person, not just going in to put a Band-Aid on a particular issue […]
Meet Nurse Practitioner of the Year Chris Helms
In his first few years of university in his native United States, Chris Helms ironically wanted to take on any subjects bar nursing. His broad areas of study included marine biology, chemistry and Spanish and at one point involved aspiring to undertake medicine in the hope of becoming a doctor. It eventually led to him […]
How nurse practitioners are filling the gaps in aged care
An elderly woman living in residential aged care who had just returned from hospital after having her fractured hip repaired lay screaming in agony. Carers did their best to assist but without an RN on site, appropriate pain relief was unable to be provided. “There was no registered nurse to provide any pain relief. She […]
NPs urged to lead push to improve aged care
Nurse practitioners should actively engage with the current Aged Care Royal Commission, champion nursing and use their expertise to lead change across the embattled sector. Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) Vice President Amanda Davies delivered the call to action during a keynote address to delegates at this year’s ACNP National Conference in Melbourne that […]