Primary health care nurses campaign to work to full scope of practice
Primary health care nurses are calling on policymakers to better utilise nurses in the sector by enabling them to work to their full scope of practice. On today’s inaugural Primary Health Care Nurses Day, established to highlight the pivotal work nurses carry out across the sector, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) leaders, including […]
One in four primary healthcare nurses considering leaving the sector
Three-quarter of nurses working in primary healthcare (PHC) feel stressed and burnt out at work, while one in four nurses are contemplating leaving their job within the next two to five years, a new survey has revealed. Results of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Associations’ (APNA) 2022 Workforce Survey, which heard from 4,000 nurses, […]
‘Waste of nursing skill’: A third of primary health care nurses not working to full scope, survey finds
A third of Australia’s primary health care (PHC) nurses believe their skills are not being fully utilised most of the time, according to a new survey. More than half (53%) of ‘under-utilised’ nurses had requested to use their skills and experience more. Of these, less than four in 10 successfully negotiated a change, while more […]
Primary healthcare services including mental health nurse navigators could prevent premature death for people with serious mental illnesses
Primary healthcare services including mental health nurse navigators could prevent premature death for people with serious mental illnesses