Explainer: How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?
Explainer: How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?
The workplace challenges faced by older nurses and midwives
The workplace challenges faced by older nurses and midwives
Transitioning to the Australian nursing workforce: Perceptions and experiences of international nursing students and new graduates
Researchers from the University of South Australia want to hear from international nursing students about the experiences of their final-year transition from undergraduate study at Australian universities to the Australian nursing workforce. The primary objective of this research is to gain a clear and detailed understanding from international nursing students about the transition from the […]
An interview with nurse and multi-disciplinary researcher Dr Ruth De Souza
An interview with nurse and multi-disciplinary researcher Dr Ruth De Souza
Practical COVID-19 policy decisions: Fit checking and testing for P2/N95 respirators
Nurses and care workers account for a notable and likely underestimated proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths around the world. This is likely to be underpinned by the fact that these workers provide more frequent direct care for people with COVID-19 exposing them to higher viral loads. Further, many workers do not have access to […]
The personality traits best suited to coping with the stressors of being a nurse or paramedic
Nurses and paramedics with low neuroticism and high extroversion are best suited to coping with the stressors of the professions, a new study has revealed. The personality traits were found to be desirable in nurses and paramedics because of their link to psychological resilience, which can prevent burnout. “If someone’s an outgoing person, in other […]
Impacts of COVID-19 will be analysed for several years to come
While data on the implications of COVID-19 on the health system and people’s physical and mental health have been collected, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) states it will continue to be the subject of analysis for several years to come. The data from the past four months, mid-January to the end of […]
Australians are using and accessing medical histories on My Health Record
Nearly 70% of Australians registered with My Health Record have their medical histories recorded in the system, according to research by the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). According to the ADHA report, Statistics and Insights to April 2020, there were 22.75 million records stored by My Health Record, with more than 10 million records filled […]
The reason why Australians choose not to download the COVIDsafe app according to research
Australians who have chosen not to download the COVIDsafe app are not as concerned about security and privacy – they just don’t think COVID-19 is severe enough to make them download the app, according to research by the University of Western Australia (UWA). To better understand the public’s perception of the COVIDSafe App, which was […]
Writing for a peer review journal
For many nurses and midwives writing for an academic journal may be daunting. With the relaunch of the ANMF’s Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, we want to inspire and support nurses and midwives to be more engaged in writing, reviewing, and using research evidence. To kick off 2020, the World Health Organization-designated Year of the […]