Nine nursing and midwifery organisations form an Alliance
20 November, 2024The organisations are together calling on the government to enable nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and allied health professionals to work to their full scope of practice.
Ramsay and Bupa launch new nursing exchange program
19 November, 2024Ramsay Health Care and Bupa Australia have jointly launched a new program to develop the next generation of nurses.
Nursing — women make up 90% of workforce, still waiting for equal pay
11 November, 2024Despite making up almost 90% of the nursing workforce, female nurses face a pay gap of 4–13% compared to men in the profession.
Report makes 30 recommendations to tackle midwifery crisis
23 October, 2024The midwifery workforce is in crisis, with a new report identifying widespread staffing shortages and not enough students in the pipeline to meet future needs.
Recommendations for safely navigating AI in nursing
23 July, 2024The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has released a new position statement on artificial intelligence (AI).
VR tool helps nurses tackle aggressive patients
09 August, 2023A new immersive computer simulation program helps nurses and nursing students practise making decisions when faced with a hostile patient.
Nurses and midwives celebrated at WA Awards Gala Ball
09 March, 2023Western Australia's nurses and midwives were recognised at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards which celebrate more than 41,000 nurses and midwives.
Study looks at circadian rhythms, sleep of hospital shift workers
27 July, 2022An international study of hospital workers has found that sleep quality and circadian rhythms in night shift workers was poorer than in those who worked day shifts.
Workplace violence: nurses need more post-incident support
20 July, 2022Nurses perceive hospital support following a violent incident as being inadequate, and also felt exposed to litigation by violent patients.
Shift work impacts working memory, impulse control
11 March, 2022Shift work has long been linked to health risks, but new analysis shows it may even impact higher brain functions, including memory and mental processing speed.
How to alleviate the shortage of critical care nurses
07 February, 2022 by Margaret Fry*The spread of the Omicron variant and the COVID-19 pandemic overall have contributed dramatically to the shortage of nurses in the nation's hospitals.
3D-bioprinted urogynaecological repair treatment
15 December, 2021The search for new treatments for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) will take Hudson Institute researcher Kallyanashis Paul to New Zealand and Singapore next year as part of a veski fellowship.
Dementia: program to improve diagnostic experience, support
13 October, 2021A new program called 'Forward with Dementia' hopes to improve the diagnostic experience, post-diagnosis support and connections for people with dementia and their carers.
New blood test could detect Alzheimer's long before symptoms
10 September, 2021A low-cost blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease up to 20 years before the onset of symptoms, according to new research by Macquarie University.
Study supports nurse-led home blood transfusions
15 June, 2021The shift from hospital to home-based care looks set to continue, with a study showing that blood transfusions can be safely performed in the home and in aged-care facilities.
