Nursing applications soar as staff shortage targeted
29 August, 2023The number of applications to train as a nurse with Mater Education has surged by more than 330% since fees were removed, with the Queensland Government's Fee-Free TAFE initiative.
NeedleCalm Founder bags Nursing Trailblazers award
14 August, 2023NeedleCalm Founder and Sydney clinical specialist nurse Lauren Barber has been awarded the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers for her outstanding contributions to the medical field with her medtech device.
Darwin Private Hospital recognises placement partnership
10 August, 2023The Charles Darwin University and Darwin Private Hospital student placement partnership is proving beneficial to the Northern Territory's healthcare system.
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.
Nursing body responds to NASOG MS-2 Step Pill comments
19 July, 2023ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said that comments claiming women would be at risk if nurse practitioners prescribed the abortion pill were insulting, patronising and out of touch with reality.
Scholarship opportunity for Pacific Islands nurses
14 July, 2023The ACN Foundation is offering two international scholarships for nursing leaders from Pacific Island Nations to participate in ACN's Institute of Leadership Nurse Executive Program, with applications closing 25 July.
A Day in the Life of Chelsea Bell
11 July, 2023Chelsea works as a registered midwife at Epworth Freemasons, working in maternity, across all areas including the birth suite, postnatal and the special care nursery.
Painful health journey inspires career in nursing
21 June, 2023Diagnosed with endometriosis in 2020, Zoe Little said she had spent years dealing with "painful disease" since she was a teenager.
2023 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards — winners announced
17 May, 2023A nurse providing compassionate and culturally safe care to First Nations Communities and a midwife who implemented an innovative care model are among the winners.
How an army of nurses helped a colleague fight cancer
12 May, 2023Mater nurse Alison Tritton has always known that her colleagues are special people.
Opinion: Nursing, it's about more than money
08 May, 2023 by Lee Carissa, CEO of Cranbook Care*The federal government's long-awaited pay rises for aged care workers, including registered nurses, are both welcome and overdue.
VR nurse training could be most effective
14 April, 2023Immersive virtual reality training could be as effective as inpatient training for nursing students learning to provide care for acute care paediatric patients.
A bioengineered alternative to wound healing
12 April, 2023In Australia, around 60,000 people undergo skin flap harvesting surgery to treat difficult-to-heal wounds.
SmartTab Dressing Pack
04 April, 2023 | Supplied by: MULTIGATE Medical ProductsMultigate SmartTab Dressing Packs have been assessed by ANTT as supporting effective Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT), and are also climate neutral.
Sentry Medical Senturian Skin Tear Pack
04 April, 2023 | Supplied by: Sentry MedicalSentry Medical's Senturian Skin Tear Pack is an all-in-one sterilised wound care solution designed to aid in rapid assessment and treatment of skin tears among aged care residents.
