Students continue to raise concerns over the quality of clinical placements. The dean of nursing at the University of Technology, Sydney has warned undergraduate nursing students there are penalties for student misconduct after frustrations over clinical placements escalated and resulted ...
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Govt to act on Cert III quality concerns in aged care
Nurses raise the issue of wages and quality training in aged care with federal minister for ageing during recent public forum, reports Darragh O Keeffe and Natasha Egan. Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has said the government may respond ...
More »More employed nurses but 14 500 still looking for work
The number of employed nurses has increased by 13 per cent since 2005, a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found. In 2009, 276 751 or 86 per cent of registered and enrolled nurses ...
More »Detention centres compromise minimum health standards: nurses
The Australian College of Mental Health nurses has renewed its call for the government to dump its policy of mandatory detention, amid concerns of a worsening health crisis in the system. College CEO, Kim Ryan said conditions in detention compromised ...
More »Langton advocates further intervention to help Aboriginal children
Langton advocates further intervention to help Aboriginal children The idea that pregnant Aboriginal women be placed on a banned alcohol register should be considered, Professor Marcia Langton told a Darwin audience. Langton, who is foundation professor of Australian Indigenous Studies ...
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I applaud the manager of the surgical ward in Brisbane who highlighted an immensely important issue in nursing education (NR, July, p.11). It has taken me some time and thought to put this response together because I care passionately about this ...
More »East African crisis challenges health workers globally
Medical aid agencies working in East Africa face a worsening health crisis compounded by political and bureaucratic tensions. Linda Belardi speaks to Médecins Sans Frontières Australia for the latest. Dr Clara van Gulik is Médecins Sans Frontières’ medical advisor in ...
More »What needs to happen in aged care training
The way employers engage recognised training and provide an environment for skill development must also be addressed as part of improving careers and retention, writes Robin Flynn. In Dr Maree Bernoth’s article “No surety of standards in Cert III for ...
More »Virtual Reality
In a system of clinical placements already stretched to capacity simulated learning offers a new era in clinical education writes Joan Deegan and Karen-leigh Edward. Rapid advancement in technological innovation over the past decade has made simulated learning available for ...
More »No surety of standards in Cert III for aged care
High demand for aged care workers and cost-cutting is contributing to the deterioration in cert III quality, writes Dr Maree Bernoth. If the Certificate III in Aged Care Work and the Certificate IV Assessor and Trainer were designed to be ...
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