A study by Monash University found that work policies must be designed to target barriers night shift workers face when managing weight and metabolic health conditions. Published in Obesity Reviews, researchers investigated the barriers that night shift workers face when ...
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Nurse injected minor with illicit drugs
A 39-year-old nurse has been found guilty of injecting a 15-year-old girl multiple times with methamphetamine after the girl was admitted to Cairns Hospital for drug abuse. Nurse Shantali Suzann Bramble pleaded guilty to three charges of supplying dangerous drugs ...
More »Government allocates $74.5m for the “biggest investment in cancer nurses”
The Albanese Government is committing a further $166m for an Australian Cancer Nursing and Navigation Program, with $74.5m of it allocated to cancer care nurses. The investment is set to improve cancer outcomes across Australia, from cancer prevention and early ...
More »New Qld bill proposes allowing nurses to prescribe and administer abortion drugs
Queensland nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives will be allowed to prescribe termination-of-pregnancy drugs to a person in their early stages of pregnancy under proposed changes to legislation. Under these changes, it's also proposed nurses and midwives will be able to ...
More »Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Rural and Remote Australia: The Rural Locum Assistance Program’s Impactful Journey
In a vast and often isolated landscape of rural and remote Australia, healthcare professionals face a unique challenge: taking essential leave without disrupting the critical services they provide. In recognition of this significant ongoing issue, a rural and remote locum ...
More »Nurses suffering serious rental stress across the country
A new map has illustrated the depths of Australia’s rental crisis, with many essential workers no longer being able to afford rent in any part of the country. Anglicare’s new heat map shows the areas in which essential workers, such ...
More »UniSQ Alumnus receives AM for public health contribution
University of Southern Queensland alumnus Stephen Duckett, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia this year for his significant service to public health policy and management, and tertiary education. Hailed by the uni as one of the leaders ...
More »How to navigate the 24/7 nurse staffing mandate: Opinion
Following the federal government's new 24/7 nursing requirement, aged care providers must adopt a multi-faceted approach to staffing and training. The new laws have created a “seismic shift” in the industry, which now needs to adapt to new ways of ...
More »‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police
Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women, with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women. Nurses report ...
More »WA nurse banned after threesome with vulnerable patients
A nurse in Perth has been banned from practising for five years after engaging in a threesome with two vulnerable patients and giving them tips on how to self-harm. Teagan Cant was reprimanded by the Nursing and Midwifery Board last ...
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