The International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference was a huge success, writes Debra Cerasa. What a fantastic event the 6th International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference was! Over 400 national and international nurses and nursing leaders joined us ...

The union has called for a centrally coordinated and funded model for the employment of Queensland’s new graduates. When it comes time to hang up the new calendar and look forward to what the new year holds, a number of ...

Abandoning his departmental script, Mark Butler spoke openly and was warmly received at the ACSA national conference. Despite the challenges of a minority government, the new minister for ageing is confident of reform as aged care is not “a major ...

Union opposition to TAFE-delivered nursing degrees appears likely to soften, writes John Ross. The union movement could soon change its opposition to TAFE provision of nursing degrees, according to Ged Kearney in her new role as Australian Council of Trade ...

Communication is vital for identifying potential risks in the workplace before they arise. Lifting and moving patients is causing hundreds of Victorian workers to suffer painful yet preventable muscle and bone injuries every year. In the year to June 2010, ...

New standards to guide nurses working in mental health. New standards for mental health nursing will ensure people with mental health issues receive quality care, say those in the sector. Launched at the end of August, the Standards of Practice ...

Processing of applications for overseas-qualified nurses has now begun. Despite some initial teething problems, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency say applications for registration are now being routinely processed. The agency came under fire in its first months for long ...

Victoria’s nurse-on-call hotline needs reviewing, says Auditor-General. It has taken pressure off the state’s public hospital emergency departments, but the safety of the advice given by Victoria’s nurse-on-call hotline has come under question following an Auditor-General’s report. While finding that ...

A new report paints a bleak picture of aged care, particularly when it comes to nurse numbers, write Annie May. The ratio of aged care residents per nurse will double in the next decade if the current rate of decline in ...

New laws are needed to prevent information shared in open disclosure from being used in legal proceedings. Fears over legal consequences will stop health professionals from admitting to mistakes, a new survey has found. Researchers asked a group of 51 ...