The nursing clinical placement is an essential part of the nursing degree and is an opportunity to solidify clinical knowledge and get real life exposure to clinical settings. For almost all students, the transition from university-based learning to the real ...
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Looking to the year 2030: Australian Healthcare Week 2019
Embrace the change. Embrace technology. Be a leader. These are the messages from ACN chief executive Kylie Ward. Ward gave the opening address to the packed out Nursing Expo at Australian Healthcare Week. Entitled 'The Future and Nursing', she asked the ...
More »Uni’s nursing e-portfolio wins innovation in teaching award
The nursing department at Murdoch University recently received an innovation honour at the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching. Awarded for their e-portfolio, the team's platform prepares Murdoch graduates for professional practice by allowing them to construct, explore and discuss real-world problems in ...
More »Nurses satisfied overall: new workplace survey
A survey of primary healthcare nurses has found that 46.2 per cent believe they could be doing more at work, and when they've asked for more responsibility, 27.9 per cent report that managers didn’t approve the request. These are just ...
More »Nurse fatigue and its effect on patient safety
How many hours do you work a day, and how much sleep do you think you get a night? According to Dr Ann Rogers, it probably isn't enough. And if that's the case, your patients are at risk. Studies have shown ...
More »Take it easy: mindfulness experts talk about stress reduction
Nurse retention is a constant battle in healthcare. It has been estimated that to replace one registered nurse, it can cost anywhere between $17,728 and $104,686. The high stress environment can affect every nurse differently. Some will experience negative outcomes, ...
More »Staff ratios won’t cost you a thing: royal commission day three
Properly staffing aged care facilities with an adequate nursing skill mix and at least four hours and 18 minutes per-patient per-day care minimum would not cost the sector anything more than it currently outlays. That’s according to a report presented ...
More »Get involved: academic urges nurses to get into research
Mei Krishnasamy has a strong Cardiff accent that belies her many years in Melbourne. The Welsh native has been living in Australia on and off since the early 2000s, and since 2016 has been the inaugural chair of cancer nursing ...
More »Aussie nurses satisfied, but most likely to be absent: global study
Australian nurses work the least amount of overtime, are generally happy at work, and have more days off when compared to their international counterparts. These are the observations of a recent international study into the links between job satisfaction, absenteeism ...
More »Look into my crystal ball: what the peaks see for 2019
Long hours, short staffing, workplace safety, higher salaries, bullying in the workplace. These are a few of the issues that are constants for the nurses of Australia. In a federal election year, coupled with a Royal Commission into Aged Care, ...
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