A recently announced research project will look into the value of providing 24-hour emergency nursing care for people held in police watch houses. Associate professor of emergency care at Griffith University and Gold Coast Health, Julia Crilly, said the project ...
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NSW patients say they trust their nurses
Seven in 10 patients in NSW public hospitals rated nurses who had treated them as ‘very good’, a recent report has shown. Furthermore, 82 per cent said they always had trust and confidence in the nurses treating them. The figures come ...
More »ANMF wants training in domestic violence issues
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation wants nurses and midwives to be specifically trained in addressing domestic violence. The ANMF, in partnership with the Luke Batty Foundation’s Never Alone campaign against domestic violence, is calling for nurses and midwives to receive education ...
More »Red Cross co-ordinator says look after yourself first
You can’t give 100 per cent if you do not look after yourself. This is a key point Red Cross aid worker Nuran Higgins raised when discussing her recent work in the earthquake-devastated regions of Nepal. Higgins recently returned from ...
More »Nurse’s calm in a storm recognised with Nurse of Year award
An aged-care nurse who spearheaded efforts to ensure the safety and care of her residents during severe storms that lashed the NSW Lake Macquarie region has been named Australia’s Nurse of the Year. Catrin Dittmar, a nurse at the RSL ...
More »Links between mental health, culture new focus at school
Undergraduate students in healthcare need a broader understanding of mental health and how it relates to modern cultural issues, the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery has decided. To highlight the connections between mental health and cultural issues, the ...
More »Quality work placements changing perceptions about aged care
There is an ever-increasing need for aged-care professionals in Australia. At the same time, service providers struggle to recruit enough RNs for these positions. This is particularly true in rural and regional areas. Researchers from Charles Sturt University have not stood idle in ...
More »Aged-care minister accused of dismissing pay concerns
The ANMF has added to recent pressure on Health and Aged Care Minister Sussan Ley to address pay and staffing issues in the sector, urging the government to devise a workforce strategy in order to guarantee quality care for aging ...
More »Trauma professional takes NSW Nurse of Year honours
A practising trauma nurse and researcher has won Nurse of the Year in Research and Innovation at the 2015 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Associate professor Kate Curtis, from the University of Sydney, was recognised for her ...
More »Turnbull must rethink approach to aged care: ANMF
The newly minted Turnbull ministry has already come under fire for not including a designated minister for ageing or aged care. Aged care has remained under the banner of Social Services in the Cabinet shake up. In announcing the appointment ...
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