A British study will be replicated here to provide much needed statistical evidence for the continuing debate over midwives' duties. Mardi Chapman reports. It’s hard to find a more polarised debate than homebirths. Platitudes such as “a woman’s right to ...
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Report urges security but no guns
Inquiry report rejects Victorian plan to introduce armed guards in Emergency Departments. By Jennifer Bennett The Victorian nurses union has welcomed the results of a report into safety in Victorian hospitals and hopes it will pave the way for attacks ...
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NSW nurses union questions the legality of recency of practice standards By Darragh O Keeffe. Requiring NSW nurses to undertake a refresher course at a cost of $10,000 before returning to the workforce after lengthy absences is potentially at odds ...
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National registration and accreditation for nurses has been one the big changes over the past 15 years. By Rosemary Bryant. As an avid reader of Nursing Review, I would like to acknowledge this 15th anniversary edition and recognise the work ...
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The ongoing challenge of providing quality clinical placements for students finally has national leadership and vision, write Kim Usher and Jane Mills. One of the most challenging problems for nursing in Australia is providing the on-the-job training – or clinical ...
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Adaptability, innovation, and political savvy have endured throughout our nursing history. By Pamela Wood. The past has great potential. It is a rich source of ideas, insights and lessons to be learnt. It shows us our strengths and failings. It ...
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The emergence of nurse practitioners in Australia has profoundly changed the nursing profession, Flynn Murphy reports. An article published in the British Medical Journal begins with the question: “Nurse or minor medical practitioner?” It continues: “There is a real risk of ...
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After more than a decade of change, Linda Belardi asks Australia’s nursing leaders to reflect on the shape of the profession and to lay out their policy priorities for the year ahead. The key players: Adjunct Associate Professor Fiona Stoker, ...
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Nurses who want to return to the NSW public health system can now apply for scholarships to help them pay for mandatory refresher courses. In a bid to lure nurses back to the system, the NSW Minister for Health Jillian ...
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A study has shown private nurse practitioner clinics do not conflict with or duplicate the traditional roles of the pharmacist. By Linda Belardi. Nurse practitioners in community pharmacies provide a timely, accessible, primary healthcare service and do not necessarily encroach ...
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