aged care
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‘Committed to bolster aged care nurses’: ACN responds to misrepresentation
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) critiqued last week’s article in The Australian, saying it misrepresented the College’s position on…
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Funding boost to pave the way for aged care nurses
The Australian College of Nursing has received a funding boost to help train and upskill more nurses to work in…
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Specialty Focus
Improving gastro treatment in aged care
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have made a breakthrough discovery that could better protect older people from gastroenteritis, an illness causing…
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Clinical Practice
Student nurses lead the way in aged care placements
The Australian Primary Heath Care Nurses Association (APNA) has stationed its first 76 student nurses in aged care homes to…
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Industry & Reform
Aged Care Minister quizzed on 24/7 nursing care and funding levy
Australians won't be given a new time frame for the introduction of 24/7 nurses onsite in aged care homes after…
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Industry & Reform
Everything aged care nurses need to know about the 24/7 mandate
Nursing Review delved deeper into the details of reporting, breaks, and exemptions as the round-the-clock nursing mandate is to become law…
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Clinical Practice
Palliative Care Week: Let’s talk about death and dying
An aged care nurse has called for Australians to become more open in conversations about death and dying during National…
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Accountability concerns rise for aged care nurses’ pay rise
Concerns are mounting among industry experts about the government's lack of enforceable rules to ensure the pay rise funds are…
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Penelope Marshall: Trailblazing aged care voice on Nursing and Midwifery Board
Penelope Marshall has become the first-ever aged care representative of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). With over…
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Aged care nursing worth ‘more than pay’
Aged care can offer nurses more diverse responsibilities, leadership opportunities, and stronger long-term relationships than in hospitals, a Sydney-based aged…
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