The University of Adelaide has incorporated a new medical record system into practical exams for fifth-year students. The move aims to provide a more authentic learning experience and better prepare students for real-world clinical practice. Professor Adam Montagu, Director of ...
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Rethinking the future of nursing education
Student nurses and midwives will be critical to assisting Australia’s recovery from COVID-19, but have gone largely unrecognised by the broader system, according to education leaders. Tracey Moroney, a professor of Nursing at the University of Wollongong, says there needs ...
More »Short-course offers workforce return for career leavers
Nurses who have taken a prolonged break from their careers are being offered short courses to fast-track their return to the workforce. La Trobe University’s ‘re-entry to practice course’ is the only approved 10-week course in Australia available for nurses ...
More »Nursing to be reviewed for the first time in over a decade
Nursing preparation might be set for an overhaul – Senator Bridget McKenzie has announced an independent review into the education of nurses. The deputy leader of The Nationals said the review, the first of its kind since 2002, will also ...
More »Nurses don’t expect to be thanked but deserve to be: campaign
Dear nurse, Thank you. That’s the message at the heart of a new video tribute created by the Queensland University of Technology. Released to coincide with the 40-year anniversary of QUT’s School of Nursing, the video thanks the nurses it ...
More »Never too old: nursing student wins top uni award
At 38, Amanda Keldoulis thought she had missed the boat for a career in nursing – and almost decided against heading to university to study the profession. Three years later, Keldoulis was awarded the University of the Sunshine Coast’s high ...
More »Strength in a united profession
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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