registered nurses
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Industry & Reform
Nurses gain PBS prescribing powers
Registered nurses will be able to prescribe PBS-subsidised medicines for the first time from October, with the Federal Government and…
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Industry & Reform
Albanese Government delivers 24/7 nursing mandate
The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1,…
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‘Few aged care homes’ achieve key staffing requirements
A recent aged care report has identified that only one in ten residential care facilities in Australia could meet all…
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News
What nurses can expect in tonight’s federal budget
Pay rises for registered nurses working in the aged care sector and incentives to boost the number of nurses in…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
More aged care homes close due to nursing shortage
Australia's nursing union has urged aged care providers to foster healthier work environments in order to attract nurses meet a…
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‘Impossible’: rural aged care struggles with 24/7 nurses
Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to…
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Graduate nurses headed for careers in aged care
The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has launched a new graduate program to attract more registered nurses into…
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A lack of registered nurses is the next aged care crisis, but will anyone listen?
Maree Bernoth is angry. It doesn’t appear straight away; she’s affable on the phone and the kind of interviewee you…
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More aged care facilities drop RNs for ENs
A Victorian researcher is undertaking the first study to evaluate the impact of enrolled nurse medication administration on skill mix…
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Minimum qualifications needed
The lack of mandatory qualifications for AINs continues to be a concern for the nursing profession, writes Annie May. Patients…
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