Better aged care starts with better workforce support
08 June, 2021 by Nick BaileyCloud-based technologies can ease a huge administrative burden and support the workforce through a better employee experience.
2021 HESTA Awards celebrate Australia's nurses and midwives
07 May, 2021Last night's HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards celebrated the critical contributions of Australia's nurses and midwives.
In Conversation: Scrubbing up to the challenge
09 April, 2021When Van graduated and became a registered nurse, she struggled to find good-quality scrubs locally. Together with sister Linh, she established Scrub Lab.
We need nurses — how to motivate a new generation
08 December, 2020 by David Page*We need nurses now more than ever before, but how do we motivate a new generation to join and remain in the profession?
NNT: dressing healthcare workers since 1962
18 September, 2020At NNT, we are committed to creating uniforms that foster safety and confidence in our healthcare professionals' working lives.
'Caff-naps' boost alertness on the nightshift
02 September, 2020UniSA research has found that coffee and a catnap could be the answer to staying alert on the nightshift, with the combination improving attention and reducing sleep inertia.
Nurses recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours
10 June, 2020The Australian College of Nursing has welcomed the recognition of the profession's contribution to the community in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Nurse Brave Rave: a tribute to nurses and midwives
21 May, 2020Health Professionals Bank has inspired a thank-you video movement for the nurses on the frontline of the global health crisis.
HESTA announces 2020 Nursing & Midwifery Awards winners
12 May, 2020HESTA has announced the winners of the 2020 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards, celebrating leadership and professional excellence to improve patient outcomes.
Nurses, we celebrate you
12 May, 202012 May is International Nurses Day, an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the vital role that nurses play in our communities.
Nursing on the COVID-19 frontline
08 April, 2020Ashleigh Woods is a Registered Nurse and Midwife at The Tweed Hospital. She is just one of the many nurses and other staff now braving the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skill shortages may undermine our healthcare system
02 April, 2020 by Callam Pickering, Indeed APAC economistAn ageing population, along with high population growth, has created huge demand for healthcare and aged-care services across the country.
Nurses key to birth control in Australia
25 October, 2019Creating an MBS rebate option for nurses to insert long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) could be Australia’s answer to birth control, new research from Family Planning NSW (FPNSW) has shown.
Suspended nurse pleads guilty to 66 charges
15 October, 2019A South Australian nurse has been professionally disqualified for practising while on a 25-year suspension.
Pharma payments to nurses impacting health care
13 June, 2019New research has found that pharmaceutical companies are influencing non-prescribers such as nurses, which is flowing on to patient medicinal decisions.
