Federal government strikes deal to give midwives professional indemnity insurance. For the first time in more than seven years, midwives will be able to purchase professional indemnity insurance, under a deal struck by the federal government with a private company. ...
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Prescribing panel – a global discussion
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and advance practice nurses (APNs) are the lifeblood of health systems across the globe. However, models of care and legislation that set the boundaries of the APN and NP role differ considerably. Nurse practitioners (NPs) and advance ...
More »Plenty of beds, but where are the nurses?
Extra hospital and nursing home beds alone won't improve health care, according to the nursing profession. More beds without more nurses makes no sense and will do nothing to improve the health of the aging population. But it could make ...
More »The frontline of child protection
New standards have been developed to better prepare nurses and midwives on child protection, reports Annie May. A nurse for more than eight years, Kate* would struggle to put a number to the lives she has helped save or make ...
More »Voting for a better change
With an election on the horizon, health reform is a popular topic. Annie May recaps the latest developments. Reform is defined as improving on something. Change is to make something different, yet not necessarily better. This was pointed out in ...
More »The start of a new era
Nurses celebrate new laws giving PBS and MBS access for nurse practitioners and midwives. The government has finally given the right prescription to fully recognise the skills of nurse practitioners and midwives. Landmark and historic are just two of the ...
More »RCNA Federal Budget priorities 2010-2011
Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) provided a clear-cut pre-budget submission to the Department of Treasury in January to highlight priority areas for nursing and midwifery for the 2010-2011 Federal Budget. Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) provided a clear-cut ...
More »A cleansing solution
With so many wound care products available it’s important for health professionals to keep informed. Here, Gary Bain evaluates Prontosan on problematic leg ulcers. The Sydney Adventist Hospital’s Wound Clinic treats over 500 outpatients each year. The majority of these ...
More »Members review NHHRC recommendations on research funding for nursing
Through the RCNA Advisory Council, RCNA has undertaken a comprehensive review of the recommendations contained in the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s (NHHRC) final report. A Healthier Future for All Australians (the Report), released in June 2009. RCNA expert ...
More »The value and influence of research of the nurse practitioner role in health service reform
By Professor Glenn Gardner FRCNA, Clinical Chair, Queensland University of Technology These are interesting times for nurse practitioners, health service researchers, and legislators. For nurse practitioners there is at last some movement to align state and federal legislation that will ...
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