With more than 240,000 workers employed in the aged care industry, its safe to admit that the workforce has been increasing steadily over the last five years.  According to The Aged Care Workforce 2012 survey, the number of registered nurses working ...

Amidst nurse and midwife shortages, and underemployment of graduates, the Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the tightening of the 457 visa system. “There’s a predicted shortage of 109,000 nurses by 2025. In aged care alone, there is a current shortage ...

South Australia’s health system is reeling from graduate oversupply, issues of nurse safety and trenchant budget cuts.  The national situation for nurses, midwives and other health professionals is of major concern. Just as in other states, South Australia is experiencing ...

The appointment of a movement disorder nurse in country Victoria is a breakthrough not only for Parkinson’s sufferers, but for those who have similar or associated conditions.  Parkinson’s Disease is slowly, but unfortunately, making its impact upon the health of ...

More than five years in the planning, the recent ICN Congress in Melbourne was a resounding success. Debra Thoms offers her thoughts on the event. It has been over a month since the conclusion of the International Council of Nurses ...

Needlestick injuries affect about 18,000 healthcare professionals every year, but with unreported cases, the figure may be more than 30,000.  It’s the kind of workplace injury that health professionals fear the most. If it wasn’t already a job where practitioners ...

Technology looks set to blitz time-honoured Australian nursing procedures.  Paper records are taking a back seat to e-health and e-learning, and clinical informatics is making inroads on Australian nursing practices. Schemes already in place include electronic admission risk screening tools ...

Leadership has a key role in determining culture, but all of us can have an influence on the culture in which we work. We hear in our daily work many comments about the culture of the workplace. At times these ...

NSW Nursing and Midwives Association general secretary Brett Holmes talks about what matters most – from nurse-patient ratios to wage claims, and how the NSWNMA can help nursing graduates pursue their chosen profession. By Aileen Macalintal NSW has seen a ...

The trauma of preterm delivery on the family unit cannot be underestimated. By Trudi Mannix Following the birth of a pre-term baby, parental stress levels are high. Emotions are mixed; parents are grateful that their baby is alive, but at ...