We need to find graduate positions for new nurses to prevent a future staffing crisis. By Penny Paliadelis More than a decade ago, the National Review of Nursing Education report, Our Duty of Care, found that not all nursing graduates ...
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SA $14m cut ‘short-sighted’
Taking money out of primary and preventative care will cost more in the long term, say nurses and health advocates. Leading South Australian health groups have joined forces to launch a petition against recommendations for cuts made in the McCann ...
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Planning and forecasting for the future workforce should be a nationwide focus to protect the needs of our graduate nurses, says Professor Ged Williams, executive director of nursing and midwifery at Gold Coast Hospitals and Health Service. By Amie Larter As ...
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The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is calling for health to be a top priority leading up to the federal election on September 14. ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said they are calling on all the parties “to make safe patient ...
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A major shortage of nurses in one of NSW's largest residential centres for people with disabilities is driving a campaign that hopes to get 10,000 signatures. Stockton Centre has about 122 full-time registered nurses positions, with only 60 filled with ...
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A Sydney private hospital hopes more institutions will follow its lead in offering cadetships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. By Jeremy Gowing and Thelma De Lisser-Howarth Working within their Reconciliation Action Plan, St Vincent's Private Hospital has created an ...
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A surgical liaison nurse can help families and friends cope with a very worrying time and assist with the smooth running of a hospital. By Michelle Stubbs A push to lure staff to this area of nursing has been hit ...
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With a predicted shortfall of about 100,000 nurses by 2025, many people say one of the main problems is the shortage of graduate positions in the nation's hospitals. By Flynn Murphy In the last issue of Nursing Review we reported ...
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Staff at a Brisbane hospital have been instructed to turn away patients presenting after 10pm, with management guidelines suggesting nursing staff offer sick patients a “blanket and pillow”. Nurses and other health professionals at Wynnum Health Services, formerly Wynnum Hospital, ...
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Industry leaders are calling on governments to act on workplace injuries, verbal abuse and violence. Cathy Wever reports With issues to contend with such as injuries from manual handing, aggression and even violence from patients and their families, the workplace ...
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