nursing

$18.4m for clinical placements in aged care

The Albanese government has announced that it will invest $18.4 million to support more nursing students to enter the nation's…

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know

Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…

CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development

Nursing is one Australia’s most in-demand professions, despite nurses and midwives already representing over half of the nation’s health workforce.…

Rural homes struggling to prepare for 24/7 nurses

Rural and regional aged care facilities say they are still grappling with acquiring enough nurses to fill the 24/7 nurse…

Reshaping nursing students’ view on aged care

A new project has been launched to provide training and support for nurse educators and facilitate clinical placements for second-and…

‘Impossible’: rural homes struggle 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…

Using cross-cultural collaboration and ‘design thinking’ to innovate aged care

Innovation and co-design in aged care delivery is a key solution to addressing the needs of the global ageing population,…