A new placement program run by a regional university and aged care provider to attract nurses to the aged care sector is gaining momentum. The UniSC and Lutheran Services expanded their 'Transition to Practise Program' to 28 places across three ...
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A lack of registered nurses is the next aged care crisis, but will anyone listen?
Maree Bernoth is angry. It doesn’t appear straight away; she’s affable on the phone and the kind of interviewee you enjoy chatting to on a Friday. She’s open and likes a yarn. I ask her if I can record our ...
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A Victorian researcher is undertaking the first study to evaluate the impact of enrolled nurse medication administration on skill mix and workload in aged care. By Linda Belardi. Victorian aged care facilities have reduced the number of registered nurses employed ...
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The lack of mandatory qualifications for AINs continues to be a concern for the nursing profession, writes Annie May. Patients in community care are at risk of neglect and abuse as a result of no mandatory minimum qualifications for assistants ...
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