Perioperative nurses take on surgical escape room
09 May, 2025 | Supplied by:Nursing staff at Calvary Adelaide ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø have taken part in a new perioperative escape room designed by a University of South Australia lecturer.
ACN calls on a re-elected Labor to fast-track health reform
05 May, 2025In the wake of Labor's federal re-election, the Australian College of Nursing is calling for the government to fast-track its health reform processes.
Report: ACN calls for greater nurse UCC program recognition
07 April, 2025In the wake of an interim evaluation report of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, the Australian College of Nursing is calling for greater nursing staff recognition.
Northern Beaches ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø nurses and midwives go on strike
25 March, 2025Nurses and midwives at the NSW hospital now part of a parliamentary inquiry went on a 26-hour strike on Monday — citing wage and safe working conditions.
2025 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards finalists
25 March, 2025The 2025 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards finalists have been announced, celebrating 41 nurses and midwives and four teams.
Nominations are open for Australia's nursing trailblazers
04 March, 2025 | Supplied by:Until 31 March, nominations are open for the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers, which is coordinated by the Australian College of Nursing.
Victoria improves nurse and midwife to patient ratios
18 February, 2025Victoria has introduced amendments to the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act, to put more nurses and midwives on shift at all times.
How and why safety and quality standards are evolving
17 February, 2025 by Amy SarcevicAfter 30 years in the healthcare sector, Dr Karen Luxford has seen many changes to safety and quality standards, but there is one new trend keeping her on her toes — AI.
Clinical facilitators "feel disempowered" following violence
12 February, 2025 | Supplied by:In South Australia, interviews with those who train and supervise nursing students reveal the toll of workplace violence on students, facilitators and the profession.
A Day in the Life of Mater Midwife Gabby Rowsell
10 February, 2025Midwife Gabby Rowsell shares her day working in the birth suites at South Brisbane's Mater Mothers' ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø.
DEBRICHEM wound debridement method
01 February, 2025 | Supplied by:DEBRICHEM is a single-use medical device that is designed to remove the microbial bioburden in infected, chronic wounds in a single 60-second application.
Registration reform for comparable countries' nurses
29 January, 2025From March 2025, a new, streamlined assessment and registration process for internationally qualified registered nurses from comparable countries will apply.
TAFE NSW, Inverell ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø partner to tackle regional staff shortages
09 December, 2024The partnership provides workplace immersion training for trainees by allowing them to shadow qualified nurses during their 80-hour hospital-based program.
FWLHD launches chronic wound care clinic
29 November, 2024The launch follows a 20-week trial that provided patients with vital wound and stoma care, management and education.
Nine nursing and midwifery organisations form an Alliance
20 November, 2024The organisations are together calling on the government to enable nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and allied health professionals to work to their full scope of practice.