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Congratulations for your amazing contribution

December 2, 2021

Summer is always a time of optimism and positivity and as we slip into the holiday season the NSW community should, and I think does, appreciate the enormous contribution of…

Today

Students

Student nursing placements

The University of Sydney Nursing School is committed to producing…

Today

Member Stories

Settle for working a miracle every second day

I’m retired now, but I worked on the front line…

Today

Member Stories

From caring to who cares

When the Coalition government outsourced the care of our seniors…

Today

Career

New Ramsay EA after company-wide campaign

Member leaders played a vital role in negotiations. NSWNMA members…

Today

Career

COVID-19 lockdown hindered Ramsay negotiations

An NSWNMA member representative on the enterprise agreement (EA) bargaining…

Today

Career

Ramsay backs down on cuts after staff resistance

Ramsay management came to the bargaining table with their own…

Today

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Are you a nurse working in clinical trials, or considering a transition into the clinical trials sector?

Education

NSW Nursing and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) partner PRAXIS Australia exists to enhance the understanding and practice of ethical research for the benefit of the broader community through education and training. PRAXIS Australia is supporting nurses and midwives who are currently working

Congratulations for your amazing contribution

Editorial

Summer is always a time of optimism and positivity and as we slip into the holiday season the NSW community should, and I think does, appreciate the enormous contribution of the state’s health workforce in getting us through the biggest

Fit for the frontline

Offers

NNT Uniforms, Australia’s leading corporate and healthcare uniform apparel brand has unveiled its latest campaign and is giving the market a first look at its new brand direction ‘Fit for the Frontline’. The new campaign celebrates our professionals on the frontline

The Shift with Shaye - Nursing in the time of COVID

Ask Shaye

This week, Shaye sits down with Emergency nurse Steven Zorgios to talk about working in a busy Emergency Department during a pandemic. NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association · The Shift with Shaye_Nursing in the time of COVID

Skincare and mask wearing during the pandemic

Life

As a skincare formulator and beauty therapist, I am often asked how to tackle skincare conditions during the pandemic relating to stressed out skin and mask wearing. The most common conditions are maskne, rosacea, dehydration – all are an added

Understaffed rural hospitals brace for COVID-19

Public Health

COVID-19 is yet to infect the twin townships of Harden and Murrumburrah, but the local hospital already struggles to find enough nurses. Nurses at Murrumburrah-Harden District Hospital, about 350 km south-west of Sydney, are in “a heightened state of preparedness” for

ICU nurses struggle to maintain standards

Professional Issues

Politicians say hospital staff are “coping” during the pandemic, but ICU nurses tell a different story. Hundreds of intensive care nurses across NSW have signed an open letter to Gladys Berejiklian, pleading for more staff. “Given the chronic unsafe staffing conditions, exacerbated

Pandemic sows chaos in nursing education

Students

Thousands of final year nursing students may not graduate this year as placements are cancelled and rosters disrupted. A public health system that was already under-resourced and under stress before the pandemic, and which is now at breaking point with the

Independents push to turn commission’s recommendations into law

Aged Care

Independent Senator Rex Patrick introduced a new bill last month calling for a national law requiring registered nurses 24/7 in nursing homes. Seven months after the royal commission into aged care handed down its final report, the Morrison Government is still

The science behind COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19

In a recent NSWNMA webinar, Dr Jessica Stokes-Parish (PhD, RN), who works in an ICU, and Romy Blacklaw (IPN, RN), a clinical nurse in a COVID-19 vaccination hub, responded to common questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine development Conventional vaccines

The inconvenient truth about nurse shortages

Public Health

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association proudly represents over 73,000 nurses and midwives across the state. As frontline workers, our members have been shouldering the burden of the pandemic, working their guts out to hold the health system together. Many have

The Essential Network (TEN) - helping nurses and midwives manage burnout in 2021

Career

Hospitals and medical practices have never been more stressful. With increasingly infectious variants of COVID-19, vaccination rollouts, staff isolating and patients facing visitor restrictions at vulnerable times, it’s little wonder nurses and midwives are under pressure. Add to those concerns

Vaccine Science in the Context of COVID-19

Research

Dr Jessica Stokes-Parish (PhD, RN) and Romy Blacklaw (IPN, RN) provide a refresher via webinar on vaccine science and summarise the development of COVID-19 vaccines during the current pandemic. With the urgency of the pandemic, researchers and developers collaborated globally to develop a safe vaccine.

Aged care staff cop the blame for vaccine bungling

Aged Care,COVID-19

The Morrison government has used aged care workers as scapegoats for low vaccination rates. Aged care assistant in nursing Janine Quinn believes the Morrison government’s decision to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for nursing home staff was designed to shift attention away

Pressure leads to stronger guidelines over PPE

COVID-19,Professional Issues

Campaigning and lobbying by nurses and midwives has led to more clarity over the importance of PPE and higher levels of protection. Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Association members have pressured NSW Health to provide access to P2/N95

NSWNMA members strike for patient safety

Workplace News

Pressure from nurses, midwives and other public sector workers has forced the Berejiklian government to back down from its pathetic 1.04 per cent pay offer. But the campaign for shift-by-shift ratios continues. Leading up to the most recent COVID-19 lockdown, NSWNMA

COVID-19 Updates and Guidelines

COVID-19,Private Sector,Public Health

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association is providing support and advice to any members seeking information regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Members are encouraged to login to Member Central via the main website online.nswnma.asn.au and access Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 related

Professional Issues

Students

Student nursing placements

December 2, 2021

The University of Sydney Nursing School is committed to producing excellent graduates who have met all the learning outcomes of their degree as per Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council…

Today

Career

New Ramsay EA after company-wide campaign

December 2, 2021

Member leaders played a vital role in negotiations. NSWNMA members at Ramsay Health Care have overcome pandemic-related disruptions and obstacles to finalise a new, two-year…

Career

COVID-19 lockdown hindered Ramsay negotiations

Career

Ramsay backs down on cuts after staff resistance

Specialities

Mental Health

COVID-19 weighs heavily on psychiatric nurses

December 2, 2021

Cumberland mental health nurses knew COVID-19 would eventually reach their understaffed and ill-prepared hospital, but their warnings went unheeded. When the Delta outbreak took the life of a Cumberland Hospital…

Today

Aged Care

Federal election will be aged care’s moment of truth

December 2, 2021

When the country votes – probably early next year –it will be a rare opportunity to hold our politicians accountable for the woes of the…

Aged Care

Workforce Representatives ‘Left Out’ of Aged Care A...

General

How do you teach a child to swallow a pill? Hint: use ...

Workplace Issues

Workplace News

Essential today, on the scrapheap tomorrow

December 2, 2021

It will be much harder for nurses and midwives to get workers compensation for being infected with COVID-19 if the NSW Liberal/National Party government gets its way. The Perrottet government…

Today

Workplace News

Recovering nurse tells MPs: Do the right thing

December 2, 2021

The law that automatically grants workers compensation to essential employees who get COVID-19 has been a blessing for Josh, a 25-year-old registered nurse at a…

Ask Shaye

Parental leave – other parent

Ask Shaye

Parental leave for primary carer

Social Justice & Action

Member Stories

Settle for working a miracle every second day

December 2, 2021

I’m retired now, but I worked on the front line for forty years. I want to say thank you to all the nurses and midwives, and I value your effort…

Today

Member Stories

From caring to who cares

December 2, 2021

When the Coalition government outsourced the care of our seniors to private equity firms and corporations, it resulted in sweeping deregulation: The protective clause about…

Climate Change and Environment

Health needs to be part of Australia’s climate soluti...

Climate Change and Environment

This is the Australian Way? Australia ranked last for c...

Life

Work

A surge in people working more than one job

December 2, 2021

There are now 867,900 Australians working multiple jobs – the highest number since the Australian Bureau of Statistics began tracking secondary jobs in 1994. Worse yet, there are now a…

Today

Work

Important super changes introduced

December 2, 2021

Federal government changes to super that “staple” a fund member to a performing fund for their working life were introduced on 1 November. The new…

Work

Eligible visa holders welcomed back to Australia

Offers

Fit for the frontline

Editorial

Editorial

Congratulations for your amazing contribution

December 2, 2021

Today

Editorial

There’s no going back

October 5, 2021

It can’t just be business as usual post-COVID-19, lessons need to be learnt and applied. If there is one glaring lesson to be learnt from the pandemic it is that science needs to be restored to its proper place at the centre of our decision-making processes. This is particularly true…

Editorial

Latest News

Congratulations for your amazing contribution

Student nursing placements

Settle for working a miracle every second day

From caring to who cares

New Ramsay EA after company-wide campaign

COVID-19 lockdown hindered Ramsay negotiations

Ramsay backs down on cuts after staff resistance

Professional Issues

Student nursing placements

New Ramsay EA after company-wide campaign

COVID-19 lockdown hindered Ramsay negotiations

Ramsay backs down on cuts after staff resistance

Specialities

COVID-19 weighs heavily on psychiatric nurses

Federal election will be aged care’s moment of truth

Workforce Representatives ‘Left Out’ of Aged Care A...

How do you teach a child to swallow a pill? Hint: use ...

Workplace Issues

Essential today, on the scrapheap tomorrow

Recovering nurse tells MPs: Do the right thing

Parental leave – other parent

Parental leave for primary carer

Social Justice & Action

Settle for working a miracle every second day

From caring to who cares

Health needs to be part of Australia’s climate soluti...

This is the Australian Way? Australia ranked last for c...

Life

A surge in people working more than one job

Important super changes introduced

Eligible visa holders welcomed back to Australia

Fit for the frontline

Editorial

Congratulations for your amazing contribution

There’s no going back

Stay the course and keep up the fight

Listen to the science on ratios

A road map forward