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Regional ratios rollout welcomed but slow to start
July 17, 2024
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has welcomed the announcement of nurse-to-patient ratios at two regional NSW hospitals, to help alleviate pressures on staffing in emergency departments (ED) but has expressed concern over the pace of the phased rollout. Lismore Base Hospital will receive an additional 29 full-time equivalent (FTE) nurses and Port Macquarie…
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Workplace News
Big back pay win at Royal North Shore
April 3, 2017
Fifteen nurses at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital will get back payment of the in…
Career
New grad nurse: ‘Nursing is a tough gig but I wou...
March 29, 2017
Last year, then new grad nurse Alexa described her path to studying nursing, her elation…
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New grad nurse: ‘My first ward tested every part...
March 29, 2017
New grad registered nurse Alexa struggled to stay afloat when she landed in a toxic…
Member Stories
Nurse volunteer in Vietnam: Using an old remedy for pre...
March 28, 2017
Helping a young Vietnamese woman with stage-four pressure sores was confronting for nurse volunteer Susan…
General
Commemorating Gayle Woodford’s life and tragic de...
March 23, 2017
On the first anniversary of outback nurse Gayle Woodford’s murder, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery…
Career
What are your tips for new nurses?
March 23, 2017
What advice do you wish you’d been given as a new nurse? What advice would…
Unions
Nurses see penalty cut proposal from emboldened employe...
March 22, 2017
Nurses working for Sonic Health Plus could see their award-aligned Sunday penalty rates cut from…
Unions
Penalty rates for nurses on the ‘slippery slope...
March 22, 2017
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is fighting an attempt…
Public Health
Expansion of nurse to patient ratios overdue in NSW
March 22, 2017
Nurses and midwives have urged the NSW Government to improve the delivery of safe patient…