Member Stories
“COVID-19 has added to those stress levels”: an age...
July 6, 2020
An aged care nurse shares her story of working in the sector through COVID-19 I work night shift in an aged care facility. There are 100 residents over three floors, with ratios of up to one staff member for 40 residents. At this facility, we do not have laundry, kitchen or cleaning staff. Nurses and…
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Member Stories
“COVID-19 has added to those stress levels”: an age...
July 6, 2020
An aged care nurse shares her story of working in the sector through COVID-19 I…
Member Stories
Christopher Patterson: our June nurse of the month
June 29, 2020
Professor Lorna Moxham RN nominated Christopher Patterson as our June nurse of the month. Christopher…
Member Stories
NSW nurses and midwives acknowledged in Queen’s Birth...
June 8, 2020
Nurses and midwives from NSW have been among the highly esteemed Australians honoured this Queen’s…
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Listening to the science is working on Covid-19. Now le...
June 4, 2020
Nurse Deanna Hayes thinks that if we can follow the science on COVID-19, we can…
Member Stories
An open letter to the Minister for Aged Care
June 4, 2020
Philippa Wright wrote this letter to Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. I’m writing with great…
Member Stories
We should have been better prepared
June 4, 2020
Nurse Lynne Saville reckons that Australia should have been better prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic…
Member Stories
Let’s advocate for more nurses and safer practice
June 4, 2020
Christine Atkins shares her thoughts as a Letter to the Editor. I am an Australian…
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“Best practice is that fit testing should take place...
June 4, 2020
Local campaigns by numerous NSWNMA branches have led to a larger uptake of fit testing.…
Member Stories
“Heartless and thankless”
June 4, 2020
This letter was sent by registered nurse and midwife Jennifer Greed to her local MP…