Category Archives: Nursing Specialty

Ciara’s film wins first prize

Posted on May 14, 2013 by NU_admin

Ciara Rafferty’s film Arthur…? won first prize last Thursday night at the NSWNMA’s fourth Nurses & Midwives Short Film Festival. Ciara won $5000, sponsored by First State Super. Ciara (below after winning) is a student nurse at the University of … Continue reading →

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Posted in: Events, Film festival, Nursing students, Videos
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Kempsey asks: is the Premier listening?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by NU_admin

The NSWNMA branch at Kempsey District Hospital has sent a letter to their local MP. For background information about this claim and campaign, look here. Kempsey District Hospital ED staff

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Posted in: Advocacy, NSWNMA, Nursing - ED, Paediatrics, Ratios, Unions
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Mental health nurses in uniform?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by NU_admin

A rumour is going around that the NSW Ministry of Health is considering putting mental health nurses back into uniform. It’s a familiar trope – in July last year the NSWNMA began a petition to fight against mandatory uniforms for … Continue reading →

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Drugs and alcohol: a discussion

Posted on April 19, 2013 by NU_admin

This is a guest post by drug and alcohol nurse Max Hacker, who will host a free public forum on drug and alcohol abuse at Sydney University’s Nursing School on April 30. As a drug and alcohol nurse working in … Continue reading →

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Posted in: Education, Events, Issues and Challenges, Nursing - community nursing
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HPV vaccinations – what nurses should know

Posted on April 11, 2013 by NU_admin

In this post we ask Dr Julia Brotherton, Medical Director of Australia’s National HPV Vaccination Program Register, what nurses need to know about HPV vaccinations. ‘Why would boys need a cervical cancer vaccine?’ It’s a pretty common question nurses are … Continue reading →

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