Public Hospitals

Public hospitals are the bedrock of our health system. They face myriad issues including staff shortages, under funding and access problems. Making the nursing profession attractive and respected is pivotal to solving the problems of public health.

News

One Car Less Program - 4 July 2009
EN Education Changes In NSW - 2 March 2009
New Nursing Award - 1 March 2009
New CN/MS Grade 2 Comes Into Effect - 1 March 2009
WA Nurse Practitioner Clinics Push For Prescriptions - 30 January 2009

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Raising The Bar On Nursing

The image of the nursing profession is being devalued by inadequate resourcing and heavy workloads caused by a chronic nursing shortage. Raising the bar on nursing is a series examining the status of the nursing profession and what's needed to help fix the nursing crisis. We also explore nurse roles highlighting the advance of the profession.

EENS: New Partners In The Medication Team - A year ago a new endorsed EN role was introduced, enabling ENs to become qualified to administer medication -an area of clinical practice previously the domain of the RN. ... more

No Fix Without Student Nurses - it`s hard to fix nursing shortages when the federal government is underfunding nursing education. ... more

Lorna's NP Role Fills A Void - a nurse practitioner in community women`s health, Lorna Scott provides a diverse and much-needed service to the women in the Lower Hunter. ... more

The Whirlwind World Of An ED NUM - an emergency ward NUM is a senior clinical resource and an important link between nurses and hospital management. ... more

Bringing Comfort To Dying Patients - palliative care nurses help a lot of people to have `good deaths`, but there`s a lot more to this specialty than just death and dying. ... more

We Need Strong Nurse Managers - The NSWNA is negotiating with the new Area Health Services about the make-up of nurse manager positions on the fourth tier of the new structure. ... more

A Voice For Nurses In Management - from her earliest training at RPA, Leanne Mills knew she wanted to work in a role where she had influence to improve nursing practice and enhance the profession. ... more

Accountability For The Nursing Profession - We need to keep the DON position strong to ensure professional accountability for nursing practice, according to DON Eric Daniels. ... more

Bringing Heart And Care To A Tragic Cycle Of Drug Abuse - A look at nurses working to prevent drug and alcohol patients from slipping through the cracks. ... more

NSWNA Policy

Policy On Public And Private Health Services - at the 2004 NSWNA Annual Conference the policy on public and private health services was reendorsed. ... more

FAQs

Public Hospitals Memorandum Of Understanding - NSWNA Assistant Secretary Judith Kiejda looks at Memorandum Of Understanding arising from the public hospital nurses' pay win. ... more

Public Hospitals Pay Claim
NSWNA Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda looks at the public hospitals pay claim. ... more

Public Hospitals
NSWNA Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda looks at public hospitals. ... more

Workload Committees In Public Hospitals
NSWNA Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda answers your questions on workload committees in public hospitals. ... more

Federal Government IR Changes
NSWNA Assistant General Secretary Judith Kiejda looks at the impact of the Federal Government's proposed IR changes. ... more

Federal Government IR Changes Update
Judith Kiejda gives an update on the Federal Government's proposed IR changes ... more

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