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24.01.2022 Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are a relatively new class of oral medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This update provides information about SGLT2i medications, which is relevant for nurses caring for patients who need to fast for surgical or day procedures.

23.01.2022 A passionate believer in the need for nurses to fearlessly advocate for the profession’s and social equity, we speak with nurse and now Vice Chancellor’s fellow with RMIT’s Dr De Souza about her career and her views on the nursing profession.

21.01.2022 In Australia, up to 70% of elderly people living in aged care facilities are suffering from malnutrition, the primary reasons for which is inadequate food intake.

20.01.2022 Union leaders have labelled a decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to award public sector workers just a 0.3% wage increase for 2020-2021 as shocking and disgraceful.

19.01.2022 The National Asthma Council Australia has launched an Asthma Best Practice education webinar for health professionals in time for Spring 2020. The webinar is free and will help you with asthma plans and other useful information in relation to patient management.

19.01.2022 Communication breakdown contributes to over 450,000 people per year suffering from an avoidable critical incident, according to researchers. Consequently, an International Consortium of Communication in Health Care (IC4CH), which includes the Australian National University (ANU), are driving research on healthcare communication and training to improve patient safety outcomes.

18.01.2022 The ANMJ team thank you for your support over the past 12 months. While we know its been a difficult year for many of you, we hope in some way our posts have helped to inform and assist you through this time. Have a joyful Christmas and thank you to everyone who is working over the break.

17.01.2022 Do you want to knw more about palliative care nursing? Head to ANMF's online CPD learning. You can find the link in the story.

15.01.2022 Worried about national debt? The Australian government can afford to take on more debt to support Australians now and into the future, according to a paper on the economy and Covid19 written by ANMF and UniSA research and policy officers.

15.01.2022 This Friday’s #FundOurFutureNotGas Day of Action (25 September), will bring together movements and collectives from across the country to call on the federal government to rule out spending COVID-19 recovery funds on the gas industry. ANMJ spoke to year 9 student Martha Stamatopoulos, who is helping to organise this year’s Melbourne online events, on why this day of action is important.

13.01.2022 Over a four part series we are discussing Nurse-Led Models of Care. In the first part of the series we are looking at what is nurse-led and how the model is revolutionising healthcare.

13.01.2022 Unions representing aged care workers and the ACTU came together this morning to launch a comprehensive plan to fix Australia's broken aged care system. "Older Australians deserve safe, dignified, respectful care but the current staffing levels across the sector simply don't allow that."

12.01.2022 The Retirement Income Review Panel’s report shows no intention of closing the gender gap, the ANMF says.

12.01.2022 Leading health organisations including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation are calling on the federal government to address climate change in the National Preventative Health Strategy, which is currently in development.

12.01.2022 The ANMF is requesting the NMBA and AHPRA withdraw its registration renewal fee increase for the next registration period given the significant impact and exceptional circumstances created by of the pandemic on nurses and midwives.

11.01.2022 Superbugs could claim more lives than COVID-19 unless urgent action is taken to arrest their spread, infectious disease experts from Monash University have warned.

11.01.2022 Constructive feedback is an essential skill and key component of reflective practice that facilitates continuous learning and development. So how can you make it count?

09.01.2022 While health technology will inevitably continue to grow within healthcare over the coming years, it is important digital tools are developed that meet health needs through complementing the skills of clinicians, according to Professor Chris Bain, Monash University’s inaugural Professor of Practice in Digital Health.

09.01.2022 Pregnancy can delay the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) by more than three years, a world-first study conducted by Monash University researchers has found.

09.01.2022 The Aged Care Royal Commission's special report on the response to COVID-19 has found the Australian government did not have a COVID-19 plan devoted solely to aged care and that measures were "insufficient" to prepare the sector to respond to the pandemic. While the ANMF welcomes the six recommendations which the Morrison government must implement immediately to manage COVID-19 in aged care, the union says they do not go far enough and have failed to address chronic understaffing and skills mix.

08.01.2022 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation have joined the Australian Medical Association calling on the federal government to take urgent action now to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care, warning that hotspots could appear in any State or Territory.

08.01.2022 It has been a challenging year but coffee has helped get us through. On International World Coffee Day we salute this special brew. So today have another cup... You know you want to!

07.01.2022 Frontline healthcare workers should be the first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available, according to a new survey of thousands of Australians.

06.01.2022 Nurses in government-run aged care homes provide three times the amount of care to each resident per day than not-for-profit and for-profit facilities, a new study from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has revealed.

04.01.2022 Goodbye 2020... What a year it has been! Wishing all nurses and midwives a wonderful New Year and beyond and a special shoutout to all of you working over New Year - thank you! You deserve your penalty rates!!!

03.01.2022 We have a winner! Thanks Lee-Anne for entering ANMJ's cartoon caption competition and for your winning caption. A $50 Coles/Myer card is heading your way. Go to the latest issue of ANMJ on the ANMJ website and come up with a caption in our new competition to win $50

03.01.2022 As a nurse manager, you want to support nurses, midwives and carers, particularly through the pandemic, but what is the best way to achieve this while also looking after your own mental health?

02.01.2022 The ICN have announced the new theme for International Nurses Day 2021. It recognises the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the health system and nursing profession and how they could be affected in the future.

02.01.2022 Medication rounds take concentration but often there can be a lot of distraction, so how do you avoid medication errors? Here are 10 tips that could help.

01.01.2022 A new training program designed to prevent allergic and anaphylactic reactions in patients at hospitals has been launched today. Anaphylactic and allergy nurse specialists and are encouraging all staff to undertake the FREE e-training.