NENA National Enrolled Nurse Association in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Medical company
NENA National Enrolled Nurse Association
Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Phone: +61 1300 972 315
Address: PO Box 4239, Kingston 2604 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Website: http://www.nena.org.au
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25.01.2022 In recognition of the important work you do during these unusual times, the Federal Government has announced an aged care worker retention bonus to be paid to all direct care workers in residential aged care. This is available to full-time employees and a pro-rata amount to part-time and casuals, even if you have just started a few weeks ago or been working for years. You can find more details here: https://fal.cn/37Mva
24.01.2022 Thanks to the nurses working as contact tracers. An important role to #StopTheSpread. https://fal.cn/37V6n
24.01.2022 What is the best-verified advice on keeping your uniforms clean in the context of COVID-19? https://fal.cn/37NRi
24.01.2022 It's time to show aged care workers the respect they deserve. Our survey shows that aged care workers are doing an inspiring job caring for older Australians despite the numerous challenges in the sector and with COVID-19. https://fal.cn/37Xzy
24.01.2022 "Jocelyn Hoffman has stopped seeing her loved ones and spends her time reassuring patients families that their loved ones are okay. Hoffman is a registered nurse working at a NSW aged care facility, where she says patients are anxious about contracting COVID-19 and staff are anxious about infecting them."
20.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all the Mums out there with a special thanks to all those working on the frontline who are sacrificing time with their own families to help keep them, and everyone else, safe. Thank you.
20.01.2022 Be a part of the vigil. Light a candle for our fallen collleagues who lost their lives nursing #COVID19 patients. All Australian & NZ nurses, midwives and carers are invited to participate in a pre-recorded candlelight vigil to honour our colleagues. Submissions close tomorrow Tuesday 5 May. Please upload your photo or video here - https://fal.cn/37SfO #COVID19nursesvigil #protectnurses
20.01.2022 "All frontline workers were taking on the "mental weight" of the increased health risks they are currently being exposed to. That burden is resting significantly with women, of which many will have further caring responsibilities."
19.01.2022 Hand hygiene needs to be a global priority. Washing hands is not only an effective tool against COVID-19, but an infection control best-practice measure used by nurses and midwives. #SupportNursesandMidwives in the monumental work they do to keep patients, our families, and their colleagues safe by preventing healthcare-associated infections. #HandHygeine #InfectionControl #nurses #midwives
18.01.2022 https://fal.cn/37GCi
18.01.2022 Tell us what's going on in aged care with this short, confidential survey. Must close this Wednesday, May 8, by midday. Survey Link: https://fal.cn/37Ses
17.01.2022 When a cluster of COVID19 entered hospitals in North West Tasmania, the Federal Government sent in medical assist teams and defence personnel. Why didnt we get the same attitude and the same response in addressing the urgent needs in aged care?" asks Annie Butler, ANMF Federal Secretary, in regards to Newmarch House? https://fal.cn/3809v The Saturday Paper
16.01.2022 We respect and value the work you do and so does the greater union movement. Keep strong. Keep safe. We stand with you. Australian Unions
13.01.2022 It's outrageous. EN's lose hours as Anglican Care take over nursing home in NSW Gloucester. If you are outraged too, join us at More Staff For Aged Care - our campaign for ratios & transparency in aged care.
12.01.2022 Any public funds for aged care must have a full, transparent and accountable guarantee of what it is spent on. There are core issues in aged care that need to be addressed to deal with the current pandemic. Media Release: https://fal.cn/37Ql0 Richard Colbeck Ged Kearney Julie Collins MP #agedcare #royalcommission
10.01.2022 What is the best available evidence regarding the cleaning and decontamination of hospital surfaces and/or equipment contaminated by COVID-19? Our Evidence Briefs aim to bring you the best verified evidence on this. https://fal.cn/37KHC
09.01.2022 Do you need to access JobKeeper or JobSeeker payments? ANMF Federal Industrial Officer Daniel Crute breaks both schemes down and tells nurses and midwives what they need to know
09.01.2022 Nurses, midwives and carers are working across public holidays around the clock to care for your loved ones. Wed like to thank them for their essential and life-saving work during these unusual times. #GoodFriday #SupportNursesandMidwives
09.01.2022 Aged Care nurses and carers are important frontline workers, especially against COVID19. For too long they've had to work in a system in which they are undervalued and understaffed. It's time to recognise and respect the work they do.
08.01.2022 Thanks to all the nurses, midwives and carers working over the Easter public holidays and these unusual times. You deserve all the chocolate.
07.01.2022 EN's write in about their work experience.
07.01.2022 https://fal.cn/37w4s
05.01.2022 "By November, when the first world war came to an end, around half of the hospitals nurses had been called to military service. Having been decorated for bravery under fire, many nurses now fell victim to influenza." https://fal.cn/37IR2
03.01.2022 Nurses, midwives and carers light a candle for our colleagues around the world who have lost their lives nursing COVID-19 patients. Federal ANMF is co-ordinating a pre-recorded candlelight vigil which will be streamed live at 7pm, May 12 on International Nurses Day. https://fal.cn/37Rcv All Australian and New Zealand nurses, midwives and carers are invited to participate. Submit a photograph or silent video of yourself with or without a candle by 8.30am, Tuesday 5 May. Send your photo or video to your state/territory ANMF branch dropbox. The links to these drop boxes are here. https://fal.cn/37Rcv #protectnurses #COVID19nursesvigil
03.01.2022 Practical help is on hand if you need it. https://fal.cn/37t4b
02.01.2022 Have you seen the World Health Organization (WHO) State of the Worlds Nursing Report? Our senior nurses from around Australia discuss their reactions here -https://fal.cn/37ADh
02.01.2022 After having survived the horrors of WWI, Australian nurses and soldiers had to fight another enemy that would take even more lives than the war. The Spanish flu pandemic. https://fal.cn/37JDv #ANZAC #LestWeForget #SpanishFlu Photo from the Australian War Memorial : 1919: A wounded soldier with influenza and two Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurses outside the flu ward at the Randwick Military Hospital.
01.01.2022 We are still seeking clarification for aged care workers from Minister Richard Colbeck on PPE, flu vaccine and the Aged Care Worker Retention Bonus. Further details here: https://fal.cn/37t4v
01.01.2022 Thank you to all the nurses, midwives, carers and the work you do around the clock.
01.01.2022 Today we commemorate over 3,000 Australian nurses during WWI and 3,500 Australian nurses during WWII who faced the dangers and demands of wartime nursing. Lest we forget. #ANZAC
01.01.2022 Two Australian nursing sisters stand at the entrance to the nurses' dugout at the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Wimereux, France, 1916. They would receive casualties from the advance on the Somme and become a target for several enemy actions. After the ceasefire, they would become inundated with Spanish Influenza patients. #ANZAC #LestWeForget Photo from The Australian War Memorial.
01.01.2022 Online registration renewal is now open on the NMBA website. They have allowed certain exceptions to registration following certain criteria, including financial hardship. Please contact the NMBA for any further information and read the FAQ in the link here: https://fal.cn/37D5y
01.01.2022 Aged care workers - does your facility have enough PPE? Tell us what is happening during this time of COVID-19 with this important, quick, anonymous survey. https://fal.cn/37DJQ
01.01.2022 What can the evidence of the State of the Worlds Nursing Report tell us about our region? Here is Emeritus Professor Jill White talking about the crucial report recently released by the World Health Organisation https://fal.cn/37DGU
01.01.2022 We are talking to Government and employers about our vital casual nurse, midwife and carer workforce and that they should be provided the same respect, support and financial stability as any other worker during a pandemic. The ANMF has put an evidence brief together with UniSA on casual, agency and part-time health workers during this time. https://fal.cn/37DDg Please contact your state branch for any inquiries you might have regarding your work and/or employer.
