Skyrocketing housing prices have pushed teachers and nurses out of Sydney prompting fears of worker shortages in critical areas.
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Aged care shame: Elderly left on toilets for hours as nurses reveal lack-of-staff horror stories - Herald Sun
FRAIL grannies and old Diggers are being left to sit on toilets for hours and fed pureed party pies as penny-pinching aged care homes cut costs.
From Vietnam to the bush: Former nurse now pro fisherman recalls her life - ABC News
Judy Dittmer's working life has been an unusual mix - a combination of professional fishing and nursing. A resident of Windy Harbour on Western Australia's south coast, the 69-year-old has put away her thermometer but still holds professional fishing licences.
Children taking legal action against retirement village that hired nurse who killed their mother - 9 News
The children of a woman killed by a Ballina nurse who injected two of her patients with fatal doses of insulin have labelled their mother's killer "a monster". [+video]
Graduates rake in bonuses, other perks as nurse shortage bites - The Australian
After years of relative equilibrium, the job market for nurses is heating up, driving up wages and sign-on bonuses for the nation’s fifth-largest occupation.
There's no such thing as 'just a nurse' - SMH
In Trumpian terms – and by that I mean in the terms determined by men who rate women simply according to their decorative value – Florence Nightingale was a "nasty woman".
Queensland nurse’s viral post after being called ‘just a nurse’ - news.com.au
A QUEENSLAND woman’s post hitting back at people who belittle her profession as a nurse has gone viral. Caitlin Brassington, from Toowoomba, shared a story on Instagram about running into an old acquaintance last week who had never seen her in her nursing uniform.
NSW nurse Megan Jean Haines the centre of misconduct investigations before allegedly killing two residents - SMH
As Megan Jean Haines sat with her boyfriend watching an episode of CSI, she scoffed at the TV show. They are stupid, she remarked, before talking about how to kill a person.
Project underway to identify nursing competencies in aged care - Australian Ageing Agenda
Registered nurses are being asked to have their say in the development of Australia’s first set of aged care nursing competencies.
Pharmaceutical companies splash millions on Australian nurses - SMH
Pharmaceutical companies have spent millions of dollars wining and dining Australian nurses in recent years, as well as paying for them to attend overseas conferences, training courses and even coffee meetings.
Man who died in oxygen tube mishap was left 'unsupervised' with student nurse, inquest hears - ABC News
A former Socceroo who died at an Adelaide Hospital after an oxygen tube was connected to his catheter was left in the care of an unsupervised student nurse, a coronial inquest has heard.