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News items that concern or are of interest to Australian nurses.

Fiji nurses strike

Nurses in Fiji have begun the second day of a national strike over pay levels.

Medicare to pay for nursing help in busy GP clinics

Some of Adelaide's busiest GPs will get Government-funded nurses to help in their clinics.

Opposition attacks lack of rural nursing training

The Federal Opposition says it is not good enough that nurses are being asked to provide pregnancy care in rural areas without midwife training because of staff shortages.www.abc.net.au/rural/news

Postgraduate Scholarships for Mental Health Nursing

The Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme: Mental Health Nursing opened for applications on Saturday 28 July 2007, said Rosemary Bryant, Executive Director of Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA).

Karingal nurse sacked

AN aged-care nurse has been sacked following a federal Department of Health and Ageing investigation into elder abuse allegations at Devonport's Karingal Home for the Aged.

TAFE poised to offer nursing

THE massive TAFE sector is poised to move into nursing education, offering degrees that are so far available only in universities.

Consultation: Competency to Practise

The Board is seeking input from the nursing and midwifery community, education providers, health industry and other interested parties on the operation of section 18(4) and 34(4) of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005.

SA nurses accept pay deal

Public hospital nurses in South Australia have voted to accept a revised pay offer from the State Government.

Sacked nurse speaks out over hospital infections

A nurse who was sacked by the Canberra Hospital has spoken out about poor infection controls, which she says are putting patients and staff at risk.

No care for carers says expert

Carers working the Australian Capital Territory regularly suffer psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the people they care for an ANU report has revealed.