Recently added articles from Australian Nursing Journal:
Time to deliver for aged care in Budget 2010.(editorial)
Sep 01, 2009; ... The ANF has launched the second phase of the because we care campaign with the distribution of postcards addressed to key Ministers and Senators to ensure the aged care sector gets a funding boost in Budget 2010. We want improved working conditions and quality of care in residential ...
Inadequate response in aged care.(mail)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I have been a nurse and a member of the ANF for many years. I am sad and angry to read (again) of the struggle that goes on and the inadequate response to efforts to ensure adequate 24-hour quality care to those in ...
Barriers to employing young nurses in aged care.(mail)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; ... The media often report on the shortage of nurses in aged care. My daughter recently finished her enrolled nursing medication endorsement course. She received good marks and excellent placement assessments and began applying for jobs. Despite having many interviews she couldn't secure a ...
Disasters no excuse for euthanasia.(mail)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; ... I was disturbed to read Megan Jane Johnstone's article Health care disaster ethics: a call to action in the July edition of the ANJ. Professor Johnstone says "it has already been anticipated that in ultra scenarios caused by catastrophic events, health care professionals and the public at ...
Enlightened experience in aged care.(mail)(Viewpoint essay)
Sep 01, 2009; ... My aged care experience has been one of total enlightenment. My mother was blessed to gain a placement at a wonderful facility in Ferntree Gully in Victoria nine years ago. We were both 'over the moon'. From the outset I spent quality time visiting Mum and learning the ropes. It is so ...