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Nursing in Australia is a healthcare profession. Nurses and midwives form the majority (54%) of Australian health care professionals. [1] Nurses are either registered or enrolled. Registered nurses have broader and deeper education than enrolled nurses. Nurse practitioners complete a yet higher qualification. Nurses are not limited to working ...
The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS Standards) are Australia's principal health care standards, and apply to all health services including inpatient, outpatient, and community care. [5] There are 8 standards: Clinical governance; Partnering with consumers; Preventing and controlling infections; Medication safety
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), infrequently spelt as the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency, [3] is a statutory authority founded in 2010 which is responsible, in collaboration with the Medical Board of Australia, for registration and accreditation of health professionals as set out in the Australian legislation called the National Registration and ...
Community midwifery is informed by international best practice standards that acknowledge midwives as “the most appropriate and cost effective type of health care provider to be assigned to the care of women in normal pregnancy and birth, including the risk assessment and the recognition of complications” (World Health Organization, 1999 ...
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the largest union in Australia, with 274,956 members in 2018. [2] The union is run by nurses, midwives and nursing assistants to advance the industrial, political and professional interests of its members. It is a federated union, with branches in each state and territory in Australia.
The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) is the peak professional organisation representing midwives and midwifery policy in Australia. [1]ACM was founded nationally in 1984, when midwifery associations in a number of states and territories came together to create a national body for Australian midwives.
A midwife (pl.: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; concentrating on being experts in what is normal and identifying conditions that need further evaluation.
The College has a strong focus on women's health advocacy and trains and accredits doctors throughout Australia and New Zealand in the specialties of obstetrics and gynaecology. Its head office is in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1998, with the amalgamation of the Australian and New Zealand organisations.