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Placement Poverty: Why nursing and midwifery students must be paid for clinical placements

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

A growing number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students nationwide are voicing concerns about the significant challenges posed by hundreds of hours of mandatory unpaid clinical placements.

ECU first WA university to receive five Cygnet Awards for gender equity

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

ECU has received its fifth SAGE Cygnet Award, the highest number available. The awards measure and validate efforts by institutions to reduce and remove barriers to gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’re very pleased to say that one of the Cygnets was from the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Language barriers could contribute to higher aggression in people with dementia

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

A new study has found that immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts.

Creating choice and giving children a voice: researchers open debate on considerations for parents when they post children's pictures and information online

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Parents considering posting pictures and information of their children online should re-think how they go about it, in a new warning from Edith Cowan University (ECU) data experts.

Maternal health support critical in the development of children born to mothers with pre-existing diabetes

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Intrauterine exposure to diabetes could be a crucial factor in the mental and psychomotor development of children, particularly those younger than 12 months.

Sharing our Approach to Ageing Research & Practice with MSU

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2024 > 02

Recently, the School's Professor Davina Porock returned from a two-week visit to Thailand’s Mahasarakham University (MSU). Whilst there, Davina met MSU faculty and students as well as MSU President Dr. Prayook Srivilai to discuss research in the care of older people in Thailand.

‘Ward for the Day’: A simulated interprofessional learning opportunity for both nursing and medical students

Monday, 14 August 2023 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2023 > 08

Ward-based simulation program has created a great learning opportunity for both medical and nursing students to learn from each other on what will be expected of them once they graduate from university.

Could improving sleep elevate wellbeing in carers of people with dementia?

Tuesday, 13 June 2023 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2022 > 02

Sleep is a physiological requirement which impacts the function of every cell, tissue and organ. Sleep is also pivotal in maintaining psychological wellbeing. Poor sleep quality and reduced sleep quantity have tangible effects on mental and physical wellbeing.

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