GPs don’t need to be present when nurses vaccinate – the MBS must change
I have a very simple message for the federal Department of Health and Aged Care: primary healthcare nurses are more than capable of vaccinating patients…
Tag: Nurses
Nurse banned after burgling home of palliative care patient on Christmas Day
She used her employer's database to find her victims, stealing their opioids during home visits to 'check' their medications.
How text messages ‘virtually eliminated’ missed STEMIs
Australian researchers report that rural hospitals that automatically alert coronary care nurses of suspected MI patients can plug gaps in diagnose…
Nurse banned after posing as AHPRA skills assessor
Alexis Alvarez netted thousands of dollars from overseas-trained nurses seeking Australian registration, finds Victorian tribunal.
Nurse who gave wrong patient hepatitis B vax escapes suspension
The registered nurse tried to cover up his mistake by injecting the intended patient with water and falsifying the notes, NSW tribunal hears.
Fake nurse vaccinated patients at GP clinic: AHPRA
She worked 14 shifts after giving the practice a non-existent registration number on a sticky note.
Should all doctors spend a year in general practice?
A leading UK GP says all health professionals should spend time in primary care so they understand it.
Anaesthetist denies killing murdered nurse in 1980s
Dr Gregor Stewart was having an affair with Melbourne nurse Ina-Doris Warrick when she was murdered in 1986, heard Victoria's Supreme Court .
Nurse who stole from patient banned for four years
The NSW nurse forced the elderly patient, who had cancer, to reveal her banking PIN and then stole $1000, finds tribunal.
Nurse banned after ‘borrowing’ $100k from elderly patient
The Melbourne aged care worker bought a car and cricket world cup tickets with the money, a tribunal hears.
