https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/12/nurses-and-midwives-protest-unsafe-staffing-levels/ Independent News - Central Coast, NSW Australia Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:51:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/12/nurses-and-midwives-protest-unsafe-staffing-levels/#comment-5315 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:51:10 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=57350#comment-5315 Experienced,highly skilled nurses have and are leaving due to unsafe and unmanageable workloads.many new graduate nurses leave the profession within 2 years.our patients deserve better.management need to acknowledge the staffing crisis

]]> https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/12/nurses-and-midwives-protest-unsafe-staffing-levels/#comment-5285 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:04:51 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=57350#comment-5285 This situation is partially preventable. Year after year newly graduated registered nurses cannot get jobs. Most jobs require the completion of a new grad position that lasts 12 months. There are not nearly enough new grad positions So many just walk away and that is so unnecessary. They have a University degree and are willing to work. It’s so sad and unfair. Perhaps make the new grad positions only 6 months and increase the practical learning at universities. Some University courses have very minimal on hands teacher and this also needs to change

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