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Aged care nurses may wait until 2026 for full pay increase

Nursing Review

The government has requested that the Fair Work Commission to phase in the increase over two years in halves from January 2025 to January 2026. The government submitted that it would commit to fund 50 per cent of the remaining pay increase for direct care workers in January 2025 and the remaining rise in January 2026.

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An update to California’s AB-890

Nurse Practitioners in Business

And while it’s true that once you qualify for 103 status (104 is not effective until 2026), you’ll be able to practice without protocols, you’ll still need a physician’s sign-off that you are completed the required number of supervised hours. In California, many are saying AB-890 will grant FPA.

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FNSNA Diversity Scholarship Program

Diversity Nursing

The scholarships are supported by Johnson & Johnson for the 2025-2026 academic year. Attention Minority Nursing Students The Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association is delighted to offer funding for diversity scholarships.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

If current trends hold, the report projects severe healthcare staff shortages in some states as soon as 2026. Of those, 21 will fall short of filling the demand for qualified RNs by at least 1,000 nurses by 2026. However, others will keep up with demand and surpass it. T he Mercer report provides details for the 48 contiguous states.

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Legislative Update

American Nurse

Once it became clear that the budget was going to be delayed, standalone legislation as introduced and passed to extend the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act to April 1, 2026. One such budget priority was the extension of the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act, which was set to sunset on April 1, 2024.

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Free nursing TAFE pipeline has record number of nurses

Nursing Review

per cent change by 2026, with nurses and midwives projecting a 13.7 Nursing has increased in popularity in the last five years, with QLD nurses making up around 21 per cent of Australia's nursing workforce. The health industry in QLD has a projected 16.4 per cent change – meaning 11,079 jobs will be created.

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NSW offers nurses pay rise, short of unions demands

Nursing Review

per cent in 2026-27. "It creates a new, fair framework that can deliver a better outcome for everyone." The recent forecast by Mr Mookhey is for Sydney CPI to be 3.1 per cent in 2024-25, 2.7 per cent in 2025-26, and 2.5

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