Nursing Midwifery News

Charles Darwin University (CDU) is celebrating the amazing work of its graduate and student nurses on International Nurses’ Day on May 12.

A new book written by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Nursing Museum Honorary Curator offers a valuable and unique insight into the rich history of nursing in the Northern Territory.  

The Molly Wardaguga Research Centre at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is co-hosting the second National Birthing on Country Conference in Alice Springs on October 10-12, a decade after the inaugural event.

Darwin local Roslyn Consoli is one of many exceptional midwives being recognised today as part of the International Day of the Midwife celebrations for her commitment to the Territory community.

Nicki Watts 
Secured CDU Small Innovation Grant to transform soft body ‘baby dolls’ used in simulation to more high fidelity simulation models at low cost.  These dolls now simulate a fetal or newborn heart rate and heart sounds audible through a stethoscope or pinnards/doppler.  This gives the students a more real world experience to undertake fetal or newborn heart rate assessments prior to clinical placement.  They are being used this semester in the simulation weeks.

Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) NT Centre for Better Health Futures (Centre) is set to expand capacity in health education and training in the Territory.

Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre has welcomed $5 million in this year’s budget for the Birthing On Country project to support First Nations mothers and their babies in remote communities for the next five years.

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) nursing student has been selected to complete a study tour to learn about the challenges of Indonesia’s public health sector to aid her career in nursing in Australia.

Semester 1 is well and truly underway.  It has been fantastic to see students on campus and hear them talking about their courses and recent professional experience placements (PEP).  The students in both Midwifery and Nursing that I have spoken with, have shared that they were enjoying the opportunity to practice skills and to interact with their course peers.