Your health

Moral distress in midwifery
Midwives are often asked to work in ways that conflict with their moral code. Awareness can help you recognise if you are experiencing moral distress.
Domestic and family violence – a health issue for nurses and midwives
Nurses and midwives experience family and domestic violence at alarming rates. Support available, leave entitlements and legal services.
Chronic health conditions
Are you a nurse, midwife or student living and working with the challenges of a chronic health condition? Talk to a peer who understands.
Alcohol use
Some of us drink to cope with stress, shift work, or the demands of our work. But how do we recognise when our drinking has become a problem that could lead to a health issue?
Gambling
Many of us gamble as an escape or for a thrill. But it can be hard to tell when our gambling becomes a problem for ourselves and others.
Drug use and dependence
Substance use and dependence can affect anyone. No one starts using drugs with the intention of becoming dependent.
Workplace bullying
Bullying is a campaign of verbal, physical, social or psychological abuse. We should never put up with workplace bullying. Talk to us about what’s going on and next steps.
Injury and work cover
Our work can lead to injury – we lift, carry, fall and are sometimes physically assaulted. Prevention strategies and what to do if you are injured at work.
Students and early career nurses and midwives
Your first job as a nursing or midwifery graduate might be a shock. Stress, lack of guidance or shift work might take its toll. Talk to us for the right support and strategies for better health.
Mid career nurses and midwives
With experience comes responsibility. But this can increase our risk of burnout. Find out about healthy workplaces and what you need in your mid career.
Late career and retirement
Older nurses and midwives can feel exhausted and take longer to recover between shifts. Late career work-life balance and planning the transition to retirement.
Grief and loss
Grief is a normal response to loss, and many of us grieve when a patient dies. How to recognise the signs, and ideas to help you cope.
Self-harm
The demands of our professions put us at greater risk of self-harm than our healthcare colleagues. We can help you to reach a safer space.
Burnout: chronic work-related stress
Unmanaged chronic workplace stress can become burnout. It makes us exhausted, negative, distant and less efficient at our jobs. How to recognise the signs, and prevent it.
Occupational violence
Violence is a workplace hazard that is on the rise for nurses and midwives. Understand common reactions to an incident at work and that that we all deserve safe workplaces.
Managers - your health and supporting your team
Discover how to reclaim your health while supporting the health of your team. We can help you to reclaim your health.
Unsupportive workplaces
Workplaces that don’t listen, lead or learn from mistakes are bad for everyone’s health. Ask yours to keep you safe, help you to cope on tough days, and to make work meet life.
Making a notification – our professional obligation
If we notice a colleague is under the influence at work, not meeting our professional standards or is involved with a patient, we must inform our regulator.
Notifications, regulations and your health
Getting notified is stressful. Take a minute to understand how you can reduce the likelihood, reduce stress and protect your health.
Maintain your Ahpra registration
Australian nurses and midwives must register to practise. Did you know your own health is one of the requirements you must meet to stay registered?
Mental health – pay attention to it and the risks
Key to our overall health, vital to our quality of life. Your mental health can be tested at work. How to protect yourself and reduce the chance of a mental health disorder.
Impostor syndrome
Do you feel like a phony at work? Unworthy of your position or praise? That’s impostor syndrome. How to challenge doubt and negativity to be the nurse/midwife you really are.
Cultural load
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives bear the extra responsibility of representing, caring for or advising on behalf of their community.
Racism is bad for your health - call it out
Racism is bad for your physical and mental health. We are all obliged to make our workplaces safe, inclusive, transparent. Find out how.