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Adaptability, accountability and a grasp on the issues of rural health are the watchwords of Charles Sturt University’s Masters offering for 2014. Registered nurses who wish to link their existing skills to a rural-centric knowledge base can do so with ...

Nurses working with children and adolescents fear the low profile of their work may mean less experienced workers are used in their place. Mardi Chapman reports. Despite recent and significant expansion of mental health initiatives such as headspace centres, there ...

Nurses working with older people in the community are well placed to prevent or intervene in cases of financial elder abuse, writes Lana Zannettino. The most prevalent form of abuse to be reported by people aged 65 years and over ...

HECS-style student loans for enrolled nursing diplomas and guaranteed government-subsidised places for health assistants are among the reforms announced by the PM. By Annabel McGilvray Nursing professional and industry groups have cautiously welcomed the increased accessibility for enrolled nursing and ...

Funding for longitudinal survey of Australian and New Zealand nurses withdrawn, Fiona Cassie reports. A lack of funding has seen the longitudinal e-cohort survey of the health of Australian and New Zealand nurses and midwives come to a halt after ...

A proposal to roll out support services to nurses and midwives is currently before the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. By Linda Belardi Support services for nurses and midwives with substance abuse and mental health problems could be implemented ...

Nursing and health groups are calling for a boost to scholarship funding as the proportion of nurses awarded a scholarship falls dramatically. By Linda Belardi. The National Rural Health Alliance has called for the number of government-funded undergraduate scholarships available ...

Calls for nursing to address racism and prejudice as a matter of urgency.  Nurses have continued to deny the issue of racism in the profession that continues unabated and unaddressed, says Scott W. Trueman, a Queensland mental health nurse educator. ...

The University of NSW has appointed Australia’s first dedicated workplace mental health clinical research post. By Flynn Murphy Australia needs to address the stigma and confidentiality issues surrounding nurses that suffer from mental health problems, said the newly appointed University ...

A roundtable forum will be held this month to advocate for the right of international students to access public healthcare. By Susan Woodward International students in Australia should enjoy the same rights to access public healthcare as citizens, says University ...