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Looking after the sick can be demanding so nurses need to keep fit and healthy and plan for holidays. The normal cycle of events means we return to work after a break feeling refreshed and ready to tackle a new ...

Taking money out of primary and preventative care will cost more in the long term, say nurses and health advocates. Leading South Australian health groups have joined forces to launch a petition against recommendations for cuts made in the McCann ...

Planning and forecasting for the future workforce should be a nationwide focus to protect the needs of our graduate nurses, says Professor Ged Williams, executive director of nursing and midwifery at Gold Coast Hospitals and Health Service. By Amie Larter As ...

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is calling for health to be a top priority leading up to the federal election on September 14. ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said they are calling on all the parties “to make safe patient ...

Internationally recognised palliative care nurse Molly Carlile spoke to Amie Larter about her career, recent awards and thoughts on the future of nursing. When did you realise you wanted to have a career in nursing? I fell into nursing through circumstance ...

Practice nurses perform myriad tasks in doctors' surgeries, one of the most important is to communicate with patients. By Flynn Murphy It is 1pm on a Wednesday at Glebe Medical Centre in Sydney's inner west, and nurse Jessica Turner is sneaking ...

A new online course launched by the federal government will give nurses greater understanding of the common mental health issues faced by Australia's 325,000 war veterans, widows and widowers. The issue of mental health disorders amongst Australian Defence Force personnel, ...

The courts can face a real dilemma, legally and ethically, when it comes to patients with a life-threatening eating disorder. By Scott Trueman. A highly cherished ethical principle that courts jealously guard is that of autonomy; the patient's right to ...

Letting too many nurses concentrate on narrow areas of practice depletes the number of general duties staff, say critics. But educators argue that medical advances make it necessary. Louis White reports. As a patient, we are both relieved and fraught ...

A joint university research project will examine the success of encouraging patients to have more of a say in their care. Amie Larter reports. Patient participation in care (PPC) is not a new concept, however, little research has been done ...