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Professor puts out call for distinctively Australian tomes to be reproduced in new volumes. An Australian academic is on a mission to find old nursing journals, and she is calling on nurses for help. Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone, academic chair in ...

The health system needs better retention of nurses or the expense will be crippling.  To ensure a sustainable health system for Australia, workforce planning and reform that target nurse retention are critical, a recent study shows. Published online in early ...

The nature of alcohol and drug services is changing to match new patterns of use and abuse.  The alcohol and drug specialty sector is in a major transition phase and it will have a direct impact on nurses in the ...

Learn the right movements within yourself to help patients deal with discomfort. As nurses, we all must deal with pain, either in those we care for or within our own lives – or sometimes even both! Our relationship with pain, ...

Upcoming conference will explore how to bring IT online for maximum benefits and support from staff.  The changing landscape of healthcare and increasing demands on the system mean technology and informatics will need to play a much stronger part in ...

Fifield cites eligibility blow-out; providers decry short notice.  The government has announced it has decided to cease the dementia and severe behaviours supplement. Funding will stop from July 31. “The supplement was designed to provide additional resources for providers who ...

Twitter discussions and an upcoming summit are providing platforms for nurses to voice their concerns about ethics, organiser Cynda Rushton tells Amie Larter. “The time is now for nurses to stand together to address some of the most vexing questions ...

The cosmetic industry may put a new face on care, but under the surface the same rules and professional obligations apply. An increasing number of nurses are being attracted to employment within the cosmetic and anti-ageing industries. Two tasks they ...

Report shows emergency departments, elective surgeries aren’t meeting benchmarks for timely service. Most states have failed to meet agreed upon performance targets for elective surgery and emergency departments, despite some improvements, according to COAG’s latest report. Findings from the second ...

There needs to be more dialogue about workplace aggression and violence, a new report shows.  Results from the recent The Home Care, Community Care and Outreach Staff Safety Survey reveal workers believe the number and seriousness of incidents involving aggression ...