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An admired academic, researcher and nurse is leaving her university post to pursue national and international policy matters. Professor Jill White, dean of Sydney Nursing School, will finish up her tenure at the University of Sydney on January 21. White, who has ...

Talking books on dementia and diabetes are on the way, with the learning needs of the older Vietnamese population in mind. The free books, developed by the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), aim to help people self-manage their diabetes or ...

The ability to understand what patients are going through is a vital part of providing care. Care and compassion are two essential qualities all nurses need to possess in order to be successful at their jobs. It is not just ...

Some straightforward advice for parents with the disease can help them make things just a little more bearable for their young ones. Almost 25,000 children and adolescents are affected by a parent’s cancer diagnosis every year. This is a time ...

Amanda McClelland, Australian senior emergency health adviser with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, worked in Sierra Leone from July to September. McClelland, who has recently returned to West Africa, gave Nursing Review a rundown on ...

A mentor and trainer abroad confirms the value of personal growth and mutual respect. The conditions RNs are accustomed to working within at an Australian hospital are a far cry from the challenging and often resource-poor environments available in Tibar, ...

It’s important for nurses to develop leadership skills at the start of their careers; here, two at the forefront share their journeys – and showcase the unique skill set of young leaders. Laurie Bickhoff was still at university when she ...

Senior consultant Dr Kerryn Butler-Henderson tells Amie Larter why health information fields need more nurses. The number of nurses specialising in health informatics and health information management roles is still small. Even so, according to Dr Kerryn Butler-Henderson, senior consultant health ...

A blood test for the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease has been developed. The test, made by University of Melbourne researchers, has the potential to predict with 91 per cent accuracy that someone will develop Alzheimer’s. Brain imaging can detect ...

Laurie Bickhoff, RN and founder and editor of the Defining Nursing blog, is completing a transition-to-cardiology nursing program after last year finishing a transition to practice with Hunter New England Local Health District. In 2012, she was one of five ...