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Following from the news that poorly designed hospitals are having a deleterious effect on nurses' productivity, job satisfaction and career longevity, Nursing Review wanted to find out exactly what types of architectural and ergonomic features make and break it for this ...

Low blood pressure and abnormally rapid breathing are two main indicators that a person presenting in an emergency department is at an elevated risk of deteriorating and dying in the short term. That is a central finding of a Deakin University ...

Advances in wireless connectivity are helping to deliver better care for patients and greater efficiency for clinicians and staff within hospitals. More medical devices and applications are being attached to hospital-wide Wi-Fi networks to automate updates of electronic health records ...

A partnership spanning two continents is seeking to transform healthcare in one of Africa’s most populated cities. Known as the Global Health Alliance Western Australia (GHAWA), the partnership is underpinned by a program that, to date, has delivered professional development education ...

Some people go to great lengths to claim degrees and qualifications they’ve never had – and the penalties can be severe. Recently in Queensland, a person was employed as a nurse in a remote community, without having any relevant qualifications. ...

Nurses help develop best-practice for timely handling of chest pains and coronary syndromes. What do you do to expedite assessment of chest pain and thrombolysis when a patient presents in a rural hospital, knowing the nearest cardiac catheter laboratory is more ...

Chronic discomfort and nutrition have an impact on each other that radiates throughout every area of daily life. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare identifies lower back pain and arthritis as the two most common reasons for loss of ...

An Australian pediatric nurse describes learning, sharing and working with Afghan women and their babies, surrounded by violence. As part of its broad operations in Afghanistan – a mission now in its 32nd year, having commenced in 1980 but closed ...

During the summer break, semester two and four students from the bachelor of nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus, worked with the Fremantle Hospital and Health Service Accreditation Team to develop educational material for staff and ...

A group of Australian doctors wants to see the legal drinking age increased to combat drunken violence. In a submission to a senate inquiry into alcohol-fuelled violence, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians wants to see a new minimum purchase ...