Victorian nurses have saved nurse-patient ratios but the long, bitter dispute shows the state should not leave workforce planning to be decided in such a heated environment, writes Pauline Stanton. There is little doubt that the outcome of the 2011 ...

The UK, India and the Philippines remain Australia’s top feeder countries for nurses arriving on temporary long stay visas, writes Natasha Egan. The number of nurse practitioners coming to work in Australia on 457 visas is up this year, with ...

As the number of trials has grown significantly in the past 20 years, so too has the demand for specialist nurses to collect data and co-ordinate participation. Linda Belardi speaks to one in the field. The potential for today’s research ...

Working as a psychiatric nurse at a secure adolescent hospital has its dangers but can also be very rewarding professionally. By Flynn Murphy. Speaking on the phone at the Forensic Hospital, a maximum security psychiatric hospital at Malabar, Jo McLaughlin ...

The Australian College of Nursing has appointed Adjunct Professor Debra Thoms as the inaugural CEO. Here she speaks with Linda Belardi about her priorities and passion for the unified professional peak body. The unification of the Royal College of Nursing, ...

Snap poll of 300 public sector nurses paints a picture of declining standards of care and poor staff morale. By Linda Belardi. Ninety per cent of Tasmanian public sector nurses believe that patient care is being compromised due to the ...

Dedicated research centre will focus on developing strategies to influence nursing practice and policy. By Linda Belardi. A five-year, multimillion-dollar research centre dedicated to improving nursing care has been launched at Griffith University. The first dedicated centre for research excellence ...

A Jimi Hendrix researcher is seeking to record the medical witness accounts of nurses at the death of the legendary guitarist back in 1970, Linda Belardi reports An American researcher is on an international hunt for a handful of nurses ...

Should nursing students be screened for emotional intelligence? The profession continues to debate the pros and cons. Flynn Murphy reports. Nursing students need better training in self-awareness and interpersonal communication to prepare them for the demands of the job, and ...

Childbearing linked to long life Women who have children live longer than those who don’t, according to a longitudinal study of 1500 women. The findings are based on a community study of older Australians in Dubbo, NSW. Analysing hospitalisation and death ...