Unless work-life issues are addressed, nurses will continue to feel increasingly burnt out. Gaps between policy and practice in ensuring a good work-life balance and the resulting "struggle to juggle" is resulting in nurses withdrawing and disengaging from the workforce, ...

Nurses to do a risk assessment before allowing mothers to breastfeed lying down, says coroner. Nurses must ensure new mums are alert enough before letting them breastfeed in bed, an inquest into the smothering death of a baby has found. ...

The nations' future nurses are in good hands if this year's Australian Learning and Teaching awards are anything to judge by, with 13 awards going to teachers in the field of nursing and midwifery. For the last time the Australian ...

Flexible methods of study are attracting a wider pool of future nurses. Natasha Egan reports. The future of university nursing programs will give students the flexibility to study online, fast-track their way to registration and get involved in research early ...

Wound bed preparation a core component to effective wound care treatment. It is well documented that chronic wounds constitute a major problem in society, as they lead to social isolation of the patient, prolonged inability to work and considerable effects ...

A smart bandage that changes colour when a wound becomes infected has been developed by Melbourne researchers. Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 ...

While not walking away with the main prize, this year's finalists were all worthy of recognition. NURSE OF THE YEAR Merrilyn Hewett Merrilyn Hewett is known as the woman who transformed aged care in the tiny rural town of Port ...

Health pay debacle continues to cause problems as thousands of nurses asked to repay overpayments. Queensland Health is again under fire over the bungled introduction of its payroll system, with nurses asked to prove they don't owe their employer any ...

Parliament told that aged care nurses spend 35 per cent of their time filling in paperwork. Red tape is weighing down the aged care sector from improving their services, much to the detriment of older Australians, parliament has been told. ...

Last chance for nurses and midwives due to renew registration by May 31. Australia’s nurses and midwives who were due to renew registration by May 31 and have not done so have only days left to apply or their registration ...