As time becomes increasingly precious, hospitals are going online to educate their staff, writes Annie May. Chest drains remain a common intervention for patients with cardiothoracic or respiratory problems. Management of the clinical risks associated with adverse outcomes is an ...

Ann Rudowski outlines some simple strategies to reduce skin tears. Skin tears have in the past received little attention with the apparent view that they are necessarily a consequence of ageing; clearly this is not the case. While ageing is ...

When managing malignant wounds a holistic approach is needed, reports Annie May. The physical pain can be indescribable. The emotional pain even worse. Malignant wounds are a devastating complication of cancer that usually signifies advanced and incurable disease with limited ...

A new treatment provides the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without the associated surgical risks, trial shows. Surgeons at a British hospital have pioneered a new treatment that could remove the need for medication to treat type 2 diabetes while ...

New study finds Mozart helps pre-term infants grow. The music they listen to doesn’t have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature babies who are exposed to music by 18th-century ...

When it comes to embarking on a new career, your nursing background could be more valuable than you first realise. When it comes to embarking on a new career, your nursing background could be more valuable than you first realise. ...

Experts says home birth debate is missing the main message. A new study on differences in outcomes of home and hospital births has reignited the home birth debate, but according to the study’s author its main message has been lost. ...

RCNA provides feedback on the draft national registration and accreditation standards for nursing and midwifery. Registration feedback In October 2009 the newly established Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) released two consultation papers seeking feedback on a proposed set ...

The road to nursing wasn’t always smooth for Dan Gordon, a new generation nurse currently employed at Calvary Hospital in Canberra. “My new graduate year didn’t work out exactly as planned,” he says. “One of my rotations was in private ...

Mental illness can be a lonely, scary and dark existence, says one nurse who is sharing her secret to bring about change. For Belinda McCormack, living with mental illness has been a very personal journey. For years it has been ...