Nurses, midwives and aged-care workers stand to lose more than $359 million a year if Sunday penalty rates are reduced to Saturday levels, a new report commissioned by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has found. The McKell Institute report, ...

The Australian Senate is accepting submissions for an upcoming inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged-care workforce. This inquiry and subsequent report will look at the current composition of the workforce, challenges in attracting and retaining aged-care workers and how government ...

An Australian clinical nurse who has been deployed as a volunteer 50 times across nine countries has been recognised through an Order of Australia award in this year’s honours. Kym Stuart was recognised for her service to nursing through a ...

Nurses have had a say about using mobile technologies at the bedside with patients who are unable to speak. In a recent study, associate professor Bronwyn Hemsley from the University of Newcastle, and former honours student Bridget Sharpe, carried out ...

Empathy and compassion are often lacking when students engage with simulation technologies in nursing programs, a lecturer has said. Sue Dean, a lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, wrote about the topic in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. Dean said ...

Be the change you wish to see. University of South Australia researcher Megan Cooper adopted the slogan for her article on the importance of midwives engaging with research. Published in the Pacific Journal of Reproductive Health, Cooper’s article details the ...

Aspiring male nurses, current nursing students and industry experts gathered in Sydney recently to take part in a discussion about entry barriers to nursing for men. University of Technology Sydney nursing undergraduate students Jake McDonald and Shak Nadesanathan pitched the ...

Studies of HIV and chronic viral hepatitis have been bolstered through a fellowship program from a research-based biopharmaceutical company. Gilead Sciences has awarded funding to the largest number of recipients in the Gilead Fellowship Program’s four-year history. In 2016, Gilead ...

When enrolled nurse Diana Watt left a violent marriage, she didn’t know how to support her children. All she took with her were the clothes on her back and a passion for helping others. "I didn't know how I was going ...

As part of a project that aims to develop and improve the leadership skills of midwives, professionals from three South Pacific countries recently attended a course at the University of Canberra (UC). Nine midwives from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga took part ...