Most palliative care professionals agree that self-care is very important, however, a considerable proportion rarely engage with relevant strategies, a new study has found. The research, led by Jason Mills, a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology's School of Nursing, ...

A frustrated nurse posts on social media about a matter unrelated to her workplace and is found guilty of misconduct. As an ever-increasing number of nurses embrace social media, they should not forget that the nature and content of their ...

Allergy guidelines have been revised. How does this affect infant feeding? Starting solids can be a confusing time for new parents, with the barrage of information available online offering conflicting advice. Allergies and intolerances are on a dramatic incline, and ...

“You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.” This was one of the comments shared by the participants of a study on the views of nurse managers and student nurses concerning the use of smartphones and tablets ...

There is a high prevalence of personal and work-related burnout, depression, anxiety, and stress among Australia’s midwives, new research has found. Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, the study gathered responses from over 1000 nurses and measured them against the ...

Jane Hill is the CEO of Ovarian Cancer Australia. February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and to mark the occasion, there will be a function at Parliament House on Wednesday 8 February 2017 attended by government politicians and an Afternoon ...

Australian health professionals now have access to an interactive online portal designed to track the nation’s progress in the fight against hepatitis C virus. The resource, called Spread the Cure and supported by pharmaceutical company MSD, also aims to raise ...

Professor Linda Shields from Charles Sturt University is a specialist in nursing ethics. She has co-written a book on the role of nurses in Nazi Germany’s forced euthanasia programs and recently authored an opinion paper on the role of nurses ...

Macular Disease Foundation Australia has released a new report into the long-term funding requirements for aids and technologies to assist the 100,000 older Australians with vision loss or blindness. The report, titled Low Vision, Quality of Life and Independence: A Review ...

Residents taking nine or more medications have an 89 per cent higher risk of hospitalisation than those who take less than nine, the authors of a new study have said. Conducted by Monash University researchers and staff from Resthaven, the ...