Seven in 10 patients in NSW public hospitals rated nurses who had treated them as ‘very good’, a recent report has shown. Furthermore, 82 per cent said they always had trust and confidence in the nurses treating them. The figures come ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation wants nurses and midwives to be specifically trained in addressing domestic violence. The ANMF, in partnership with the Luke Batty Foundation’s Never Alone campaign against domestic violence, is calling for nurses and midwives to receive education ...

You can’t give 100 per cent if you do not look after yourself. This is a key point Red Cross aid worker Nuran Higgins raised when discussing her recent work in the earthquake-devastated regions of Nepal. Higgins recently returned from ...

An aged-care nurse who spearheaded efforts to ensure the safety and care of her residents during severe storms that lashed the NSW Lake Macquarie region has been named Australia’s Nurse of the Year. Catrin Dittmar, a nurse at the RSL ...

Undergraduate students in healthcare need a broader understanding of mental health and how it relates to modern cultural issues,  the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery has decided. To highlight the connections between mental health and cultural issues, the ...

There is an ever-increasing need for aged-care professionals in Australia. At the same time, service providers struggle to recruit enough RNs for these positions. This is particularly true in rural and regional areas. Researchers from Charles Sturt University have not stood idle in ...

The ANMF has added to recent pressure on Health and Aged Care Minister Sussan Ley to address pay and staffing issues in the sector, urging the government to devise a workforce strategy in order to guarantee quality care for aging ...

A practising trauma nurse and researcher has won Nurse of the Year in Research and Innovation at the 2015 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Associate professor Kate Curtis, from the University of Sydney, was recognised for her ...

The newly minted Turnbull ministry has already come under fire for not including a designated minister for ageing or aged care. Aged care has remained under the banner of Social Services in the Cabinet shake up. In announcing the appointment ...

NSW nurses and midwives have reported a host of health symptoms and diseases in a recent survey, although more than half rated their current health as very good or excellent. Among the 5000 workers surveyed in the study from the University ...