A school that spreads out aged-care work placements across the semesters for those enrolled in a bachelor of nursing has had its first cohort of students provide feedback about the approach. RSL LifeCare, Narrabeen and the Australian Catholic University’s School of ...

Laughter is at the heart of a new theatre performance that gives audiences a glimpse into nursing and midwifery. RN and midwife Lisa Smith has combined more than two decades of work in healthcare with creativity and humour to create ...

Australian healthcare workers have been travelling to Nepal to educate rural and remote communities about health and sanitation, and the country's recent earthquake has made the need for help much greater. Emily Young, an RN at a women's and children's hospital ...

This July, an Australian will be travelling to Puerto Rico to be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. Professor Wendy Chaboyer from the Centre for Health Practice Innovation, a part of Griffith University's Menzies Health Institute Queensland, ...

More males are enrolling in nursing courses, a New South Wales tertiary education provider has stated. Glenys Wensor, head teacher of nursing at the Northern Sydney Institute said, "We've seen a steady increase in men wanting to take up the occupation." Last year, the ...

“The time to get serious about entrepreneurial thinking, practice and possibilities is now.” These are the words of Flinders University and Monash University professor Philip Darbyshire. “Health funding is in a perpetual crisis. Technology is moving too fast for many ...

Autonomy, working hours and processes to deal with violence and bullying are the most important job characteristics for nurses and midwives, according to recent research. Professor Tony Scott, professorial research fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social ...

Health editor Dallas Bastian spoke with Peter Bradley, nurse, exercise physiologist and service manager for RDNS Home Care, about his plan for a march against the enemy – sedentary behaviour. From January 14, Bradley is calling for people to take ...

Health editor Dallas Bastian spoke to research fellow from the University of South Australia Dr Sanjee Perera. Perera's research revealed older Australians' decision to leave work was more complex than simply to stay or retire. In the interview, Perera discusses the different job ...

The standard for successfully showing workplace behaviour is unreasonable is challenging.  Bullying in the workplace is a serious issue within the nursing profession. Anecdotally, any nurse can recount an experience either personally or in relation to a colleague. On January ...