British nurses are staging a 48-hour strike and 'won't back down' in a bitter row with the government over wages and nurse-to-patient ratios. Members of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) have walked off their jobs six times since December ...

The aged care staffing shortage is likely to deepen by 2025, a recent report found. A National Skills Commission (NSC) report, released last week, said demand for care staff would rise by 40 per cent over four years but would ...

Nurses and midwives have taken to the streets as part of a 24-hour strike to pressure the state government into taking their demands seriously for safer working conditions. Thousands of nurses showed up in force at the Sydney march, brandishing ...

UNSW medical researchers are calling for restraint on the use of aggressive life-saving treatments for elderly patients, saying the focus should be placed on making them comfortable towards the end of their life. The study led by Adjunct Associate Professor ...

It’s commonly thought that working as an aged care nurse comes with certain stereotypes. While some say it’s the end of a career, others believe helping people age is one of the most rewarding parts of the job. Envigor Home ...

Bullying in nursing is often dismissed as a rite of passage, yet the definition remains poorly defined. What exactly is bullying and is it in the eye of the beholder? That’s the question James Cook University’s Peter Hartin will answer ...

The RFDS delivers a unique and vital form of healthcare to the community. As it approaches 90 years of service, we talk to one of its flying nurses. "How ya going, mate?” or something to that effect, is how I ...

Nurses in general practices across Australia will soon have access to training to help older people and those who are chronically ill discuss advance care planning (ACP) and palliative care. Through a federally funded program, called Advance, nurses will have ...

Nurses in paediatric trauma services must be especially proactive with self-care strategies, to manage the personal impact of encountering so much intense suffering over time. In my paediatric nursing career spanning more than 30 years, there have been many wonderful times ...

A nurse-led communication support program is changing the way patients with incurable cancer discuss their prognosis and care with other health professionals. The authors of a paper on the program, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, stated: “Patients ...