In the wake of the Royal Commission and a perceived skills shortage in the sector, the University of Wollongong, in partnership with Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, have released the Gerontological Nursing Competencies (GNCs) framework. The framework provides an evidence-based ...

The inaugural Health Minister’s award for nursing trailblazers has been awarded to a Canberra nurse for her work in improving the delivery of palliative care to Australians living in residential aged care. Nikki Johnston, a palliative care nurse practitioner based ...

“My kids will kill me for this,” Dan Levitt told the nurses in the crowd at his Australian Healthcare Week talk. “DAY-OH” he sings. The tickled crowd responds in kind. “DAYYYY-OOOHHH,” he continues and goes on to complete the attempt ...

A Queensland nursing project focused on providing quicker and more personalised treatment to older patients has received a state award. The Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI) won the customer focus category at the 2016 Queensland Premier’s Awards for Excellence. The ...

New devices and software are responsible for many advances in medicine but they cannot be allowed to make us forget the value of human contact. Nurses have seen the value of touch and must keep it in mind as healthcare technology ...