Providing nurse unit managers with better support and training to improve patient care in hospital sand aged care services will be the focus of a new Australian study.

Providing nurse unit managers with better support and training to improve patient care in hospitals and aged care services will be the focus of a new Australian study. The 'Catholic Health Australia Nursing and Midwifery Empowerment' project will explore a range of support options such as new work processes, workplace education and training, and senior staff mentoring. Martin Laverty, CHA CEO said the study would lead to an action plan to make it easier for nurse unit managers to achieve best practice in patient care. "Our aim is to empower nurse unit managers to achieve optimum levels of...