http://www.nursingreview.com.au/ This feed displays the lastest stories from Nursing Review. Copyright 2006-2010 APN Educational Media Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nursing Review Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT 1440 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25418 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25418 According to clinical associate professor at NARI Briony Dow, Australia should take elder abuse more seriously, and put in place more effective ways... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25417 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25417 In a study of the experiences of women with urinary incontinence, researcher Jodie Avery found that women with incontinence, aged 43-65, were more... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25416 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25416 Asthma Mortality in Australia in the 21st Century looked at asthma deaths between 2005 and 2009. The first study to report asthma deaths across... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25407 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25407 A recent study has zoned in on the interactions between emergency nurses and older patients' family and carers, as an increasing number of elderly... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25406 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25406 Despite a 'zero tolerance' stance on bullying and harassment in the workplace, the Northern Territory government seems to be failing to protect... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25405 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25405 Last month's establishment of the Western Australian at Large Honor Society of Nursing partnered nursing programs from The University of Western... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25404 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25404 Vitamin D is a hormone that controls calcium levels in the blood, crucial for bone and muscle development, as well for the prevention of... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25403 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25403 Throughout our lives, every one of us will experience the loss of someone close, whether a family member, neighbour or friend. At some point, we will... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25393 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25393 In Victoria, nurses have once again called on the government to action the recommendations set down by the 2005 Victorian Taskforce on Violence in... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25399 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25399 Paper records are taking a back seat to e-health and e-learning, and clinical informatics is making inroads on Australian nursing practices. Schemes... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25395 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25395 Traditionally, before we entered the modern era of nursing, a large portion of people chose to die at home - with intimate care provided by family... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=25396 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=25396 In a world of technology moving at a breakneck speed, detecting and analysing health situations as they happen in real time is no longer an... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=25402 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=25402 We hear in our daily work many comments about the culture of the workplace. At times these can be fairly negative comments, but do we stop and ask... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25401 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25401 Her leadership in academic research is legendary. She has created the evidence base for modern health visiting. Here she talks about modern and... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25400 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25400 Simulated training is an educational concept that all nursing and allied health colleges should be offering students. Teaching multiple objectives in... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25398 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25398 This second article concerns the contentious and emotive issue of harvesting sperm from deceased males and then using the same to bring about the... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25397 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25397 Since 1976, Australia's total fertility rate has been below replacement level - the average number of babies born to each woman throughout her... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25394 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25394 The six-day event started on Saturday 18 May with an opening ceremony that included a parade of nations, presentation of awards and entertainment... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25392 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25392 Treasurer Wayne Swan made these announcements when delivering the federal government's election budget - one that will leave Australia in a $19.4... Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25386 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25386 The winners of the 2013 Best Practice Awards, Shani Hill, Lois Mitchell, Tahlia Kinnane, Carolyn Ronan, David Youds and Susan Nunn, were announced at... Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25385 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25385 Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, recognised collectively as IBD, currently affects 75,000 Australians and projections estimate this will spike... Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25384 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25384 Dr Connie Jackaman, early career development fellow at the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, is leading a study focused on older people... Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25383 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25383 NSW has seen a rise in the numbers of nurses and midwives of about 4,000, but other areas remain to be addressed. Nursing Review spoke to Brett... Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25377 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25377 Treasurer Wayne Swan made these announcements when delivering the federal government's election budget - one that will leave Australia in a $19.4... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25376 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25376 New research from the University of Technology Sydney has shown that the most effective type of honey for the treatment of chronic wounds is manuka... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25375 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25375 In 2012, 8.2 million Australians left Australia for a short-term trip. Ten years ago, this number was 3.5 million (ABS 2002). Many of these... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25374 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25374 As head of Curtin's School of Nursing and Midwifery, what do you think are the greatest challenges to nurses nowadays? In the role of head of school,... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25373 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25373 The six-day event started on Saturday with an opening ceremony that included a parade of nations, presentation of awards and entertainment from... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25366 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25366 Residents of remote, regional and rural Australia all must factor in the tyranny of distance when accessing health care. Increasing access to... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25365 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25365 Despite almost constant recommendations for an annual influenza vaccination, there has been little change in the levels of uptake among Australian... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25364 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25364 following the birth of a pre-term baby, parental stress levels are high. Emotions are mixed; parents are grateful that their baby is alive, but at... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25338 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25338 The dual questions of how should we fund our health services and who should pay for nursing are being asked of our politicians and policymakers every... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25336 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25336 For a parent, there is nothing more precious than the welfare of their children. This care escalates off the scale should that child develop any kind... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25337 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25337 I was at Royal Hobart, and I'd been there for 15 months," recalls specialist ED nurse Jerildene Smith. "I got a phone call the day my contract... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25339 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25339 It's an image thing. Nurses consistently rate as the most trusted profession, yet the public's perception of a nurse has moved little beyond the... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=25342 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=25342 Health Workforce Australia (HWA) has released an online consultation paper, Nursing Workforce Retention and Productivity, to encourage further... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25341 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25341 The Queensland University of Technology leads the Women's Wellness After Cancer Program, which teaches self-management via internet and smartphone... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25340 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25340 Posthumous sperm retrieval (PSR) is a procedure in which spermatozoa (sperm) is extracted from a man after he has been pronounced legally deceased.... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25335 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25335 Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness and loss of vision in Australia and affects one in seven people over the age of... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25334 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25334 University of NSW researchers last year discovered the highly contagious 'Sydney 2032' strain, which health experts predict could infect up to... Sun, 5 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25317 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25317 The South Australian branch of The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has launched an online Facebook petition in attempt to secure funding... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25316 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25316 Huge majority votes were cast against the hospital's non-government operators' proposed wages and conditions. The Newman government is tapping the... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25315 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25315 My reaction is heartfelt compassion and empathy for the issue of autonomy that the author Scott Trueman so rightly identifies as a legal and medical... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25314 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25314 Who would think caring for wounds could cost billions? An estimated 433,000 Australians deal with acute and chronic wounds annually, costing the... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25307 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25307 Nurses often work in very stressful, dynamically changing environments. They have to be flexible, committed and able to work under pressure. Often... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25306 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25306 In response to Dr Liz Hanna's article Dealing with climate change (Nursing Review, page 16, February), I wholeheartedly agree with the need to... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25305 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25305 The Royal District Nursing Service bagged the award for their broadband-enabled project Healthy, Happy and at Home during the 4th Ageing Asia... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25304 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25304 Ena Tyson is taking up Bachelor of Nursing at the Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education (ACIKE), a joint initiative between... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25289 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25289 New research from the University of Adelaide not only supports emu oil's claimed anti-inflammatory properties, but has also shown that it can help... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25288 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25288 Last year, Sandy was awarded the ASHM/NSW STIPU/GPV Best Practice Nurse Award for Sexual Health for her work in developing Koori regional women's... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25287 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25287 Nurses are talented and intelligent professionals, and our clinical skills, education and personal attributes are admired by many. These attributes... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25286 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25286 We understand how gruelling doing a PhD is. How did you brave the storms of a PhD student? What kept you going? There is this terrific song by Joyce... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25258 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25258 I am tired of constantly hearing about the plight of graduate RNs. I read many nursing magazines and feel the professional role of EN is disappearing... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25257 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25257 It is twenty years since I established the Nursing Group and I am astonished at how much things have changed when it comes to community care. I... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25256 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25256 It has also been announced as an 'Outstanding Eldercare Services Innovation' finalist for its Leg Ulcer Prevention Program (LUPP). This program,... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25255 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25255 Registered nurses who wish to link their existing skills to a rural-centric knowledge base can do so with the university's Master of Nursing or a... Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25223 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25223 On the eve of the recent Western Australian state election, premier Colin Barnett caved in to nurses' demands for a 14 per cent pay rise over the... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25221 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25221 Although it appears Australia is starting to minimise the disparity between quality of life for indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, there is... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=25220 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=25220 Diversity health is a vital part of holistic patient care and is based on recognising the individual needs and expectations of our patients which may... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25222 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=25222 Interactive video games and smart phones could be used to help improve the health of rural Australians, according to CIOs. A series of forums, the... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=25226 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=25226 The Report of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, recently released in the UK, examines how hundreds of people died due to... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25224 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25224 In a perfect world, we would all have a job that is without stress of any kind - we would have the right skills, time and management support to... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25219 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25219 A team of researchers from Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, Monash University and the Burnett Institute have made a key discovery in the fight against... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25218 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25218 A record number of NSW nurses and midwives are backing pay and staff ratio demands, according to the NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association. The NSWNMA... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25217 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25217 A trip to East Timor made clinical educator Barry Flynn realise just how lucky we are. Flynn, who has worked with Aboriginal communities and refugee... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25216 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25216 Leading up to today's Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness, geneticist Professor Jozef Gecz said advances in DNA sequencing have been a huge leap... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25215 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25215 Heath Minister Jack Snelling called for the review following reports of nurses opposing the closure of mental health beds due to lack of attention... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25214 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25214 Hot baths and warm blankets may help prevent muscle wastage as we age. Victoria University exercise physiology expert Dr Aaron Petersen said heat... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25204 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25204 The acting chief executive of the Bureau of Health Information, Kim Browne, said the latest Hospital Quarterly report showed "improvement in the time... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25203 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25203 The endorsement process by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for nurse practitioners needs to be reviewed. There was a... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25202 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25202 The age-old tradition of wet nursing is once again in the spotlight, as the growing demand for human breast milk rises. Human Milk 4 Human Babies, an... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25201 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25201 Prime minister Julia Gillard announced the new policy at an ACTU community summit in Canberra. Australian Nursing Federation federal secretary Lee... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25184 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25184 Pull words: Bluetooth-enabled ECG devices connected to a tablet device for example, can transmit data over the internet and subsequently be used for... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25182 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25182 More than a decade ago, the National Review of Nursing Education report, Our Duty of Care, found that not all nursing graduates were able to gain... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25181 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25181 Microfibre cloth technology has been used for a number of years in Europe but there are few reports of its adoption by health services in other parts... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25183 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25183 The federal government has announced a $1.2 billion injection into the pocket of minimum wage aged care nursing and care staff, in a bid to provide... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25155 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25155 A limited number of public hospitals around Australia are trailing new initiatives where nurses will be performing procedures normally completed by... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25160 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25160 Ideally, scrubs should be changed every day, after every operation and whenever medical staff leave operating theatres - but this has not been the... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25161 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25161 The prevalence of obesity around the nation has more than doubled in the past 20 years. According to the results from the 2011-2012 health survey... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25162 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25162 It's an ugly time to be a graduate nurse in Australia. A fraction of this year's cohort have secured graduate placements vital for their transition... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=25163 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=25163 You have a clear passion for the nursing industry. Where did this stem from? I am a nurse and midwife and have had a passion for caring from an early... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25159 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25159 The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA have supported the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) in this campaign,... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25158 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25158 Researchers have developed a patch that uses barely visible needles to inject a new DNA vaccine under the skin, much like tattoo needles - only... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25157 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25157 An open letter to the Queensland Premier from 39 professors, doctors and other health professionals questioning the closure of an internationally... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25156 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25156 The offer from the Coalition government is conditional on them winning the upcoming state election on March 9 and brings to a halt an escalating... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25167 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25167 With health services increasingly providing recovery and long-term support for people at home, a new Immersive Domestic Nursing Laboratory at the... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25166 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25166 All Australian states and territories now have some form of legislation supporting "advance care planning", and specifically do-not-resuscitate (DNR)... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25165 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25165 research for many years has suggested that shiftwork can have negative effects on your relationship, your children and in particular your health.... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25164 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25164 In the first 18 months of their lives, babies may receive as many as 15 injections, but sugar may offer a simple and effective way to reduce the pain... Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25097 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25097 "We acknowledge the redirection of funding for Victoria as a step in the right direction which can assist in the delivery of safe patient care," said... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25096 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25096 Cordier set off on his adventure from Sydney on January 11, reaching Perth on February 14. He rode unassisted and without a support vehicle for the... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25095 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25095 The benefits of an efficient healthcare system are clear but as the role of technology increases, there is growing concern that the spiritual aspects... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25094 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25094 The implicit - and often explicit - message received during my study was: "Aged care - it's not real nursing." This care was apparently for those who... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25067 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25067 Nurse graduate Emma Dunlevie has a clear and distinct passion for her work. In fact, when asked about her career prospects, she said she was not sure... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25066 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25066 There have been many changes in the care and nursing industry in the past 10 years, especially in the community sector. However, there is much more... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25065 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25065 What were the main challenges for nurses in Tasmania throughout 2011- 2012? The significant budget cuts in health in this financial year resulted in... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24731 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24731 The role, executive director of nursing, is to be shared by Professor Alison Kitson, head of the University of Adelaide's school of nursing, and... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25016 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25016 Leading South Australian health groups have joined forces to launch a petition against recommendations for cuts made in the McCann review of... Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25015 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25015 The normal cycle of events means we return to work after a break feeling refreshed and ready to tackle a new year of work. However, planning how to... Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25014 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25014 Planning and forecasting for the future workforce should be a nationwide focus to protect the needs of our graduate nurses, says Professor Ged... Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25013 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=25013 ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said they are calling on all the parties "to make safe patient care for all Australians a top priority at the... Mon, 4 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24983 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24983 In light of this, the Continence Foundation of Australia developed the Australian Continence Exchange, a confidential online chat site to support... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24982 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24982 Dr Anthony Cross, president of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM), believes that the closure of over 340 beds across the state... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24981 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24981 Patients experiencing inflamed, weeping sores that are either reoccurring or fail to heal are typically suffering from a chronic or complex wound,... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24980 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24980 Stockton Centre has about 122 full-time registered nurses positions, with only 60 filled with permanent registered nurses, said Lisa Kremmer, manager... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24944 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24944 Working within their Reconciliation Action Plan, St Vincent's Private Hospital has created an opportunity for indigenous students by offering an... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24943 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24943 A push to lure staff to this area of nursing has been hit by government moves to cut penalty rates and leave loading. Louis White reports Disability... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24942 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24942 In the last issue of Nursing Review we reported on the widespread cuts to front-line services taking place around Australia. Cuts in Queensland have... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24941 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24941 Nurses and other health professionals at Wynnum Health Services, formerly Wynnum Hospital, have been told that patients presenting between the hours... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24927 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24927 With rapid growth in the use of technology and communication systems including the internet, the application of that to healthcare is inevitable.... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24926 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24926 A recent court decision in NSW highlights that health professionals, including nursing and administrative staff, have a duty of care which can extend... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24925 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24925 What first prompted your choice for a career in nursing? I spent a weekend with a high school friend. Her grandmother was unwell and being cared for... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24924 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24924 Despite completing my nursing degree at UTS and attending placements at Sydney's metropolitan hospitals it was my rural placements in Bellingen and... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25049 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25049 As a patient, we are both relieved and fraught with nerves when we are told we need to see a specialist doctor. Relieved that there is someone in the... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25052 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=25052 It is 1pm on a Wednesday at Glebe Medical Centre in Sydney's inner west, and nurse Jessica Turner is sneaking a sandwich in between patients. "It's... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25050 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25050 Nursing professionals working in acute care settings frequently provide the only clinical contact such patients receive. Acute care teams in mental... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25051 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25051 Compared with their counterparts around the world, Australian men fair well and generally can expect better health and longer life expectancy than... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25057 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25057 They have presented a five-point plan, part of which is to improve teamwork between health professionals. A government-supported national taskforce... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25056 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25056 Simply called "adt", which stands for androgen deprivation therapy, the free app is described as the first of its kind. It provides patients with... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25055 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=25055 the Hospital in the Home (HITH) program is becoming increasingly popular with patients, and contributed to the NSW government's allocation of a... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25054 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25054 Patient participation in care (PPC) is not a new concept, however, little research has been done in Australia into how hospitals would deliver... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25053 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=25053 When did you realise you wanted to have a career in nursing? I fell into nursing through circumstance and if I'm honest, struggled for the first... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25048 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25048 The issue of mental health disorders amongst Australian Defence Force personnel, both serving and retired, has gained prominence in recent years,... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25047 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=25047 A highly cherished ethical principle that courts jealously guard is that of autonomy; the patient's right to exercise self-determining choice.... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24890 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24890 With issues to contend with such as injuries from manual handing, aggression and even violence from patients and their families, the workplace for... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24884 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24884 In what already seems like an epic test, Bruno Cordier will ride alone without any support vehicle- the only company being his bicycle "Jimmy".... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24886 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24886 Disability nurses play a vital role in the community but sadly numbers are decreasing. The numbers in NSW have decreased from 3005 in 1996 to 2510 in... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24879 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24879 USC joined with volunteers from the Buderim Men's Shed, who made handcrafted wooden toys to deliver to the children at Upendo Orphanage in Moshi.... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24889 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24889 As a patient, as a carer, and most recently as Health Minister, I have had the chance over and over again to see the skill, dedication,... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24888 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24888 There is no doubt there is a lot affecting nursing and midwifery right now at a state and local level and from industrial, professional and political... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24887 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24887 Technology Three Queensland aged care services are a driving force behind the introduction of telehealth into rural communities, helping to relieve... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24885 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24885 Nurses are the main carers for people who are dying and their "critical role" in caring for people at the end of life has been recognised by the... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24883 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24883 The study, performed by researchers from the university's Robinson Institute, looked at 28 preterm babies who were given packed red blood cell... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24882 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24882 The study will be funded by the Department of Health and Ageing, and will be carried out by Southern Cross University. "The main aim is to put... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24881 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24881 Sympathy over nurse's death • The Australian Nursing Federation has expressed its sympathy over the death of UK nurse Jacintha Saldanha. In a... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24880 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24880 The campaign was started to place pressure on the nation's politicians to fund strategies to ensure jobs and the promotion of safe patient care.... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24878 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24878 The simple relaxation techniques at the Repatriation General Hospital's Complementary Care Centre may be the answer to helping palliative care... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24877 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24877 A strategic review of vocational education and training (VET) in the sector will address fears raised in the Productivity Commission's August 2011... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24876 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24876 Incontinence is often a tough topic to talk about but one of Australia's leading nurses in this field has been talking about it for 30 years, and is... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24875 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24875 There are 765 nurse practitioners across the country with the right to prescribe, as well as 777 registered nurses authorised to supply scheduled... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24821 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24821 The simple relaxation techniques at the Repatriation General Hospital's Complementary Care Centre may be the answer to helping palliative care... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24820 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24820 USC joined with volunteers from the Buderim Men's Shed, who made handcrafted wooden toys to deliver to the children at Upendo Orphanage in Moshi.... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24819 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24819 Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, findings from the study highlight the need for the introduction of strategies to identify and... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24818 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24818 Nurses are the main carers for people who are dying and their "critical role" in caring for people at the end of life has been recognised by the... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24796 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24796 At any one time, there is over 300,000 Australians suffering leg wounds that require medical and nursing care. Wound care is one of the most... Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24795 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24795 Based on the research that shows the positive impact the specialist nurses provide patients, carers and families, Parkinson's NSW is calling for this... Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24794 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24794 The poll, part of the "Stop passing the buck, Australia's nursing grad's need jobs" campaign, seeks to address whether the Gillard Government is... Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24793 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24793 Painful surgical procedures to treat cervical cancer could soon be a thing of the past as researchers from Griffith University have developed a new... Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24777 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24777 The device, known as Re-Timer, is worn like a pair of sunglasses and emits a soft green light onto the eyes, and will help keep shift workers more... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24776 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24776 Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that the presence of visible signs of ageing, such as baldness at the crown of the head, grey hair,... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24775 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24775 The study, performed by researchers from the university's Robinson Institute, looked at 28 preterm babies who were given packed red blood cell... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24774 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24774 Incontinence is often a tough topic to talk about but one of Australia's leading nurses in this field has been talking about it for 30 years, and is... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24765 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24765 The importance of postgraduate education for nurses and midwives should not be underestimated. Advanced development of knowledge and skills underpins... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24764 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24764 It may seem counterintuitive: overworked community nurses taking on volunteer roles in their spare time. However, for Melbourne nurse Linda Cropley,... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24763 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24763 In general, people living in rural Australia do not have the same opportunities for good health as those living in our cities, but Gordon Gregory,... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24762 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24762 The campaign was started in order to place pressure on Australian politicians to fund strategies to ensure employment of graduates and promotion of... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24738 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24738 The catchcry "cuts will not affect front-line services" comes from every government that slashes its health budget in Australia. Recently the big... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24737 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24737 Australian hospital emergency departments are under pressure as patient numbers increase, while workforce and workflow issues between hospital... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24736 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24736 In 2011, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 14 per cent of the Australian population was aged 65 years and over. By 2056, this... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24741 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24741 Nurses might be using a wider range of mobile devices at work in the future, as a growing number of hospitals throughout Australia look for ways to... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24742 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24742 What first prompted your choice for a career in nursing? When I left school I could not decide whether I wanted to be a nurse or go to university. I... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24740 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24740 Lawrence Springborg, Queensland Health Minister, on Queensland health cuts: • "We are about revitalising front-line services and I'm very confident... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24739 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24739 Unfortunately, this isn't a hypothetical question. Billions upon billions of dollars are being ripped from the health budgets across the country. And... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24735 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24735 Currently before the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission, the matter was lodged on behalf of the nurses by the Queensland Nurses' Union (QNU).... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24734 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24734 The move is set to affect thousands of public servants, disability nurses, public hospital nurses, midwives, firefighters and police officers.... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24733 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24733 The Connected Wound Care Project's aim was to develop and distribute vital tools and information materials for nurses and patients concerning wound... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24732 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24732 Nurses and midwives now have the opportunity to work in self-employed mode within the health service. "It opens up a whole new world of opportunity... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24730 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24730 The study, run by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), Ondek and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, will look at how the bacteria... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24729 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24729 The annual report of the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) recently revealed that 462 health-related complaints were received over the past year,... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24728 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24728 "Being admitted to ICU can be a time of significant psychological and physical stress for patients and their families," said Bev Ewens, a PhD... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24686 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24686 Led by Professor Keryn Williams of Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research, the team believes that the answer to better treatment... Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24685 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24685 The latest census figures released by the Bureau of Statistics show that 11.6 per cent of Australians are now working in the healthcare sector. This... Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24684 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24684 The study, conducted by the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney, found that... Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24683 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24683 The campaign will run for four weeks with television, radio and print ads advocating the benefits of quitting and offering support by means of a... Mon, 5 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24623 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24623 The 10 students volunteered at Hanoi's National Hospital of Paediatrics and at Blue Dragon, an organisation that helps rescue trafficked children.... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24622 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24622 Droperidol or olanzapine in combination with midazolam is fast and effective in sedating aggressive patients and they are less likely to require... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24621 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24621 Beginning early next year, the trial will see nurses given the responsibility of discharging patients based on a patient's condition improving to... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24620 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24620 The study, run by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), Ondek and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, will look at how the bacteria... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24607 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24607 Climate and Health Alliance convenor Fiona Armstrong said nurses are demonstrating the willingness and capacity to drive a sustainability movement.... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24606 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24606 Men played a significant role in caring for the sick in colonial Australia but their contribution has received little attention. What emerges from... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24605 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24605 With a chronic shortage of nurses and nurse managers in Australia, more and more employers are thinking innovatively about how they can secure... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24604 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24604 The 10 students volunteered at Hanoi's National Paediatric Hospital, the Hoa Bihn Peace Village, (an orphanage for disabled victims of Agent Orange)... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24603 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24603 Dr Maria Kangas, lead researcher, said that many people assume that a benign tumour would cause less distress in patients but these results show at... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24543 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24543 Researchers at Monash University will begin trialling early exercise programs in 12 intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand for patients... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24556 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24556 For a time, Kim Williams would meet a woman in the public toilets of Melbourne's CBD in order to change the wound dressings on her damaged legs. "She... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24565 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24565 From the wars in Afghanistan and South Sudan to the aftermath of floods in Pakistan, Red Cross nurse Barbara McMaster has worked in some of the... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24555 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24555 Sue Stewart had only planned to stay for six months at Bidyadanga clinic in Western Australia's largest remote community. But five years later, the... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24564 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24564 Aged care nurses in Toowoomba have hit the wards of a busy private acute care hospital as part of a rare workforce initiative designed to promote... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24563 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24563 The profession faces a significant loss of leadership and experience in the next decade as 40 per cent of the nursing and midwifery workforce is... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24562 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24562 Men played a significant role in caring for the sick in colonial Australia but their contribution has received little attention. What emerges from... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24561 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24561 Registered nurses are required to provide spiritual care according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) competency... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24560 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24560 Occupational health nurses might have to wear high-visibility vests on the job but their size and prominence as a nursing speciality is... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24559 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24559 With a chronic shortage of nurses and nurse managers in Australia, more and more employers are thinking innovatively about how they can secure... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24558 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24558 As I reflected on the day while driving home recently in the wee hours of the morning, I was able to smile and say our team did a great job. Each of... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24557 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24557 With historical origins tracing back to the Crimean war, nurses have long acted as first assistants to surgeons, opening and closing wounds and... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24554 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24554 Kristy Cooper, who also won the rural and remote category, was awarded the top honours at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards held on... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24553 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24553 The adoption of video-conferencing technology for patient consultations in Australia is at a tipping point. For the first time, national standards... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24552 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24552 The chief nursing and midwifery officer will now report directly to the department's chief executive. The officer, together with the chief medical... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24551 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24551 Chair in nursing at Deakin University, Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone, said alarmist and negative framing of Alzheimer's disease as an "epidemic" and... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24550 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24550 Returned to the facility in December last year by the Department of Communities, the woman was previously living in a unit under community care. To... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24549 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24549 Data from the Cancer Institute NSW has demonstrated an association between hospitals conducting very small numbers of procedures and poorer rates of... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24548 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24548 Flinders University PhD candidate Clare Holmes (right) is beginning a four-year study to develop tools to improve the diagnosis and understanding of... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24547 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24547 And up to 83 per cent of older people who commit suicide suffered from depression. These worrying statistics are reported in the latest Research to... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24546 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24546 Released as part as of International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the Research, Awareness, Support: Ten Years of Progress in Prostate Cancer... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24545 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24545 The team in the Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) discovered the drug, used for decades to treat cancer-related pain, has no... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24544 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24544 The inquiry's interim findings said the state's ability to attract and retain a quality workforce was at risk in both the public and private health... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24542 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24542 Research published in The Lancet last month has the potential to save the Australian economy millions of dollars each year and to overturn 40 years... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24541 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24541 The union said the practices were "unjust" and "unacceptable" and it should have taken a more vigorous stance against it. A Senate inquiry this year... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24534 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24534 Aged care nurses in Toowoomba have hit the wards of a busy private acute care hospital as part of a rare workforce initiative designed to promote... Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24533 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24533 For the first time, national standards and clinical guidelines for the use of telehealth by nurses and midwives will be available from next year; a... Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24532 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24532 To save $2.2 billion over the next four years, as well as deal with a budget cut of $775 million at the same time, hospitals are implementing new... Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24531 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24531 Occupational health nurses might have to wear high-visibility vests on the job but their size and prominence as a nursing speciality is... Mon, 8 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24515 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24515 Research published in The Lancet last month has the potential to save the Australian economy millions of dollars each year and to overturn 40 years... Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24514 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24514 The team in the Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) discovered that the drug, which has been used for decades to treat... Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24513 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24513 The inquiry's interim findings said the state's ability to attract and retain a quality workforce was at risk in both the public and private health... Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24512 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24512 Registered nurses are required to provide spiritual care according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) competency... Mon, 1 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24454 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24454 Gynaecological cancers accounted for 9 per cent of all cancer deaths in women in 2007, said AIHW spokesperson Anne Bech. The report shows uterine... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24453 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24453 Kristy Cooper, who also won the rural and remote category, was awarded the top honours at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards held on... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24452 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24452 A new Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) trial, now under way in Melbourne, focuses on pre-diagnosis and ensuring that clinical intervention is... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24451 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24451 The union said the practices were "unjust" and "unacceptable" and the union should have taken a more vigorous stance against it. A federal senate... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24412 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24412 Released as part as of International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the Research, Awareness, Support: Ten Years of Progress in Prostate Cancer... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24411 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24411 Flinders University PhD candidate Clare Holmes is embarking on a 4-year study to develop new tools to improve diagnosis and understanding of autism... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24410 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24410 Data from the Cancer Institute NSW has demonstrated an association between hospitals conducting very small numbers of procedures and poorer rates of... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24409 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24409 Researchers at Monash University will begin trialling early exercise programs in 12 Intensive Care Units in Australia and New Zealand for patients... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24343 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24343 The Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler announced $8.25 million in grants to universities and aged care facilities to set up integrated teaching... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24342 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24342 A study carried out at three Melbourne public hospitals between 2001 and 2011 found women from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had a... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24341 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24341 The study led by Rebecca Giallo, senior research fellow at the Parenting Research Centre, said more needed to be done to focus on mental health... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24340 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24340 The inquiry's interim findings released on August 31 said the state's ability to attract and retain a quality health workforce was at risk in both... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24315 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24315 Dr Kirsty Harris, from the school of historical studies at the University of Melbourne, said the profession needed high-level advocates to raise the... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24310 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24310 The Standing Council on Health (SCoH) has recommended an extension of the professional indemnity insurance exemption for privately practising... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24313 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24313 In 2010 there were 7708 new graduate nurses registered for practice with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia. Health Workforce Australia (HWA)... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24318 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24318 As the home to the world's largest and most advanced hyperbaric chamber, Australia is fast becoming a global leader in hyperbaric oxygen therapy.... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24314 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24314 Historian and social history curator Alex Attewell has been studying the life and work of the nursing pioneer, Florence Nightingale, for more than 20... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24320 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24320 Facebook has introduced a tool allowing users in Australia to display their organ donation status to their friends, following the introduction of the... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24319 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24319 From growing roles in private practice and business to Australia's first family nurse practitioner, nurses are taking on new and extended jobs in the... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24317 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24317 Today the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in health, education and social wellbeing is huge, with experts offering different... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24316 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24316 Australian nurses have been active participants in the response to disasters, both nationally and internationally. We have seen this recently with... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24312 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24312 Most people have heard about the challenges with rural and remote health but this constant focus avoids discussion of the many positives of working... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24311 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24311 Midwifery experts are challenging research by the Australian National University that found exclusively breastfed babies had a higher risk of nut... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24309 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24309 Our experience in Tanzania put us out of our comfort zone and gave us an opportunity to apply our clinical and communication skills in a very... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24308 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24308 Australia has always needed to supplement its workforce and population by embracing people from other countries. This young country has depended on... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24307 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=24307 A study of 40,000 children in Queensland has shown children vaccinated against whooping cough with the current vaccine were three times more likely... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24306 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24306 A longitudinal study, which tracked the career decisions of nurses over a nine-year period, found that a pay rise would strongly induce nurses to... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24305 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24305 The final committee report said the current HECS reimbursement scheme was inequitable and should be urgently expanded to include nurses and allied... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24304 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24304 Anna Bosco, from Curtin University, was the only international representative during the two-week midwifery curriculum meeting held in Tanzania's... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24303 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24303 Researchers are increasingly turning to the patient for clues about how health services could be delivered in the future. Deputy director of the... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24302 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24302 During the five-month pilot program, clinical simulations have been captured in Perth and streamed in real time to nursing and aged care students... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24301 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24301 Similar clinics have been set up in the ACT and overseas including in Britain and Canada but are yet to be widely adopted in Australia. Union state... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24300 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24300 The Health Workforce Australia (HWA) report said medically trained PAs would help fill rural medical shortages and offer a new career pathway for... Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24284 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24284 The $5.5 million Australian Melanoma Genome Project will initially screen 500 melanoma tumour samples held at the Melanoma Institute Australia in... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24283 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24283 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (RCPA) has also called on health professionals to be aware of the outbreaks and the need to test for... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24282 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24282 A better public awareness campaign is needed because of the growing number of Australians saving cash by undergoing surgery in countries like... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24281 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24281 Nurse Toni Hoffman, who worked alongside Patel at the Bundaberg Base Hospital between March 2003 and April 2005, described the prospect of a new... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24269 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24269 Springborg said he hoped the move would help clear a backlog of about 200,000 Queenslanders waiting to see specialists. The government will regularly... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24268 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24268 The HealthSMART rollout began in 2003, costed at $360 million, under the previous state Labor government, but is fully operational at just four... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24267 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24267 Even more - 64 per cent - said they would resist going to hospital because of concern for their child, and almost half do not have a care plan for... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24266 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24266 More than 1000 newly diagnosed Australian women will participate in the five-year study. The institute's Associate Professor Penny Webb said about... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24262 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24262 The study by the University of Melbourne and the Center for Psychological Consultation in Wisconsin in the US is the largest of its kind in the... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24261 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24261 A NSW survey by the mental health organisation found that one in five surveyed wrongly thought it would be helpful to tell someone with depression to... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24260 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24260 Thousands of Australians may be suffering from the delayed effects of having polio without knowing it, a federal parliamentary committee has found.... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24259 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24259 Featuring a two-minute cinema ad, as well as radio and TV advertising, the media blitz aims to promote public trust in nursing and to raise the... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24243 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24243 The government is planning to decentralise tuberculosis services to be under the control and budgets of new regional health boards, under a shake-up... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24242 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24242 A Senate committee inquiry this year found forced adoptions were widespread in Australia during the 1950s to the 1970s, with up to 250,000 babies... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24241 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24241 A review of recent studies, released today, suggests coal-fired power in Australia costs the community $2.6 billion a year through lung, heart and... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24240 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24240 The Australian College of Midwives has welcomed the move by the Standing Council on Health on Friday as a long-fought win for private midwives.... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24220 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24220 Half of all heart attacks occur in patients with a low cardiovascular risk, and a large study has shown the risk of these events is reduced when... Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24219 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24219 Among the recipients of this prestigious international accolade were Professor Patricia Davidson, director of the Centre for Cardiovascular and... Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24218 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24218 Key recommendations: · From January 1, 2013, no hospital will have authority to divert ambulances to another hospital · Senior-level nurses will be... Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24217 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24217 Health Minister David Davis said draft legislation that would increase jail sentences for those who attack emergency workers would be discussed at... Mon, 6 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24187 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24187 Lieutenant-Commander Morag Ferguson is Australia's first military nurse practitioner with the Royal Australian Navy. She is one of a small group of... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24185 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24185 Aver the past 30 years, a nurse-led home visiting program implemented in the US has seen dramatic changes in infant mortality, school attendance and... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24184 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24184 Midwives are another step closer to getting approval as PBS prescribers with the commencement of the first accredited course in administering... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24178 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24178 Professor Karen Francis from Charles Sturt University said increasing the rural student intake would have little impact on Australia's overall rural... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24174 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24174 Johns Hopkins' Associate Professor Dan Sheridan said the online introductory course was the first to be offered anywhere in the world. The global... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24189 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24189 Nursing documentation or "nursing notes" have several functions not least of which are to record faithfully and actually what occurred at the... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24188 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24188 More than a quarter of New Zealand's new graduate nurses were working or intending to work overseas compared with just 12 per cent of Australian... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24186 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24186 How the public view nursing and nurses is both reflected in and influenced by the way they are portrayed in feature films, on TV and in other media.... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24183 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24183 The government's decision not to increase funding for the nurse incentive program is a missed opportunity in preventative care, writes Scott Harris... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24182 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24182 The institute's chief cancer officer and CEO, Professor David Currow, said a person diagnosed with the disease today has a 64 per cent chance of... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24181 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24181 The Cancer Council has launched the initiative to assist Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) to access... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24180 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24180 Perhaps it is because it is such a young discipline that palliative care engages in a lot of self-analysis. Unlike some other forms of navel gazing,... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24179 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24179 Over recent decades, we have seen a growing tendency for including more single rooms in hospital ward design. Single rooms are often favoured by... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24177 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24177 The test to be administered by health professionals will be able to accurately diagnose pre-clinical dementia in the about 40 per cent of Parkinson's... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24176 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24176 The La Trobe University study of 14 aged care homes in two states found that the use of such pathways improved care. For example, unnecessary... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24175 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24175 Most Americans support laws that allow teens to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. But when asked about... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24173 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24173 Foundation president Associate Professor Linda Starr said the new association would strengthen the policy voice and representation of this developing... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24172 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24172 Following an inquiry into the SIDS related deaths of four babies after co-sleeping, Coroner John Olle found sharing a sleeping environment must not... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24171 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24171 The proposal canvassed in the state's graduate nursing employment strategy report released last month would replicate a similar scheme announced for... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24170 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24170 Almost two out of three carers of people living with dementia have no informal support and many would not be able to continue caring were it not for... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24169 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24169 Deakin University nursing student Ella Bouman has been announced as the winner of the inaugural 'Give them wings' scholarship from the Royal Flying... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24168 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24168 Irish researchers have called for legislative changes to protect the reputation of the nursing profession following recent studies that show... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24167 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24167 Graduates will need to be prepared to work in transdisciplinary environments as health professionals start to work together more says South... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24166 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24166 Dr Clare Harvey from the school of nursing and midwifery at Flinders University is midway through a five-year longitudinal study on the impact of NPs... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24165 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24165 The ACT Government Health Directorate discussion paper and the subsequent public submissions will help to design the territory's health workforce... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24152 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24152 As more Australians turn to the internet for medical help, a new federally-funded website is offering tools and tips to those battling anxiety and... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24151 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24151 Older more experienced nurses working in palliative care are more likely to include spiritual care in their day-to-day work than their younger... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24150 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24150 Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans says low-skilled jobs are disappearing from the economy and the workforce will need to adapt quickly. A new... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24149 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24149 Victoria's mental health nurses have settled their workplace dispute with the state government after months of industrial action. Union members... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24079 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24079 Some hospitals need to be privatised and nurses and doctors should come under the control of health district managers, if NSW is to avoid a... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24078 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24078 It's expected 870,000 boys will receive the HPV vaccine in the first four years at a cost of $20 million, said the Federal Minister for Health Tanya... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24077 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24077 Overwhelming workloads are causing dissatisfaction among Australian nurses, with more than half set to leave the profession in the next decade, a new... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24076 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24076 Queensland's health minister has faced angry howls from nurses for sticking to a plan to dock their wages to recover overpayments. Nurses erupted in... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24065 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24065 Online depression therapy programs can have a positive impact on more than just depressive symptoms, according to a new study. Dr Lou Farrer, from... Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24064 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24064 Obesity will make diabetes the leading cause of death and disease in 10 years and put a heavy burden on the Australian healthcare sector, a health... Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24063 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24063 Dementia patients and their families are worried that a Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) review will see people lose access to much-needed... Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24062 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24062 The NSW opposition has launched a petition designed to reignite debate about workers' compensation. The state government is cutting WorkCover... Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24032 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24032 Peak bodies representing enrolled nurses have praised changes to enrolled nurse education as a significant professional leap forward for Australia's... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24041 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=24041 The Australian healthcare sector is expected to experience an unprecedented nursing crisis. The recent 2012 federal budget was a disappointment with... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24038 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24038 After 12 years as a flight nurse, Genevieve Brideson is about to commence Australia's first PhD in aviation nursing. Her research, to be undertaken... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24033 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=24033 Renowned healthcare ethics expert Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone has called for a component of death studies to be introduced into nursing education.... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24039 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24039 Perth-based St John of God Health Care has spent the last two years working in Dili's national hospital, Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV),... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24040 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=24040 Australia's health sector has begun a monumental shift towards a networked, national electronic health system - better known as e-health. It starts... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24037 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24037 For the first time the history of district and community nursing in the nation's capital territory is being recorded in a book celebrating more than... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24036 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24036 On May 10 an Australian Greens senator, Lee Rhiannon, drew attention to serious obstructions to maternity reform when announcing the passage in the... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24035 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24035 Isolation from family and friends is a common reality for many Territorians, but for pregnant women and new mums it poses a real risk of contributing... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24034 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=24034 The three Rs - foundation skills of reading, writing and arithmetic - might sound a little dated in the digital age but aged care providers who... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24031 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24031 Rural health students have called for mental health training to be made a compulsory part of undergraduate health education. The National Rural... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24030 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24030 CQUniversity has launched the state's first re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to the workforce. Deborah Austen, acting director of the... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24029 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24029 Australian nurses and medics are among the top three in the world for providing short-term aid and assistance in developing countries, yet new... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24028 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24028 Some employers are concerned Australia's education system is not producing registered nurses who are workplace ready and have called for a... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24027 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24027 Nurses trained in India and the Philippines may have to sit an exam and face tougher English language requirements to nurse in New Zealand. The... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24026 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24026 The Australian College of Midwives has expressed "grave concern" over calls by the South Australian deputy coroner for mandatory reporting by health... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24025 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24025 One in three rural and remote health workers are concerned about bullying or harassment by colleagues, a national survey on workplace violence has... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24024 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24024 The federal government will investigate an expansion of the HECS reimbursement scheme to include nursing and allied health professionals in an effort... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24023 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=24023 Nurses on 457 visas are being asked to share their experiences of living and working in Australia for a new study analysing the journey and... Mon, 2 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24006 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24006 Research commissioned by the Organ and Tissue Authority has found that while 81 per cent of Australians aged 65 years or more are willing to become... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24005 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24005 A 26-year-old NSW nurse who suffered spinal injuries while attempting to resuscitate a patient in 2008 has joined hundreds of nurses and other... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24004 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24004 Nurses, doctors and community service workers feel less confident about health and safety in their jobs than construction workers, according to a... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24003 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=24003 Almost a third of dementia diagnoses in Australia are incorrect, a medical expert has said. A federal inquiry into early diagnosis and intervention... Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23960 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23960 Certain groups of Australian men are at higher risk of poor health than others, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23959 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23959 A large study of Australian ovarian cancer patients has the potential to reshape the way the disease is treated, researchers say. The Peter MacCallum... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23958 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23958 Community care nurses at Australia's largest provider of in-home care have commenced industrial action in an on-going dispute over pay and... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23957 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23957 Australian Nursing Federation Tasmanian branch state secretary Neroli Ellis has welcomed the federal government's $325 million rescue package and... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23932 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23932 Treasurer Andrew Barr has given the ACT's hospital system a massive $109.5 million boost despite strained finances. Some $31.6 million has been... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23931 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23931 Nurses have voted to stop work over the NSW government's push to overhaul the compensation scheme for injured workers. NSW Nurses' Association... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23930 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23930 Mental Health Minister Mark Butler says safeguards are needed to ensure the government's plan to check three-year-olds under the new Healthy Kids... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23929 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23929 Nurses and midwives were among the 540 Australians celebrated for their outstanding achievements and contribution to the community as leaders in the... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23868 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23868 Questions of power and influence are central to the profession's ability to persuade and advise governments, so how is nursing perceived in the upper... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23865 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23865 Rapid advances in new technology have made simulated learning environments available to a growing number of nursing students for practical training.... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23871 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23871 A nationwide army of hospital volunteers has chosen to step out of the kitchen, ignoring traditional auxiliary roles in the hospital kiosk or behind... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23867 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23867 Sixty nine years have passed since the loss of the 2/3 Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur in the Second World War, during its second trip to New... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23869 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23869 Negative and inaccurate images of nursing misinform the public and disempower the profession, says professor of nursing Margaret McAllister. If... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23870 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23870 From cleaning and washing clothes, to cooking meals, to shopping, showering and grooming, Justine Minton does it all in her job. For 3½ years she... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23866 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23866 Mental health care groups have welcomed a report into youth suicide in the Northern Territory that calls for specialised suicide prevention and... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23864 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23864 Publication of contemporary nursing knowledge is important for the translation of this material to the clinical arena. The speed of access and... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23863 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23863 For the majority of women without disabilities, discovering they are pregnant and embarking on the journey to motherhood is an exciting time. In... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23862 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23862 At the end of 2010, the Northern Adelaide Palliative Care Service implemented an innovative and integrated model of care to meet the mental health... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23861 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23861 In Australia, international student education is a significant part of the economy. It is the third most valuable export after coal and iron ore and... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23860 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23860 Have you heard the saying: "If there was one time I didn't need to watch my weight or what I ate it was when I was pregnant." This is a common myth... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23859 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23859 Continence issues in schools continue to be an ongoing concern. Many health professionals recognise that children who experience the problem,... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23858 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23858 When providing community care to an elderly Arabic woman whose daughter was struggling to manage her incontinence, Lana Belleville from Just Better... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23857 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23857 Tasmanian nurses seeking to return to the workforce will no longer have access to a re-entry program following the government's decision not to renew... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23856 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23856 The dumping of Australia's first standalone nurse practitioner-led clinic after just seven months has renewed calls to expand Medicare access for NPs... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23855 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23855 Former department chief nurses in NSW and the Northern Territory have called for the position to be given more recognition by the country's leaders... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23854 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23854 Combining an innovative 10-metre trailer, simulation technology and the ingenuity of a nurse, CQUniversity nursing lecturer, Nicholas Ralph has... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23853 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23853 Sister Ellen Savage I most admire Sister Ellen Savage who demonstrated the adaptability and compassion of nursing when faced with a dire situation.... Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23823 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23823 About 1.3 million Australian adults are unaware they are living with kidney disease, according to Kidney Health Australia. National medical director,... Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23822 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23822 Delivering advanced care planning (ACP) to every aged care facility in Australia would save about $330 million from the health budget each year, an... Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23821 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23821 Nurses have again topped the list as Australia's most trusted profession, claiming the number one spot for the 18th year in a row. Ninety per cent of... Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23820 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23820 The federal immigration department and health experts have called on the government to set up a national centre for disease control, modelled on the... Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23771 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23771 Aged care employers have been trading on the goodwill of nurses by paying them less than shop assistants, nurses have said. The NSW Nurses... Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23770 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23770 More than one-third of Australians believe their relatives may ignore their wishes near the end of their life. A survey of 1,000 Australians... Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23769 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23769 Hundreds of Australian dementia sufferers are dying unnecessarily each year because of the overuse of antipsychotic drugs, an international health... Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23768 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23768 An Australian first study is investigating the under-researched field of elder abuse, which researchers say lags 30 years behind research and policy... Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23755 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23755 The senate has passed a motion calling for immediate action on the obstacles facing privately practicing midwives in Australia. Last week's senate... Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23754 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23754 Up to 50 community care clients in Victoria will soon have their medications monitored remotely thanks to a new trial of virtual consultations using... Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23753 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23753 The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses is appalled at the government's decision to freeze funding for a program supporting people with severe... Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23752 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23752 Ninety per cent of people caring for loved-ones with a mental illness are suffering health problems themselves, a report says. A study of 1000... Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23743 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23743 A University of Adelaide researcher studying the registration process for overseas trained nurses in Australia will meet with Harvard academics later... Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23742 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23742 Aboriginal babies are missing out on nurses' visits under a program designed to support disadvantaged NSW families, a new study has found. Under the... Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23741 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23741 The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria prompted a re-think and change in approach to disaster management and supporting older people living in... Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23740 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23740 When Victorian midwife, Zoe Lock, began researching the area of induced labour she was struck by the state's low levels of documented informed... Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23662 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23662 Ninety per cent of Tasmanian public sector nurses believe that patient care is being compromised due to the state's health budget cuts, according to... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23666 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23666 Nursing students need better training in self-awareness and interpersonal communication to prepare them for the demands of the job, and should be... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23676 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23676 When nurse practitioners here were given the authority to prescribe medicines in 2000, Australia joined a growing number of countries that allow... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23674 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23674 As an experienced filmmaker Kate Gorman is passionate about storytelling, and she says, there is no better story than the story of birth. "When you... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23660 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23660 Designed by head designer, Wade Robinson, the $1 collector coin recognises the significant role of nurses in our military history and symbolically... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23681 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23681 In the midst of an ongoing skills shortage, compounded by the challenges of recruiting young people and competition for migrant workers, smart... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23680 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23680 There is little doubt that the outcome of the 2011 enterprise bargaining round for nurses in the Victorian public hospital sector was a success for... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23679 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23679 The number of nurse practitioners coming to work in Australia on 457 visas is up this year, with the majority originating from the Philippines, the... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23678 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23678 The potential for today's research to become tomorrow's medicine and to change public health policy is an exciting prospect, says Elizabeth Hayles, a... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23677 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23677 During a lengthy and arduous imprisonment in Japanese prisoner of war camps during WWII, an idea germinated that would help build the modern nursing... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23675 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23675 Flying over the vast swamp region of the Sudd in South Sudan during wet season is an awe-inspiring experience, says Noela Davies. During her... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23673 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23673 Speaking on the phone at the Forensic Hospital, a maximum security psychiatric hospital at Malabar, Jo McLaughlin says: "I guess this is the last... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23672 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23672 Whether you are a nursing, medical or paramedic student at the University of Tasmania, you can't complete your studies without taking Perspectives on... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23671 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23671 Stepping into the hospital ward for the first time as a student nurse can be daunting, but do they immediately feel a sense of belonging to the... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23670 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23670 Even though we have had a whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine since the 1950s, the disease is proving difficult to control and beat. Dealing with its... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23669 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23669 Climate change has implications we are only beginning to truly comprehend. While natural resource depletion and environmental degradation are much... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23668 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=23668 Residential aged care staff are a major potential source of infection, yet research shows that only about one in five get an annual flu shot.... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23667 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23667 A five-year, multimillion-dollar research centre dedicated to improving nursing care has been launched at Griffith University. The first dedicated... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23665 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23665 Women who have children live longer than those who don't, according to a longitudinal study of 1500 women. The findings are based on a community... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23664 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23664 The federal government's aged care reforms are a victory for low-paid nursing and care staff, nursing unions have said. The government recently... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23663 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23663 The unification of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia and The College of Nursing is an opportunity to shape the future direction of the... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23661 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23661 An American researcher is on an international hunt for a handful of nurses on duty in a London resuscitation room on the night of Jimi Hendrix's... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23616 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23616 The federal government will spend almost $270 million on the care and diagnosis of dementia sufferers, but the money falls short of calls by... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23615 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23615 In the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires, Kinglake resident Leslie Bebbington saw a need to bring the region's young people together. The... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23614 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23614 A professor of paediatric infectious diseases has called for Australia to consider adopting a compensation scheme for those who suffer a serious... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23613 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23613 Nurses have served alongside Australia's Defence Forces in every conflict and peacekeeping mission since 1879. To pay tribute to their continuous... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23584 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23584 Refugee children in Australia, particularly those of African descent, are more likely to suffer from a debilitating bone disease caused by vitamin D... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23583 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23583 Women with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other serious mental illnesses had higher-risk pregnancies, more complicated deliveries and their... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23582 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23582 Kidney waiting list guidelines need to be overhauled to address the low number of Australian patients signed up for transplants, experts say.... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23581 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23581 Queensland nurses and midwives are to vote on a new workplace agreement after a draft deal was reached with the new LNP government in record time.... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23433 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23433 Changes are set to be made to South Australia's surrogacy laws to recognise the health impacts of pregnancy on the mother. Liberal MP Rachel... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23432 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23432 Victorians have dug deep to raise a record breaking $15 million for Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital in their Good Friday Appeal. The midnight... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23431 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23431 Australia's aged care system is failing people with dementia. That's the feedback from public consultations held by Alzheimer's Australia around the... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23430 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23430 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced 21 organisations will share $60 million to help build community-based accommodation for adults with severe... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23404 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23404 Hundreds of children migrating to Western Australia each year are being ignored in regard to government planning for child health services, a... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23411 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23411 Nursing is a four-year program in many parts of the world but remains a three-year undergraduate degree in Australia and New Zealand. Proponents... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23417 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23417 Curtin University's Professor Linda Shields is concerned that the role of nurses in the Nazi era has been airbrushed from history and with it the... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23420 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23420 There's nothing Ambi Kaur enjoys more than having a spirited argument with her patients. "The best part of the whole job is when your client... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23416 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23416 I work in a busy emergency department in one of Cambodia's major referral hospitals. Serving a population of 1 million people, Siem Reap Provincial... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23419 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23419 Generation Y nurses (those born 1980-94) see themselves as mobile professionals and are more willing to change employers in search of better... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23418 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23418 Rebeccah Bartlett is preparing to embark on a journey of a lifetime. With an academic background in genocide studies and human rights, she is... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23415 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23415 The most prevalent form of abuse to be reported by people aged 65 years and over is financial abuse. While there is no national prevalence data for... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23414 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23414 Nursing features prominently in the future of Australia's primary healthcare sector. Nowhere is this more evident than in general practice. This is... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23413 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23413 English is a funny language. Apparently it challenges newcomers because of the pluralist meanings of words and the numerous exceptions to the rule.... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23412 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23412 Despite recent and significant expansion of mental health initiatives such as headspace centres, there is some concern that child and adolescent... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23410 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23410 In 2009 aged care delivered 4 per cent of all clinical placement days for health students across the country. Health Workforce Australia (HWA) says... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23409 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23409 A lack of funding has seen the longitudinal e-cohort survey of the health of Australian and New Zealand nurses and midwives come to a halt after only... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23408 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23408 Support services for nurses and midwives with substance abuse and mental health problems could be implemented nationally for the first time, pending... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23407 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23407 The National Rural Health Alliance has called for the number of government-funded undergraduate scholarships available to rural nursing and allied... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23406 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23406 Nurses have continued to deny the issue of racism in the profession that continues unabated and unaddressed, says Scott W. Trueman, a Queensland... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23405 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23405 An extra 2000 graduate and experienced nurses and midwives have begun work in NSW public hospitals following one of the biggest recruitment drives in... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23403 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23403 Nursing professional and industry groups have cautiously welcomed the increased accessibility for enrolled nursing and health assistant training in... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23402 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23402 Australia needs to address the stigma and confidentiality issues surrounding nurses that suffer from mental health problems, said the newly appointed... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23401 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23401 International students in Australia should enjoy the same rights to access public healthcare as citizens, says University of Queensland deputy... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23400 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23400 The care of the elderly is being compromised in UK hospitals because there are too few nurses, says the Royal College of Nursing. Research by the RCN... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23399 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23399 The Royal Australian Army Nursing Service (RAANS) has lost its highest ranking officer, Perdita Marjorie McCarthy, aged 96. "Dita" McCarthy of Mt Isa... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23398 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23398 The next generation of adults may be the first in centuries to have shorter life expectancies than their parents if the growth in diabetes continues... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23397 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23397 Up to 50 per cent more women could be diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus if new diagnostic guidelines being drafted by the Australian... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23370 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23370 Health groups are still pushing for front-of-pack labels on foods to be colour-coded despite their preferred "traffic light" system being rejected... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23369 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23369 Nursing students from Nagasaki, Japan are spending two weeks with their peers in Melbourne to gain firsthand experience of the Australian health... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23368 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23368 Child and parent centres aimed at helping families with children at risk will be set up at 10 West Australian primary schools under a $29 million... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23367 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23367 NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner says there are no plans to boost powers for hospital security following reports that assaults on nurses are on... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23366 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23366 The new Liberal National Party (LNP) government will meet with Queensland public-sector unions this week, with nurses expected to push for a new... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23316 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23316 A new national health body has been established to "name and shame" irresponsible alcohol advertising. Chaired by former Australian of the Year and... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23315 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23315 Improving the nation's diet and increasing physical activity could prevent almost 43,000 new cancer cases and save $674 million in healthcare costs,... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23314 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23314 The inappropriate use of antibiotics could transform Australian residential aged care facilities into "a reservoir" of drug-resistant bacteria,... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23313 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23313 A baby boom in Western Australia has highlighted a shortage of doctors trained to deliver them, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has said. WA... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23289 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23289 Independent MPs Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie have united today to call on the federal government to expand the National Bowel Cancer... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23288 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23288 Leading obstetric and neonatal specialists are calling on Australian hospitals to implement new guidelines to minimise the risk of cerebral palsy in... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23287 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23287 The whistleblower nurse who exposed killer surgeon Jayant Patel has been granted a compensation payout from employer Queensland Health in a... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23286 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23286 The US government is investing $2.5 million in a Sydney-based study on whether genetics plays a role in alcohol-related liver damage. Royal Prince... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23229 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23229 "OUR NURSES have three years' education, experience and training and hundreds of hours of medical placement during that training. Health assistants... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23231 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23231 Thousands of Victorian nurses are ramping up industrial action with the threat of wide-scale resignations across the public sector. It is a tactic... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23225 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23225 Rural midwives forced to work in a dual role fear they will lose their midwifery skills as they spend the majority of their time outside the... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23226 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23226 Setting off from Uluru to Warburton on its maiden journey, a mobile dialysis truck is rolling into some of the most geographically remote communities... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23228 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23228 Accusations of coercion, deception, bullying and even child theft have been levelled at the medical profession, amid intense scrutiny over the... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23234 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23234 Forget Gen Y. If the findings of research conducted by Bupa Care Services are anything to go by, aged care providers should be targeting older... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23233 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23233 It was in the years spent working in accident and emergency departments in Victoria's major hospitals that Adele O'Hehir first developed an interest... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23232 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23232 Nieves Murray is pretty excited about her next staff appointment. Her organisation, IRT, was one of 30 chosen to be part of $18.7 million government... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23230 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23230 Changes in recruitment and retention strategies are ensuring university nursing courses are not only getting more indigenous recruits, they are also... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23227 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23227 While post-colonial societies like Canada and New Zealand have significantly 'closed the gap' in indigenous health, in Australia our indigenous... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23224 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23224 For men and their families, a diagnosis of prostate cancer can lead to great uncertainty. Men not only face the prospect of treatment, but also may... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23223 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23223 Breast cancer is a growing but often unacknowledged health problem among women in Sydney's Chinese-Australian community. Although the rate of... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23222 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23222 Nurses are significantly more dissatisfied with their workplace than the average Australian worker national comparative data has shown. Despite being... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23221 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23221 Despite strong demand and new uncapped enrolments, many of Australia's nursing and midwifery schools have limited their 2012 student intakes due to... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23220 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23220 Nurses have defied Federal Court orders to cease all unprotected industrial action, vowing to continue work stoppages at 15 hospitals across the... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23219 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23219 Staff from the global aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will be visiting Australia this month to petition the federal government to provide... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23218 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23218 Delayed patient access to beds and inadequate staffing continue to be the critical challenges facing emergency care in NSW, a statewide survey shows.... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23217 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23217 The majority of Australians may spend their final days in hospitals, hospices or residential facilities, but the bulk of end-of-life care is... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23216 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23216 Men with cancer are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine -with one in two using therapies such as dietary supplements or... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23215 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23215 Nurses working long hours are drinking harmful amounts of alcohol, a new study shows, prompting calls for workplace intervention programs to protect... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23214 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23214 A push to have mainstream health services play a greater role in family and children's health in Tasmania has raised concerns that general... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23213 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23213 The Queensland nurses' union has called for urgent stimulus funding to secure employment for thousands of nursing graduates unable to find jobs in... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23212 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=23212 The NSW Nurses' Association is petitioning the NSW Parliament to help fund the cost of the $10,000 re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to... Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23187 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23187 The Australian Greens are hopeful a new report will convince the government to commit to a universal dental health plan in the May budget. But the... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23186 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23186 A Liberal National Party Queensland government would spend $92 million on a new Queensland maternal and child health service. LNP leader Campbell... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23185 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23185 The nurses' dispute worsens today with the four-hour stoppages spreading to three more hospitals - The Alfred, Sunshine and Latrobe Regional Health.... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23184 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23184 Greens workplace relations spokesman Adam Bandt has introduced a private member's bill to parliament yesterday which he says would give Fair Work... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23124 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23124 Nearly half of the violent incidents involving patients at a Melbourne children's hospital required them to be physically restrained, a study has... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23123 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23123 Carcinogens in the workplace are causing about 5000 cancers each year and medical experts say not enough is being done to reduce the risks. In an... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23122 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23122 Nurses should think carefully before they wager their jobs on a "drastic" union campaign, the body representing Victorian public hospitals has said.... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23121 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23121 The NSW Nurses' Association is petitioning the state government to help fund the cost of the $10 000 re-entry program for nurses seeking to return to... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23073 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23073 Demand for public emergency department care across Australia increased by 37 per cent throughout the decade ending in early 2010. This is the finding... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23072 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23072 Supporting more terminally ill patients to carry out their wish to die at home is the focus of a new study led by researchers at the University of... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23071 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23071 Victoria's health system will be able to withstand any nurse resignations that may come and staff will not need to be brought in from interstate to... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23070 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23070 Parents, foster carers, nurses and other health workers who have experience with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders have been urged to tell their... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23069 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23069 The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of activity for clinical nurse consultant Amanda Klahr and her team at the geriatric flying squad. Since... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23039 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23039 Victorian nurses will doorknock the state's most marginal seat in the latest chapter of its protracted feud with the Liberal government for improved... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23038 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23038 Hospitals that introduced the four-hour rule to reduce overcrowding in emergency departments have experienced a 13 per cent decline in overall... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23037 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23037 Australian men are becoming obese faster than women even though they generally do more exercise, according to a new report which shows the incidence... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23036 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=23036 The use of electronic prescriptions can slash medication error rates in hospitals by up to two-thirds, new research suggests. A study by the... Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23002 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23002 The resources bonanza has sparked one of Australia's largest ever periods of uninterrupted economic growth, but the expansion of this... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22988 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22988 Average nursing clinical placement hours have declined over time as universities try to ease placement and resourcing problems, according to a report... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22995 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22995 NSW TAFEs are having to increase the number of full-fee training places they offer to plug a shortfall in government funding for enrolled nurse... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23004 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23004 Worldwide, nursing is facing a significant challenge in recruiting people into the profession and then retaining them in the workforce. This is... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23009 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23009 Skilled nurse shortages are well known and commonly experienced within the Australian nursing community. These shortages are also experienced across... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23008 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23008 Three weeks after suffering the loss of her mother to cancer, Vanessa Raggio was enrolled in a bachelor of nursing degree. Having witnessed... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23007 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=23007 A relative of a patient asked: "Where do you come from?" "From Bankstown ma'am," I replied, happy that I easily remembered the name of my new town.... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23006 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23006 What is a specialist nurse? People argue that our health service needs more of them, particularly to meet the growing burden of chronic disease and a... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23005 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23005 They are all smart, articulate and passionate about nursing - meet the future leaders of the profession. As the first cohort of the inaugural... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23003 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=23003 Something seems badly wrong in the registered nursing profession. December's Nursing Review covered the bicentenary of nursing in Australia and in... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23001 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=23001 Jo Beven's patients live in an area that takes in three states - about 640,000 square kilometers. As part of a roving healthcare team, she provides... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23000 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=23000 Rural acute care nurses will be targeted in an education program designed to help drive down avoidable readmissions in NSW hospitals. From February,... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22999 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22999 Pressure injuries can range from small red areas of damage to deep, full tissue thickness wounds and can be painful, debilitating and costly to... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22998 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22998 A network of Queensland's leading non-government health organisations has joined forces to help combat the state's obesity epidemic. Diabetes... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22997 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22997 Professor Jennie Brand-Miller from the University of Sydney's medical school has said a scientific review of 10 studies showed eating a high GI diet... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22996 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22996 The Australian Nursing Federation has filed an application with Fair Work Australia (FWA) to negotiate a new minimum standard in pay and conditions... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22994 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22994 Expectant mothers who already have an autistic child are being sought for a study by the Autism Research Team at Western Australia's Telethon... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22993 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22993 Victorian aged care facilities have reduced the number of registered nurses employed in the sector following revised legislation which has allowed... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22992 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22992 Almost half of surveyed practice nurses say they are looking to resign in the next six months. The Australian Practice Nurse Association's survey of... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22991 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22991 Adjunct Associate Professor Lydia Dennett has started as the new Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer for SA Health after being appointed in November.... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22990 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22990 The European Union is considering an alert system for overseas health workers who have been struck off or suspended, and the introduction of English... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22989 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22989 Nurses can get confused between health promotion and just one of its aspects, health education, according to new research. Dr Janet Roden, nurse... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22987 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22987 The plan to restructure Queensland's health and hospitals system by July is being received with cautious optimism by the Queensland Nurses Union... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22966 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22966 The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, yesterday launched Australia's first National Mental Health Commission. The Commission is led... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22965 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22965 Anna Bligh's plan for an overhaul of Queensland's health system has been dismissed by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) as little more than... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22964 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22964 Cancer patients and the elderly will be able to see their specialist or GP with the click of a mouse, even if they are hundreds of kilometres away. A... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22963 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22963 A new federal government agency has released a framework for defining which public hospital services may be funded under national health reforms.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22962 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22962 Following a six month search, Queensland Health has appointed Dr Frances Hughes, a former health advisor to the New Zealand government to be the... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22961 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22961 More than 1000 lives were saved or significantly improved due to a record number of organ donors in 2011 but Australia still lags behind the world's... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22960 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22960 The popular belief that caesareans are on the rise because women are 'too posh to push' is incorrect, a new study shows. University of Queensland... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22959 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22959 South Australia's public hospitals have seen a drop in serious errors and mishaps, new figures show. The latest patient safety report said the number... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22942 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22942 The key players: Adjunct Associate Professor Fiona Stoker, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania Veronica Croome,... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22927 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22927 After years of rapid growth in international student numbers, nursing schools around Australia are contemplating tightening their belts in... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22941 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22941 From the birth of Australian military nursing in 1879, nurses have formed an enduring and integral part of military history. Accompanying servicemen... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22950 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22950 Ever wondered why your feet and legs ache at the end of another shift or day at work in the clinic? Why is it that so many qualified nurses work... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22947 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22947 As an avid reader of Nursing Review, I would like to acknowledge this 15th anniversary edition and recognise the work of its contributors over these... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22951 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22951 Nearly a third of employees included in the 2011 study - many of them nurses - identified themselves as victims of domestic violence, with half of... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22949 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22949 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD graduate may have some of the answers to the persistent problem of nursing workforce shortages due to challenges... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22948 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22948 Legal nurse consulting is an emerging specialty area for nurses. First established in 1989 in the US, the role is still in its infancy and relatively... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22946 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22946 One of the most challenging problems for nursing in Australia is providing the on-the-job training - or clinical practicum - component for... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22945 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22945 A trauma care nurse has set a new standard and helped speed up treatment time for injured military personnel in the battlefield. Bronte Douglas,... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22944 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22944 The past has great potential. It is a rich source of ideas, insights and lessons to be learnt. It shows us our strengths and failings. It offers... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22943 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22943 An article published in the British Medical Journal begins with the question: "Nurse or minor medical practitioner?" It continues: "There is a real... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22940 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22940 An unexpected tumble in the number of people employed in full-time work justified the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut the cash rate... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22939 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22939 It's hard to find a more polarised debate than homebirths. Platitudes such as "a woman's right to choose" flow easily, but when it comes to choosing... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22938 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22938 The importance of special attention to oral problems for people with mental disorders can't be stressed enough since the lifespan of people with... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22937 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22937 From January, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) will scrutinise registered training organisations (RTOs) when they apply to register,... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22936 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22936 Increasing abortion rates among women aged over 30 in Adelaide's southern suburbs has triggered a community awareness campaign to better support... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22935 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22935 The former head of the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission, Professor Merrilyn Walton, is the lead author of the first global patient safety... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22934 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22934 Nursing students from Georgetown University in Washington DC will study in Australia under a recent agreement signed with an Australian university.... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22933 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22933 Climate change will lead to greater injuries, disease and deaths in the decades to come, according to a report which says health professionals such... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22932 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22932 Requiring NSW nurses to undertake a refresher course at a cost of $10,000 before returning to the workforce after lengthy absences is potentially at... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22931 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22931 A proposal to remove a family member's right to override their relative's organ donation consent has drawn opposition from health professionals. The... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22930 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22930 The Victorian nurses union has welcomed the results of a report into safety in Victorian hospitals and hopes it will pave the way for attacks on... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22929 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22929 Nurses have cautiously welcomed Premier Anna Bligh's announcement to dismantle Queensland Health, but say there are no quick fixes to the troubled... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22928 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22928 The profession has welcomed the merger of Australia's two national peak professional bodies as a chance to boost the political clout and influence of... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22926 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22926 The annual social cost of smoking in Victoria is almost $7 billion, according to a recent report. The research by Professor David Collins of... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22925 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22925 Researchers hail big increase in US nurses Significantly more young people in the US are becoming registered nurses, reversing a 10-year decline,... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22924 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22924 A three-year study is investigating best practice and new approaches of the hot meal delivery service Meals on Wheels to ensure the volunteer... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22855 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22855 Nurses and doctors have welcomed incoming health minister, Tanya Plibersek, who was elevated to cabinet in yesterday's ministerial reshuffle. Nicola... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22854 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22854 Queensland researchers have launched a three year project to examine why futile medical treatment is, at times, provided to dying patients. The study... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22853 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22853 Doctors are urging the West Australian government to dump a proposal to reverse smoking bans in the state's secure mental health units. Allowing... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22852 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22852 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced she will dismantle Queensland Health and set up two new agencies in its place. Bligh said one entity will... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22781 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22781 Nurses working in aged care and those with an interest in gerontology are being encouraged to have their say on whether the government is likely to... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22780 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22780 Japan has voiced "deep remorse and a heartfelt apology" to a 96 year old former nurse and other Australians it once held as prisoners of war. A group... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22779 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22779 People have a greater chance of lowering their blood pressure if they see their GPs more often and take higher doses of medication, a study has... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22778 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22778 Any border disputes between NSW and ACT government services are set to ease through new regional collaboration, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said.... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22777 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22777 Federal Labor has declared war on the WA Liberal government's privatisation of public hospitals. At the ALP national conference in Sydney on the... Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22761 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22761 Royal College of Nursing Australia and the College of Nursing are to merge, forming what will be Australia's largest peak professional body for... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22757 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22757 In January this year I left Australia for what was to be a seven-month trip travelling and working in Africa. As part of this trip I had organised to... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22750 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22750 It began life as a collection of tents pitched on the western shore of Sydney Cove, when life as a nurse was so bad that the job was used as a... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22754 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22754 The Weekend Australian of November 5 had a 22-page supplement entitled "Health of the Nation". An exploration of Australia's health system, its... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22752 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22752 While in Turkey last week, I woke to the news of an Australian nurse being charged with the murder of several aged care residents in Sydney. I was in... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22745 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22745 In Australia there are about 18 universities offering courses leading to nurse practitioner qualifications as standalone courses or in partnerships.... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22760 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22760 Acute care nurses may easily overlook the care of people with dementia, focusing more on the physical rather than the mental condition of the... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22759 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22759 In a bid to lure nurses back to the system, the NSW Minister for Health Jillian Skinner has announced $150,000 in funding for 25 scholarships to... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22758 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22758 At Amberley Medical Centre near Brisbane, Leigh Molloy, 32 is currently the nursing officer in charge of outpatients - a role similar to a GP... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22756 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22756 As an indigenous nurse research fellow at the University of Southern Queensland my primary role is to undertake research with, for and about... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22755 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22755 Recognised for her leading research into cardiovascular disease, Dr Sally Inglis has become the first nurse to win a highly competitive research... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22753 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22753 The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has long recognised that setting standards for nursing education and practice is a major responsibility of... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22751 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22751 One than three quarters of Australians won't have enough superannuation to last them throughout their retirement, a new report from financial... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22749 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22749 In the West of Thailand and sharing a border with the civil war-ravaged Burma is the bustling industrial town of Mae Sot. As the main gateway between... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22748 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22748 The majority of the teaching nursing homes currently operating in Australia are in metropolitan areas, are large in size and serve a diverse range of... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22747 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22747 While primary healthcare settings may appear to be gender neutral places, they are often biased towards women, says registered nurse and educator Del... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22746 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22746 One would argue with the proposition that healthcare professionals ought to be ethical practitioners or that universities ought to promote ethical... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22744 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22744 Nurse practitioners in community pharmacies provide a timely, accessible, primary healthcare service and do not necessarily encroach on the role of... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22743 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22743 An internationally respected trauma nurse and researcher has won the Frank McDermott award for her research into trauma nurse case management. The... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22742 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22742 The English language requirements for registration as a nurse or midwife in Australia will come under scrutiny in the first independent study of the... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22741 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22741 The nursing workforce is facing a staff turnover crisis with 15 per cent of nurses saying they will leave the profession within a year, the first... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22740 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22740 Fewer than five eligible midwives have managed to sign a collaborative agreement with a doctor, one year into the federal government's ''landmark''... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22739 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22739 Less than half of Monash University's midwifery graduates have been offered a graduate position within the state's public maternity units next year.... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22738 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22738 The study of 400 babies from remote communities in the Northern Territory will evaluate two different vaccines used to help prevent otitis media, a... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22737 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22737 NSW patients pay more for out-of-pocket medical expenses than do citizens of every country except the US, a report has found. The Bureau of Health... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22736 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22736 A significant expansion in access to treatment helped slash the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2010, bringing the number of people living with HIV... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22735 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22735 Depression or a history of suicide attempts in people younger than 40 markedly increases their risk of dying from heart disease, an American study... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22734 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22734 More than 56,000 National Health Service (NHS) jobs have been lost or face the axe - double the figure of a year ago, the UK's Royal College of... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22710 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22710 Cancer is more emotional distressing and frightening for migrants, according to new research. Professor Phyllis Butow from the University of Sydney,... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22709 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22709 Health Minister Nicola Roxon has admitted the federal government won't be able to get its changes to the private health insurance rebate through the... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22708 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22708 Graduate nurses unable to find work will be able to register their name on a website currently being developed by Health Workforce Australia. CEO,... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22707 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22707 The Victorian nurses' union has started up a hardship fund and is asking the public to donate to it because they believe their pay will be docked as... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22633 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22633 The ACT's Research Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Practice has become the second research institution in Australia to receive formal accreditation... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22632 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22632 An online survey of aged care workers, conducted by the Australian Nursing Federation, has found 77 per cent of respondents would leave the sector... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22631 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22631 People in their 60s and older who enjoy a drink may be indulging a little too much and putting their health at risk, a study suggests. While binge... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22630 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22630 The Victorian government will ask Fair Work Australia today to terminate industrial action being taken by nurses, following the cancellation of 150... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22584 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22584 The Victorian Government has considered a plan to cut the Victorian nursing budget by more than $100 million and replace highly qualified nurses with... Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22583 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22583 Mothers who choose to bottle feed their babies lack adequate education in hospital, research suggests. While breastfeeding mothers tend to be given... Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22582 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22582 The Australian Human Rights Commission has decided not to investigate whether the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was discriminatory in its... Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22581 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22581 Lung cancer cases have soared among women but fallen for men, a new government report shows. Rates of the disease surged 72 per cent for women while... Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22561 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22561 Australia is currently experiencing a boom in tertiary nursing enrolments. Federal government figures released in September show new commencements in... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22559 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22559 They are independent practitioners who see a wide range of primary healthcare concerns but school nurses are among the most fragmented and... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22557 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22557 "There has never been a mental health equivalent to the likes of Slip, Slop, Slap; 30 Minutes a Day; or 10,000 Steps. The reality is that mental... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22568 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22568 In the past decade, Fiji has lost 57 per cent of its graduating nurses to external migration, the head of the Fiji Nurses' Association has told a... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22564 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22564 "It's been a pretty hectic month," says Julie Farrelley, lead nurse practitioner at the Brisbane-based SmartClinics, just hours ahead of the... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22569 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22569 The NSW Nurses' Association in collaboration with Public Sector International (PSI) will undertake a joint research project to map the migration of... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22567 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22567 The number of Kiwi nurses seeking work in Australia continues to grow but the nursing workforce in New Zealand is also increasing steadily, the... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22566 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22566 As Victoria's first formally appointed Chief Clinical Information Officer, Jenny O'Brien says she's part of an emerging hybrid of clinical leaders... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22565 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22565 Acute stroke patients who receive three clinical protocols to manage fever, sugar and swallowing are 16 per cent more likely to be alive and... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22563 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22563 The chairman of the government's advisory panel on the economic potential of senior Australians, Everald Compton said the changing demographic in the... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22562 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22562 The federal government will set up a business tax review, increase the personal tax-free threshold and work with the states to make their revenue... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22560 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22560 The opposition has said it will not respond to the Productivity Commission's recommendations for reforming aged care until the government shows its... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22558 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22558 In the developed world the topic of caesarean section often gives rise to an emotional debate. Some view the caesarean section with disdain and fear,... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22556 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22556 Fear and trepidation are normal responses when considering whether to add a PhD to the resumé but nurses should instead focus on the career... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22555 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22555 The Queensland University of Technology has trialled a pilot program to boost the role of nurses in the post-treatment care of cancer patients.... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22554 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22554 A Tasmanian government bid to slash $100 million from the state's health budget has renewed calls for a federal takeover of the system. Nurses around... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22553 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22553 The factors affecting the supply of health services and medical professionals in regional communities will be the subject of a senate inquiry... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22552 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22552 Only 30 per cent of emergency nurses said they would be unwilling to respond to a chemical or biochemical event, such as a Japan-like nuclear... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22551 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22551 A new report has found that while women in high-income countries benefit from medical advances, an increasing number of women in the developing world... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22550 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22550 Victorian emergency departments are delivering an increasing number of babies due to a shortage of labour ward beds, according to an... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22549 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22549 The number of abortions has increased in African countries where the US heavily cut funding to NGOs providing or counselling women on the procedure,... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22548 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22548 The Australian Bureau of Statistics "missed an opportunity" by excluding Aboriginal children from voluntary medical tests in the national health... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22547 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22547 Rural and regional women were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicines than women in cities, Australia's largest study of rural... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22546 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22546 Western Australia's Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Catherine Stoddart, has won the state's Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award. "I'm proud... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22545 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22545 Discrimination against mentally ill people is a profound human rights issue, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said. To tackle the issue, Bligh announced... Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22519 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22519 Palliative care admissions have increased by more than 50 per cent in ten years, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Health and... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22518 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22518 Encouraging children to exercise and eat enough calcium will be at the heart of new guidelines designed to curb Australia's growing osteoporosis... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22517 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22517 Victoria's nurses say they are still a long way from reaching a pay deal with the state government. Victoria's police officers are in line for a pay... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22516 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22516 Australian defence personnel commit suicide at a lower rate than the general community but think about it more often, a new study has revealed. The... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22467 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22467 The federal government has announced grants of more than $670 million for health and medical research. The more than 1000 grants will support... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22466 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22466 Parents will be discouraged from taking babies into their own beds under new safe sleeping guidelines released by the South Australian Government.... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22465 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22465 Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has slammed the Tasmanian government for its decision to slash its elective surgery budget. The Tasmanian government... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22464 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22464 Guidelines developed in Australia to keep medical patients safe while undergoing treatment are being adopted by health workers around the world. The... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22408 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22408 The federal government will spend an extra $3.2 million to make sure a problem-plagued GP Super Clinic in Brisbane's northern suburbs can open its... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22407 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22407 Australia needs to campaign against mental illness stigma in the same way it campaigns against obesity, smoking and alcohol addiction, a mental... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22406 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22406 A national vaccination program to protect children from the potentially fatal pneumococcal disease is to be rolled out from this month. Pneumococcal... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22405 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22405 Inadequate information on alcohol and substance abuse during pregnancy has been highlighted by an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare review... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22327 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22327 An acute shortage of practical nurse-training positions means that up to 150 students at the University of Western Sydney will be unable to complete... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22334 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22334 One-third of Tasmania's annual graduate nurse intake has been slashed, due to public cost cutting. The Tasmanian Minister for Health, Michelle... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22344 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22344 It is estimated that up to two per cent of the Indian population or some 36 million people suffer from serious mental illness. A further seven per... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22347 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22347 Giant US pharmaceutical and tobacco corporations are setting the agenda at negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22343 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22343 Professor Andrew Lloyd had always imagined his career as an infectious diseases physician and researcher would take him back to the tropics, where he... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22348 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22348 It's more than three decades since a group of 130 remote area nurses congregated in Alice Springs with a collective goal in mind; getting the... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22346 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22346 It may be just 16 months in operation but a multidisciplinary 'geriatric flying squad' has already made a world of difference to the lives of elderly... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22345 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22345 Women living in Western Australia are almost three times more likely to give birth to preterm babies compared to women in China, according to a joint... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22342 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22342 Changes to sexual wellbeing can be one of the most problematic aspects of life post-breast cancer. Research has shown that when compared with healthy... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22341 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22341 Cost, release from work and time are the greatest barriers to further education, Australia's first national survey on the education and career... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22340 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22340 Graduate-entry or accelerated nursing education began in Australia in the mid-1990s to enable graduates from a discipline other than nursing to enter... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22339 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22339 The Sunshine Coast's two largest education providers, USC and Sunshine TAFE, have developed a joint training initiative to increase collaboration... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22338 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22338 Under the leadership of Professor Kim Usher, the School of Nursing and Midwifery at James Cook University has become a World Health Organisation... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22337 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22337 Children with incontinence from non-Caucasian backgrounds are at higher risk of experiencing severe negative effects on their wellbeing, research has... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22336 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22336 Research has found one in eight Australian females under 30 suffer from urinary incontinence, in what is a first look at the prevalence of the... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22335 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22335 The public has a right to vaccinations and parents who fail to comply should be fined, says a leading research scientist and former Australian of the... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22333 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22333 A ''virtual policy'' school to encourage the active involvement of nurses in public policy is to be established. The school will be an international... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22332 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22332 Victoria's largest public health service provider has apologised to a nurse it summoned to a "performance/behaviour" meeting following remarks she... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22331 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22331 The 2011 Australian of the Year, Simon McKeon, is to chair an independent review of health and medical research in Australia and recommend a 10-year... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22330 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22330 Four universities and five state health authorities are collaborating in a major study to examine the effectiveness of nurse practitioners in... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22329 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22329 Health professionals should refrain from referring to diabetes as a 'disease' and describing people living with the condition as 'diabetics' or... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22328 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22328 Australia's prisoners have high levels of mental and physical health issues, and high numbers engage in risky health behaviours, according to a new... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22326 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22326 Child and family health nurses have slammed recommendations by the Productivity Commission to remove midwifery qualifications from their training.... Mon, 3 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22287 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22287 The new National Workforce and Productivity Agency will provide a pathway to help address Australia's critical shortage of nurses, the Australian... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22286 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22286 Plain packaging and other anti-smoking measures are getting Australia noticed in the global domain, said Health Minister Nicola Roxon. The minister... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22285 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22285 Women with a family history of breast cancer were not accessing services available to them, new research has found. The University of Melbourne study... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22284 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22284 Australian of the Year Simon McKeon says it's vital that the federal government back global efforts to eradicate polio. McKeon has told a group of... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22183 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22183 Opposition is mounting to the latest moves in South Australia to legalise euthanasia. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Law Society of... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22182 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22182 People with colorectal cancer in rural areas have a greater chance of dying than their city cousins because treatment facilities are so far away, a... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22181 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22181 A new study has found treating patients at home could save state and federal governments millions of dollars annually. Research by Deloitte Access... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22180 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22180 A new watchdog keeping an eye on Australia's health services will itself be independently reviewed after a year, under amendments agreed to by the... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22106 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22106 Research showing men with type 2 diabetes face a higher risk of developing bowel cancer has sparked calls for more regular screening checks for the... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22105 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22105 Leading Australian and international health groups have welcomed the Australian Government's announcement that it will increase its assistance to the... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22104 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22104 Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has hit back at critics of the "opt in" system for setting up individual electronic health records, saying... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22103 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=22103 Two of Melbourne's biggest hospitals have rejected Victorian government plans to have armed officers in emergency departments. Security and nursing... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22039 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22039 It was dusk on an unassuming evening when Ruth Jebb, a Brisbane nurse on deployment to Darfur realised she was being followed. For 25 minutes, Jebb... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22031 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22031 Professor Alan Rosen from the University of Sydney has called upon the mental health professions to formally apologise to indigenous Australians for... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22023 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22023 The dean of nursing at the University of Technology, Sydney has warned undergraduate nursing students there are penalties for student misconduct... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22041 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=22041 Dr Clara van Gulik is Médecins Sans Frontières' medical advisor in paediatrics and nutrition. She has worked with the nobel prize- winning medical... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22029 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22029 Rapid advancement in technological innovation over the past decade has made simulated learning available for various levels of skill development for... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22043 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22043 Within the cool confines of the Australian National University's supercomputer laboratory, biostatistician Keith Dear (above) couldn't be further... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22042 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=22042 ref lect on these workforce challenges and the need for nurses to get better at telling their professional story. Nursing is an increasingly complex... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22040 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22040 There needs to be increased communication between healthcare professionals and parents to improve understanding about the right nutrition practices... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22038 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22038 Community service provider Wesley Mission has partnered with St George Bank to launch a financial literacy program to support struggling families in... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22037 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22037 The government and its financial regulator have failed people in distress who need early access to their superannuation funds, the opposition said.... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22036 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22036 Nutrition-related chronic disease and weight issues are on the rise in Australia but some at-risk patients aren't getting the proper counselling and... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22035 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22035 Practice nurses can improve depression in patients with diabetes and heart disease, a recent study has found. Researchers from the Greater Green... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22034 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22034 The exclusion of indigenous children from parts of a national health survey is a mistake that will leave health professionals with a large... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22033 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22033 Improvements in indigenous mortality rates have reversed in recent years, the latest government snapshot of indigenous health has revealed. The... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22032 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=22032 Researchers from the University of Sydney and James Cook have launched a series of online teaching resources targeting improved communication between... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22030 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22030 In Dr Maree Bernoth's article "No surety of standards in Cert III for aged care" she raises important issues about consistency and quality in... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22028 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=22028 If the Certificate III in Aged Care Work and the Certificate IV Assessor and Trainer were designed to be the cornerstones of education and skill... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22027 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22027 Infection control nurse Alison Carter is in a unique and authoritative position to talk about crisis-related infection control in aged care. It was a... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22026 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=22026 Nurses and other health professionals need to move from infection control to infection prevention to minimise the number of healthcare-associated... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22025 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22025 The number of employed nurses has increased by 13 per cent since 2005, a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22024 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22024 The Australian College of Mental Health nurses has renewed its call for the government to dump its policy of mandatory detention, amid concerns of a... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22022 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22022 Federal Minister for Ageing Mark Butler has said the government may respond to the quality issues in aged care training, as highlighted by the... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22021 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22021 Langton, who is foundation professor of Australian Indigenous Studies at the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne made the... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22020 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=22020 I applaud the manager of the surgical ward in Brisbane who highlighted an immensely important issue in nursing education (NR, July, p.11). It has... Mon, 5 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21969 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21969 A middle layer of bureaucracy at the NSW Health Department will be abolished under a restructure that will scrap 300 positions, and savings of $80... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21968 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21968 Nurses at Victorian hospitals are gagged from speaking out against violence perpetrated against them at work and fear management, a state... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21967 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21967 Australian Scientists believe giving obese people the same psychological counselling as those with anorexia nervosa could help their weight battle.... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21966 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21966 Australian women are far more likely to attempt suicide than men but the violent methods men use to take their own lives means their suicide rate is... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21965 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21965 Cheap medicines recommended for cardiovascular disease patients are being underused across the world despite their effectiveness in saving lives, a... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21900 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21900 Menopausal women who stop using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are likely to start skipping mammogram checks for breast cancer, a study suggests.... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21899 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21899 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon have announced the appointments of the inaugural chairs of the two major... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21898 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21898 The number of employed nurses has increased by 13 per cent since 2005, a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21897 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21897 A NSW study on childbirth will document the experiences and expectations of regional and rural families as they access maternity care. The research... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21896 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21896 Mental health professionals have renewed their call for an end to the indefinite detention of asylum seekers. Psychologists, psychiatrists and mental... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21834 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21834 While it is yet to commit to the PC's timetable for a national disability insurance scheme, the government has defended the seven year lead-in period... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21833 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21833 Some of the major public hospitals in regional NSW are among the lowest rated for outpatient care in the state, a survey has found. The opinions of... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21832 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21832 A new survey suggests seniors, and particularly pensioners, risk being left behind as businesses and governments shift more services online. In... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21831 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21831 The Federal Government is facing calls to extend Medicare benefits to thousands of community-based asylum seekers following the release of a report... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21830 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21830 Every year roughly half of Australian families turn down the opportunity to donate the organs of their loved ones. In new research, registered nurse... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21780 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21780 The final Productivity Commission report into aged care saying it fails to address quality care for elderly Australians, says the ANF. ANF federal... Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21779 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21779 Queensland nurses are refusing to work certain shifts out of fear they won't be paid properly, in the latest twist in the payroll saga. The nurses'... Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21778 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21778 Nurses, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other health practitioners are being encouraged to consider extending their careers to help provide care... Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21777 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21777 Heart attack survivors underestimate the danger of suffering another attack within a year and struggle to make crucial lifestyle changes, a survey... Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21776 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21776 Independent privately practising midwives have been given a further 12 month extension of the professional indemnity insurance exemption. The... Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21701 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21701 Nurses have called for there to be no further investigations into preventing violence in Victorian hospitals, with the government needing to take... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21699 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21699 The potential role nurse practitioners could have in reducing hospital admissions for older Australian's is to be explored. Researchers will lead 25... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21709 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21709 When Certificate III training began in the mid 1990s it operated under strict guidelines governing curriculum and competencies. This has gradually... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21702 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21702 The minister for ageing, Mark Butler has directed his department to compile a detailed report on the incidence of assaults within aged care... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21710 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21710 The growth in the ageing population in developed countries and their growing numbers in acute and aged care is forcing a rethink of undergraduate... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21717 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21717 Australia must focus on ensuring that the numbers and skills of healthcare workers it produces and retains is sufficient to support a sustainable... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21716 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21716 Milly Cahill has 28 kids. But she isn't their mother. She is a child health nurse in Broome. This is how she introduces herself in a new national... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21715 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21715 Nursing and Midwifery Health Program, Victoria (NMHPV) Chief Executive Officer Glenn Taylor has called for nurses and midwives and nursing and... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21714 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21714 Criticising nurses was once like kicking Bambi. Bolstered by consistent reports that we are among the top 'trusted professionals', nurses enjoyed... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21713 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21713 I am hospital trained and have accrued letters and pieces of paper on the way through. I was taught by rote and had to work out the reasons for what... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21712 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21712 Across Australia, confusion persists around antenatal screening of the three major blood-borne viruses: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21711 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21711 quality and safety of discharge care of remote NT mothers and their newborns. By Annie May. Discharge practices for mothers and newborns from remote... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21708 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21708 More than 50 per cent of Australians will die in hospitals, despite the vast majority wanting to die at home. Currently advance care planning... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21707 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21707 Aged care staff must work out what they think about their own death, and dying generally, before they can be trained to provide effective palliative... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21706 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21706 Sit-ups can make you feel virtuous. They can also make some women incontinent. It is new to many of us that some exercise routines can worsen the... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21705 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21705 Incontinence can affect people of all ages from all backgrounds, yet it still remains a taboo subject, with individuals finding it difficult to raise... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21704 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21704 Addressing the rapidly rising demand for dementia specialist services and increase the early dementia diagnosis rate within the community, Tasmania... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21703 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21703 More needs to be done to improve the care that older adults with cognitive impairment, including dementia and delirium - receive when they visit... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21700 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21700 Bela Heidrich was about two hours old when she died at Rockhampton hospital in 2008. Her tired mother, Zelia Blomfield, had been breastfeeding her,... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21698 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21698 The fight against NSW public sector wages reform will continue until worker's rights are restored, Unions NSW says. About 50 protesters gathered... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20793 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20793 In the closing address of the 11th National Rural Health Conference, the Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon said that through strong... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20792 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20792 Agriculture workers put themselves at risk of dying, says a pilot study examining the prevalence of cardiac risk factors in the group and of their... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20513 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20513 Practice nurses in three Queensland clinics are motivating their patients to change their lives for the better. And the results have shown nurses... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20512 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20512 Every day in Australia an estimated 275 people develop diabetes. It's the nation's sixth leading cause of death. Today, the total number of... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20511 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20511 The health care system of Australia, as in many other countries, is moving out of large acute care hospitals and into the community. This is due to... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20502 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20502 Improving Australia's health care sector - particularly rural health - will not be achieved by more doctors or more money. And it definitely won't be... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20104 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20104 Working in isolation, a lack of permanent staff and cultural issues all contribute to the high levels of psychological distress, trauma and emotional... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20103 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20103 Given the unique context, and the inseparable work and living conditions in which remote area practitioners provide health care services, it is of... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20102 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20102 Remote Australia makes up over three quarters of the Australian landmass. The population living in remote Australia includes generational station and... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20101 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20101 Dementia is a growing health and social concern for all Australians. The prevalence of dementia in Australia is predicted to rise significantly as... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20100 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20100 Working in remote Australia providing desperately needed ear, nose and throat care has been a life changing experience for nurse Fiona Wake - and for... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20099 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20099 Inefficient funding arrangements, mainstream programs being inappropriate for Aboriginal Australians and competing interests determining the... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20098 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20098 The Centre for Research on Ageing (CRA) at Curtin University has been given a $96,000 grant to establish the long-term outcomes of restorative home... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20097 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20097 At 87 years old, Jack has had his fair share of challenges in life. He explains nonchalantly that he got through the war pretty well, recalling... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20089 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20089 If practice nurses are to work to their full capacity and capitalise on funding arrangements, hierarchical structures that continue to exist - with... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20085 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20085 Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants indigenous people to take greater responsibility for improving their own lives, after admitting the task was... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19769 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19769 Two new reports show people in country Australia are missing "out badly" on access to primary health services, according to the National Rural Health... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19631 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19631 As Australia's health care emphasis became more focused on prevention and primary health care, practice nurses are well placed to deliver essential... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18147 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18147 Operating rooms throughout NSW could soon become a safer and healthier environment, with moves being made to reduce the exposure to surgical plume.... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16538 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16538 It's late on a Friday afternoon and 45-year-old Mary is in a great deal of pain from a laceration she sustained from a recent fall. At first she... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16481 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16481 When parents look forward to the day their child is finally born the thought of being separated isn't something they want to consider. However, that... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16478 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16478 The transition to life outside the womb doesn't always go smoothly. Complications during birth can send an infant into respiratory distress, which... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16450 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16450 The music they listen to doesn't have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature babies who... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21655 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21655 Dozens of nurses gathered at Martin Place in the city centre this morning demanding their employer, Macquarie Hospital Services, increase their wages... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21654 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21654 Queensland Health can't wipe out the debts of employees it overpaid because of tax reasons, Premier Anna Bligh says. The government needs to recoup... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21653 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21653 Many mums end up sleeping alongside their newborns, either deliberately or by accident, despite mixed findings on whether it is beneficial or... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21652 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21652 Up to 100 doctors and nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) face the sack because of Tasmanian government budget cuts, federal independent MP... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21651 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21651 GlaxoSmithKline has launched its fourth Adult Immunisation Grants program for healthcare professionals working in immunisation. The grants are... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21585 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21585 Up to 50 nurses, doctors and security guards stopped work at Blacktown Hospital on Friday to say "enough was enough", following the two assaults in... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21584 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21584 Medicare Locals will work with GPs, nurses, allied health professionals, indigenous health organisations and local hospital networks to identify and... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21583 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21583 Two Sydney Nursing School academics have been awarded 2011 Churchill Fellowships enabling them to develop their nursing expertise at overseas... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21582 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21582 Queensland Health must regain the trust of its nurses as the bungled payroll saga continues, the nurses union says. Queensland Nurses Union (QNU)... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21581 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21581 A wound-healing invention developed at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has produced remarkable results in an international human trial.... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21524 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21524 In another twist to Queensland Health's payroll problems, Premier Anna Bligh has put a moratorium on chasing overpayments. The about face follows... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21523 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21523 The Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN), an initiative of the Department of Health and Ageing, has announced its operational contract is to be... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21522 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21522 The completion of the Productivity Commission's final report into aged care should be the first step toward urgent reform of Australia's... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21521 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21521 A website that shows updated information on waiting times at NSW emergency wards has gone live. Health minister Jillian Skinner said the website,... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21520 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21520 Lying around for long stretches outside of work doubles the risk of dangerous blood clots in the lungs, according to a new study among women. The... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21410 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21410 Gaps between policy and practice in ensuring a good work-life balance and the resulting "struggle to juggle" is resulting in nurses withdrawing and... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21411 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21411 The government's maternity reforms are "doomed to fail" as a result of obstetricians refusing to enter into collaborative arrangements with midwives.... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21412 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21412 The looming retirement of 'baby boomer' nurses will place unprecedented pressure on Australia's health workforce over the coming years, but... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21417 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21417 In the past decade progress in the clinical development of disease modifying treatments for dementia has been disappointing. Previous trials of new... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21416 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21416 The future of university nursing programs will give students the flexibility to study online, fast-track their way to registration and get involved... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21422 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21422 Close to one third of Australian workers say they have been bullied in the workforce, while 42 per cent of employees report having witnessed their... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21421 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21421 With the number of cases of cancer continuing to grow, a recently launched cancer nursing research unit will help meet the needs of people in NSW by... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21420 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21420 Melissa Oostenbroek's sisters don't know how she can be a cancer nurse. For them it brings back bad memories of losing both parents to cancer. But... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21419 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21419 In a first for Australia, a fulltime breast cancer nurse will be joining the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The McGrath Elders Breast Care Nurse will... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21418 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=21418 Enrolled nurses and personal care attendants in aged care facilities are better at recognising pain in non verbal residents with dementia than... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21415 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21415 It is well documented that chronic wounds constitute a major problem in society, as they lead to social isolation of the patient, prolonged inability... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21414 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21414 Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21413 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21413 Mothers trying to cope with babies who cry persistently and wake frequently during the night are turning to hospital emergency departments for... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21409 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21409 Nurses must ensure new mums are alert enough before letting them breastfeed in bed, an inquest into the smothering death of a baby has found. New... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21408 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21408 For the last time the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Teaching Awards, which is to be wound down in January of next year, celebrated... Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21362 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21362 Queensland Health is again under fire over the bungled introduction of its payroll system, with nurses asked to prove they don't owe their employer... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21361 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21361 Red tape is weighing down the aged care sector from improving their services, much to the detriment of older Australians, parliament has been told.... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21360 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21360 Australia's nurses and midwives who were due to renew registration by May 31 and have not done so have only days left to apply or their registration... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21359 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21359 The union representing civil servants will legally challenge a NSW government law that restricts public sector wage increases. The bill allowing the... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21358 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21358 A recent report has found that almost 4.8 million Australians are living with some form of incontinence, limiting their ability to work and resulting... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21300 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21300 Queensland mental health professionals have slammed last week's Queensland budget for failing to provide long term mental health funding. Christine... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21299 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21299 Changes to NSW public sector wages are worse than expected and foreshadow further cuts to come, according to the opposition and union leaders.... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21298 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21298 Premature death due to chronic disease has dropped by nearly 20 per cent in the last decade, a new report from the AIHW has found. The report by the... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21297 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21297 A new drug to treat potentially fatal lung injuries caused by ventilators in hospital intensive care units is being developed by Flinders University... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21296 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21296 A study of schoolgirls and young women given the cervical cancer vaccine in Victoria as part of a national program has revealed a significant fall in... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21216 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21216 Elective surgery waiting times are not improving across the country and people are putting off seeing a doctor because of the cost, a national report... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21215 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21215 The Practice Nurse Incentive Program, which starts on January 1 of next year, will bring great opportunities to nurses, GPs and consumers, according... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21214 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21214 Nurses at hospitals and health centres across Sydney have voted to rally against the NSW government's industrial relations changes. The controversial... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21213 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21213 A Curtin University-led international collaboration is aiming to bring dignity and support to end-of-life patients and the people who care for them.... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21212 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21212 Each year, close to 3000 of the state's South West residents are hospitalised in Perth for acute cardiac conditions, or have to travel to Perth to... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21180 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21180 AHPRA should apologise to any practitioner who was mistakenly deregistered as a result of problems during the transition to a national registration... Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21179 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21179 The impact of increasing the number of assistants in nursing has on patient, nurse and ward level outcomes will be investigated by a team of... Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21178 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21178 Medical specialists who provide videolink consultations to patients in remote areas will be paid a 50 per cent bonus in an effort to encourage them... Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21177 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21177 Protests against the NSW government's changes to public sector workplace laws have entered a new phase, with Sydney nurses to kick off state-wide... Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21103 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21103 The increasing number of new nursing roles and titles that exist in Australia is out of hand, say researchers. And with the many and varied titles... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21100 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21100 Experienced nurses need to learn how to best work with Gen-Y and not buy into the many popular misconceptions about the group, says a Sydney-based... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21104 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21104 Australian nurses are more likely to report high job strain than their New Zealand counterparts, the early data from a major longitudinal study has... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21108 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21108 Each year there are more and more Australian's who require dialysis therapy for end-stage kidney disease. And with an ageing population and an... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21111 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21111 Where is their bedside manner? That is the question many experienced nurses ask when students or recently trained nurses arrive on the ward. Issues... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21119 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=21119 Building a strong indigenous workforce is imperative to improving health outcomes and the life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21118 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21118 The Federal Government has released a draft concept of operations document regarding the use of personally controlled electronic health records... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21117 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21117 Australian researchers are working with their Indonesian colleges to develop a new computer model to track the HIV epidemic designed specifically for... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21116 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21116 It could be an episode from any one of the medical drama television shows: a man in cardiac arrest falls out of his car in front of the hospital. But... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21115 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21115 Do whatever it takes and never say we can't help. That is the philosophy of the Geriatric Flying Squad, developed at the War Memorial Hospital in... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21114 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21114 With a car for an office and seeing people at the lowest moment in their lives, one wouldn't be surprised if Paul Esplin wasn't at least a little... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21113 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21113 NURSE OF THE YEAR Merrilyn Hewett Merrilyn Hewett is known as the woman who transformed aged care in the tiny rural town of Port Broughton, South... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21112 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=21112 Why is it there are so many unhappy nurses around? So many nurses that have dedicated years of training and study yet find themselves in a job that... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21110 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21110 In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments committed to a national health workforce reform package. In 2010, Health Workforce Australia (HWA) was... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21109 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=21109 Concerned that many nurses lack sufficient knowledge and skills to deal with incontinence problems, Lille Healthcare is now providing evidence-based... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21107 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21107 Does Australia need a new kidney allocation scheme to address the current shortage of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation? And if so, should... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21106 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21106 Maternal obesity is the most common factor in high-risk pregnancies. Yet, in Australia there is little done to reduce this risk. This is becoming... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21105 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=21105 The benefits of a new antenatal service for obese women in NSW is being evaulated by the department of health. The project, a collaboration project... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21102 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21102 Palliative care needs to be embedded in undergraduate training of health professionals to improve the quality of care when dying, says an expert.... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21101 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21101 Nurses and midwives will be supported in undertaking further training away from their place of employment under the Nursing and Allied Health Rural... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21099 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21099 Nurses in aged care are to be educated on the needs of Forgotten Australians, with education pack detailing the special needs of this group to be... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21098 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=21098 There is a widening rift within Australia's system of older person care between acute medical care and parts of the aged care system, according to... Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21049 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21049 Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are being called on to provide input into clinical leadership structures with the proposed model of... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21048 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21048 Australian researchers are launching a palliative care toolkit which aims to improve resources for residential aged care facilities nationally and... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21047 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21047 Healthcare professionals that play a crucial role in supporting the millions of Australians currently affected by diabetes and are being encouraged... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21046 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21046 Nurses working, or planning to work in emergency departments may be eligible for a range of scholarships, covering a wide variety of skill levels.... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21045 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=21045 Macular Degeneration, which attacks the central part of the retina, is the leading cause of blindness and severe vision loss in Australia. Patients... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20981 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20981 A nurse who has spent the last four years looking after the homeless people of Sydney was last week named the HESTA Australian Nurse of the Year.... Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20980 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20980 Nurses have applauded the federal government for delivering a well-balanced investment in mental health, but questioned where the staff will come... Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20979 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20979 Last week's federal budget failed to include a number of key workforce issues which would help deliver quality care for older Australians, says the... Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20978 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20978 Australian Red Cross nurse and aid worker Noela Davies has received nursing's highest international honour, the Florence Nightingale Medal. Davies, a... Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20977 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20977 Draft laws aimed at ensuring the insurers of self-employed midwives are taxed correctly have been passed by parliament's lower house. The legislation... Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20906 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20906 While some inroads have been made in the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, there are still many areas where large... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20905 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20905 Nurses want to lead in the global fight against the further spread of non-communicable diseases but workload and time constraints are holding them... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20904 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20904 Nurses and midwives who have yet to renew their registration, which is due May 31, are being urged to do so on time or risk not being able to... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20903 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20903 More new mums in Queensland are getting help at home with post-natal care, thanks to a state government initiative. Health Minister Geoff Wilson used... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20902 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20902 A mental health expert predicts a new $2 billion funding package in tonight's federal budget will help transform the sector. Treasurer Wayne Swan... Mon, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20782 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20782 The registration of nurse practitioners has been blocked by AHPRA since the changeover to that national scheme in July last year. Midwives have been... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20779 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20779 Professional organisations, representing both consumers and health workers, risk polarising the debate and alienating their broad constituencies if... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20794 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20794 Annie May reports. Standing at just 40cm tall and looking suspiciously like the latest toy their grandchildren have been dropping hints about for... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20791 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20791 It was the first day of practicum for my maternal nursing course for professional development and as I was buddied up to my nurse midwife after... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=20795 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=20795 Significant medical workforce shortages, particularly in rural and remote locations, have prompted a range of responses in Australia at both state... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20790 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20790 It was November of 2001 when Susan Salmond walked into every mother's worst nightmare. Arriving at her then 22-year-old daughter's apartment, she... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20789 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20789 At a time when health care needs are growing health science faculties across the country are concerned that the threatened cuts to the medical... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20788 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20788 The Australian Practice Nurses Association and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) have launched a new online education program,... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20787 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20787 There are many reasons why overseas qualified nurses decide to study in Australian universities. Completion of a bachelor of nursing degree at an... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20786 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20786 In 1998, a highly respected British medical journal, the Lancet, published a study that linked the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine to regressive... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20785 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20785 On 24 April, 2009 the World Health Organisation advised of an outbreak of a new strain of flu - H1N1 Influenza 09, to become commonly known as swine... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20784 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20784 Prevention of infectious diseases is vital following sudden flooding disasters, according to an infectious diseases specialist. Writing in the latest... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20783 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20783 The federal government's rumoured $400 million cuts to the National Health and Medical Research Council budget will not only set back health and... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20781 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20781 Pregnant women are not receiving enough information from midwives and health professionals on the effects of alcohol consumption on their babies, a... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20780 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20780 A program to boost immunisation rates among four-year-olds on the Limestone Coast has been shortlisted in the HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. When... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20778 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20778 Legally forcing midwives into compulsory collaborative arrangements won't work, says a midwifery academic. Writing in a recent issue of Women and... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20777 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20777 Coroner John Hutton last month handed down his findings of an inquest into the newborn's death following a birth intervention at Gold Coast's John... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20776 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20776 Providing better patient outcomes in Australian hospitals by improving the management of acute patient deterioration events is the focus of a new... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20775 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20775 Some girls are missing out on the vaccination that helps protect against cervical cancer because of fears related to the vaccination process, a study... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20774 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20774 The highly variable quality of Certificate III training across the country has emerged as an unlikely recurring theme in the Productivity... Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20716 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20716 Pregnant women are not receiving enough information from midwives and health professionals on the effects of alcohol consumption on their babies, a... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20715 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20715 The World Health Organisation must take a tougher stance on super bugs, according to an Australian infectious diseases expert. Professor Tim Walsh,... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20714 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20714 Researchers in Brisbane will be taking part in a rally to show their support for a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the impact of federal... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20713 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20713 A new publication and supporting seminar series have been developed to provide a guide for people with dementia and their families and carers about... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20625 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20625 A major cause of antibiotic resistance, a growing issue in Australia and internationally, is the unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics and... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20624 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20624 A new disease control agency is needed in Australia to combat rapidly evolving infectious diseases in future, health experts say. Local and overseas... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20623 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20623 The federal government is likely to manage a national database to store the summaries of electronic health records belonging to millions of... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20622 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20622 Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, and, their babies are more prone to bone weakness,... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20501 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20501 In two months time almost every nurse and midwife in Australia will be required to renew their registration if they want to be able to continue... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20510 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20510 On February 22 Kate Cooper was catching up on her paperwork on disaster management. As the first earthquake shock died down the associate clinical... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20507 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20507 Sometimes homeless, at times experiencing problems with drugs or alcohol or simply suffering a mental health episode - people with a mental illness... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20514 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=20514 Each day brings new challenges for volunteer nurse educator Di Brown, on assignment in an under-resourced hospital in Bali. More than half way... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20509 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20509 'Give a man a fish; feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime" is often quoted when talking about international aid. But what... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20508 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=20508 Delivering and achieving consistent education outcomes can be a challenge when mental health clinicians are spread geographically. A collaborative... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20506 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20506 Stephanie Fox-Young, RCNA president recently wrote in an editorial how graduates needed to be supported as they start their practice and that access... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20505 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20505 Garden clubs, book clubs, travel clubs and even Star Wars clubs - for as long as time people have been getting together with others who have similar... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20504 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20504 New findings released last month by the Influenza Specialist Group have led experts to call upon nurses to challenge what they believe is risky... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20503 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20503 Health professionals and consumers may change their choices when the same risks and risk reductions are presented using alternative statistical... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20500 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20500 Plans for patients to be given the flu vaccine in pharmacies without the need of a prescription from their see their GP hasn't been welcomed by... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20449 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20449 A triumphant Barry O'Farrell has claimed a mandate for change after the coalition demolished Labor in the NSW election, promising to return honesty... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20448 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20448 How the features of a birthplace including design, objects, materials and colours could influence the outcome of a woman's labour will be explored by... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20447 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20447 A new joint project between USQ and Toowoomba Hospital to increase the quality and quantity of nursing student clinical placements has the potential... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20446 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20446 A lack of consultation by the federal government over the establishment of the proposed new hospitals watchdog is risking the future of health... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20445 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20445 If they haven't already done so, it's time for all relevant interests to get involved with the first 15 Medicare Locals to be established from 1 July... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20407 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20407 Results from a recent survey conducted by Kidney Health Australia have shown that patients facing dialysis need a greater understanding of the... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20406 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20406 Nurses in the aged care industry yesterday demonstrated in Melbourne demanding better wages and more care for older Australians. The nurses, who... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20405 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20405 Australia's incidence of bowel cancer is predicted to surge by 50 per cent over the next decade. The number of mostly older Australians who develop... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20404 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20404 Stroke is still the second biggest cause of death in Australia and incurs crippling health care costs but continues to languish in terms of national... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20403 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20403 Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) after hours and on weekends have an increased risk of mortality, according to a study published in... Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20348 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20348 Hospitals in Sydney's southwest would get 100 extra beds and 25 extra nurses under a NSW coalition government. The coalition is promising to add... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20347 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20347 NSW will have its first public mother and baby mental health unit if the Labor government is re-elected. Premier Kristina Keneally said a state-wide... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20346 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20346 Indigenous communities throughout Australia are set to reap far-reaching benefits from a key initiative involving Griffith University and Townsville... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20345 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20345 Australian scientists are part of a global effort looking at whether erythropoietin - otherwise known as EPO - can boost the brain's recently... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20344 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20344 Dementia and obesity are two of Australia's biggest public health problems and the relationship between them is now one step closer to being... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20250 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20250 NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has pledged $2.3 billion in new funding for upgraded health facilities and new medical staff, including $24 million to... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20231 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20231 A review has found the computer system that runs emergency departments in hospitals throughout NSW is crippled by design flaws and is compromising... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20230 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20230 Universal access to high-speed broadband at a uniform retail price has the capacity to transform Australia's rural and remote areas just as surely as... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20229 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20229 Australian nurses are disappointed by the lack of support from the Australian Medical Association (AMA) for a health system based on... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20228 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20228 India's Supreme Court ruled that life support can be legally removed for some terminally ill patients in a ruling that will allow "passive... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20227 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20227 Researchers are calling on men and women who work in the diverse fields of nursing, retail, exotic dancing, construction and medicine, to take part... Tue, 8 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20088 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20088 Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled the latest incarnation of Labor's plan to shake up the health system this week and there's near universal... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20093 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20093 Despite the sometimes low prestige associated with working as assistants in nursing (AIN), which often features some of the less-glamorous... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20096 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20096 It has been recognised internationally that increasing the number of Indigenous people working as health professionals is linked to the improved... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20095 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20095 Providing nurses with career development opportunities is essential in growing a professional aged care workforce according to Bupa Learning and... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20094 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=20094 Newly registered nurses will be better able to 'hit the ward running' in the high-pressure environment of the nation's hospitals and care facilities... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20092 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=20092 An Australian company is releasing what it claims is "the world's first personal mobile emergency alert system, providing 24-hour monitoring and... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20091 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20091 Australians in the early phase of a heart attack wait too long to go to hospital, a study has shown, pointing to less time for treatment to stem the... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20090 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20090 Extra resources will be provided to the national health registration agency in an effort to fix its significant administrative problems. The pledge... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20087 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20087 Hiding your true feelings at work can damage your well-being, research has found. Murdoch University PhD candidate Steve Brown has researched some of... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20086 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20086 COAG health reforms are a first step in improving the funding of the healthcare system but are a long way short of the reforms needed to build a... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20084 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20084 When Ona Macleod looks out the window of her Murwillumbah home and sees the brand new campervan parked out front she has to remind herself that it... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20083 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20083 As health experts await a decision on whether bowel cancer screening will continue to exist in Australia, a study has shown how an expanded program... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20082 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20082 Thirty-three days, 4200km and two guys on their bikes doesn't only add up to an epic adventure, but hope for thousands of Australian families. Perth... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20081 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20081 Health professionals are urging the government to go slowly in its introduction of activity-based funding for public hospitals, with concerns raised... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20080 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=20080 A new award the nurses union has negotiated with the NSW government has the backing of the coalition if it wins the March state election. Under the... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20021 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20021 NSW nurses have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a new pay and conditions package which should ensure hundreds more nurses working in state... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20020 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20020 Gillard government faces an uphill battle to finalise its national health agreement by the middle of this year if comments by NSW Premier Kristina... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20019 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20019 Surgeons at a British hospital have pioneered a new treatment that could remove the need for medication to treat type 2 diabetes while helping... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20018 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20018 Figures showing nursing home residents are experiencing high rates of depression is a reminder that the aged care sector needs more skilled staff,... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20017 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=20017 Women who are socioeconomically disadvantaged are less likely to access Medicare Benefits Schedule items for recently introduced mental health... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19900 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19900 State premiers have embraced a new hospital funding deal that the federal opposition says will do nothing to help Australia's ailing public health... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19899 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19899 Aged care reform relies on the wages of carers and nurses being increased, with nurses working in aged care earning up to $300 a week less than... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19898 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19898 The quality of research undertaken by Australian nursing and midwifery researchers is 'on par' if not better than many of their international... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19897 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19897 The barriers facing Australian dementia sufferers from non-English speaking backgrounds will be the subject of a new study from The Australian... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19896 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19896 The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is contacting health practitioners whose registration has lapsed because they did not... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19828 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19828 Federal Labor says it is still committed to health reform but it's back-pedalling from its pledge to overhaul funding to put the nation's hospitals... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19827 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19827 At least an extra 1400 full-time equivalent nurses could begin working in NSW hospitals if a state government offer to the NSW Nurses' Association... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19826 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19826 Fewer indigenous people are smoking today compared to eight years ago but Aborigines are still lighting up at almost three times the rate of other... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19825 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19825 University researchers believe a combination of nutritional supplements and low dose hormone treatment delivered to under-nourished elderly people in... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19824 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19824 People who spend more time in the sun, and those with higher vitamin D levels, may be less likely to develop MS, new research from The Australian... Mon, 7 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19764 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19764 As many as 10 to 20 per cent of nurses and nursing students may have substance abuse and addiction problems, but the key to tackling the issue - and... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19761 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19761 When so much change is need, there is little chance of everyone getting what they want. But, when so much change is needed, any move for proper... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19772 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19772 For many clients and their carers, the link between nutrition and wound care is not easily understood. But in the context of food as the building... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19777 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19777 Recruitment retention strategies need to be informed by the altruistic and vocational reasons why nurses and students are drawn to nursing,... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19776 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=19776 Around a quarter of all heart attacks, strokes, and operations to open blocked arteries could be avoided in people with chronic kidney disease by... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19775 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19775 Although empathy is widely accepted and expected to be a central component of the nurse-patient relationship, patient's perceptions are that it is... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19774 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19774 Pressure ulcers are highly prevalent, painful and in many cases preventable. They are also very costly. There are many devices available on the... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19773 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19773 Common plants such as marigold could hold the key to dealing with chronic wounds, which affect almost half a million Australians and cost around $2.6... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19771 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19771 It is well recognised that malnourished patients recover more slowly from illness and experience more complications. Yet, despite this, routine... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19770 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19770 A new research project is hoping to 'light up the night' for shift workers and evaluate the efficacy of a novel light intervention for sleepiness.... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19768 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19768 Patients in hospitals where nurses work long hours are much more likely to die of pneumonia and heart attack, researchers have found. In most US... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19767 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19767 The recent flood crisis across the nation, particularly in Queensland, has left whole communities devastated. But as with many tragedies, among the... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19766 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19766 In addition to causing lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, smoking may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests.... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19765 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19765 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Professor Jill White, Dean of the Sydney Nursing School, The University of Sydney, for service to nursing and... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19763 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19763 Older Australians are getting a raw deal from the aged-care system, which is riddled with inequities and needs an urgent overhaul, the Productivity... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19762 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19762 • The aged care system should promote independence and wellness, while ensuring all seniors have access to person-centered care. Services should be... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19714 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19714 The Australian Nursing Federation has called on the federal government to urgently review the Productivity Commission's draft report in to the aged... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19713 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19713 NSW nurses fear their voices are still not being heard, even as they continue negotiations with the state government over nurse-patient ratios. The... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19712 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19712 Communities across Australia are being encouraged to nominate their most remarkable nursing professionals - in the 2011 HESTA Australian Nursing... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19711 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19711 Transplant authorities this week heralded the release of figures showing 2010 was a record year, the improvement coming mid-way though a four-year... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19662 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19662 NSW nurses will soon find out the details of the state governments new offer on their ratios and staffing claim, with the deal to be considered... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19661 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19661 The new Tasmanian Public Sector nursing agreement is a positive step forward for the nursing profession and the Tasmanian community, says the ANF.... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19660 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19660 Rural communities in Queensland, NSW and Victoria that are now entering the recovery and re-building phase will be assisted by community support... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19659 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19659 Students of The College of Nursing who are affected by floods in Queensland and Victoria and natural disasters in other states have the option of... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19658 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19658 Sydney-based scientists have examined the role played by the gene MCC which, in earlier work, in 2007, they found was awry in around half of all... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19637 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19637 Nurses have closed more than 400 hospital beds across NSW as their industrial action enters its second week. Another 14 hospitals on Monday voted to... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19636 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19636 Queensland's flood crisis will severely strain the state's health system for months, the Australian Medical Association has warned. AMA Queensland... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19635 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19635 People affected by the floods devastating Queensland are being urged to look after their mental health. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19634 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19634 Nurses and assistants in nursing working in the aged care sector are hoping the government holds good on its promises of reform for the coming year,... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19619 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19619 Action must be taken to increase the ratio of registered nurses to aged care residents if the ongoing deterioration of the sector is to be halted, a... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19618 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19618 Patients in community care are at risk of neglect and abuse as a result of no mandatory minimum qualifications for assistants in nursing. This is... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19632 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19632 When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer the focus is most often on treating the disease and not the post-prostate cancer issues that can arise.... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19627 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19627 Culture has a significant impact on the way women comply with breast screening measures. For women of the Australian Chinese community, it is largely... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19628 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19628 The reality of living in a technological age is that, at times, human connection can be lost. And in nursing, that loss can cost lives. It is these... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19633 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19633 There is a lot to be said about living and working in a capital city. There is always something to do, whether your interests lie in sport, music,... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19630 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19630 For some it is a case of not seeing that there is a problem. Others are told it might be a problem but don't listen. And then there are some who... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19629 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19629 The Nurses Memorial Centre, Melbourne, has continued with its drive to advance the profession with the announcement of its 2011 scholarship... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19626 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19626 Heather Machin never knows what her day will bring, but that's to be expected when you work in a flying hospital and help treat blind patients all... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19625 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19625 Most people associate stained glass with religious buildings; it forms an integral part of our churches but it can also be found in some of our... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19624 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19624 A new report which compares the NSW health system with those in 10 other countries says the state is winning the battle against cancer and heart... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19623 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19623 The government must listen to the health sector's ideas when establishing local primary health organisations, starting with renaming the proposed... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19622 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19622 The spend on research funding into Alzheimer's and other dementias has increased tenfold since 2000, new figures from the National Health and Medical... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19621 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19621 The rate of new cancers diagnosed in Australia has surged over the past quarter-century, just as advances in detection and treatment have put cancer... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19620 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19620 Australia is about to be hit by a tsunami of ageing and demanding baby boomers at the same time as residential facilities are declining to provide... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19546 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19546 Curtin University is set to produce job ready health professionals who can handle complex client cases due to a new training initiative giving... Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19545 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19545 The federal government says it is spending more than ever before on mental health services but admits it can do better. Mental Health Minister Mark... Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19544 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19544 South Australian nurses will get a pay rise before Christmas after accepting a state government offer. A ballot of Australian Nursing and Midwifery... Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19543 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19543 Workers in Victoria and South Australia will be the only ones to miss out on penalty rates for working on Christmas Day. The governments of NSW,... Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19542 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19542 Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she's keeping "a close watch" on the much-maligned GP super clinics program following fresh accusation of delays... Tue, 7 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19483 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19483 The number of people seeking either emergency treatment, or elective surgery, in Australia's public hospitals continues to rise but it is not all bad... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19482 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19482 The NSW Department of Health says it will enter into discussions with nurses following the Nurses Association's decision to lift the proposed... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19481 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19481 Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will continue to press her case for health reforms despite the prospect of an agreement being threatened by new... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19480 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19480 A controversial new book by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher argues that the so-called 'obesity epidemic' has been grossly exaggerated by... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19479 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19479 Victoria's 90,000 nurses and midwives are now due to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Nurses and... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19382 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19382 A month has passed since nurse practitioners and eligible midwives gained access to PBS and MBS, but the dust has far from settled. The new... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19390 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19390 Attracting controversy since its implementation five months ago, the English language skills requirements for registration of nurses and midwives in... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19389 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19389 Under-resourced, undertrained and overburdened. This is the current situation of Western Australian health professionals and correctional staff... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19393 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19393 Shifting focus from hospital-based care to the promotion of health and prevention, the government is placing increasing emphasis on primary care, and... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19391 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=19391 High rates of nutritional risk have long been documented in acute care settings and, more recently, across rehabilitation settings. People are... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19401 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19401 Planning is currently underway for the 2011 RCNA workshop calendar. One of the most popular presenters is Dot Yam, whose workshops on leadership and... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19400 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19400 RCNA community and primary health care priorities RCNA's second Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Conference - Nursing innovation and... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19399 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19399 The University of Ballarat is a regional dual sector organisation nationally recognised for its outstanding teaching. With nursing programs offered... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19398 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=19398 Last month I promised to report back on the Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Conference and it is my pleasure now to do just that! Firstly,... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19397 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19397 Whether a small cut with a knife, a surgical wound or a major injury caused by a fall - the body's defence and repair system leaps into action and... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19396 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=19396 Long has past the era where nurses were confined within the walls of a hospital ward. From educators to pharmaceutical sales representatives,... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19395 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19395 Australia's health system has an enviable record internationally. However, a growing demand for healthcare reform has been recognised to prepare... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19394 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=19394 Robynne Cooke is not a nurse to be trifled with. As chief nursing officer of the major healthcare network Northern Health, she has elevated nursing... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19392 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=19392 Third year Flinders University students Amy Buckerfiled and Laura Grigg are playing a critical role in Timor Leste, helping to reduce the number of... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19388 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19388 With the first Medical Locals expected to commence operations mid next year, some concern has been expressed the government has missed the... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19387 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19387 Specialist nurses can make a huge difference to the quality of life, access to treatments and compensation for people with mesothelioma and other... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19386 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19386 The Senate has supported a Greens motion urging the Government to address the widening gap in funding for Australia's aged care sector. Senator... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19385 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19385 Registered nurse education must stay in the university sector - without exception. And any attempts to move it outside will be strongly opposed.... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19384 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19384 Officials say a Queensland hospital is safe, despite a union's claim that masking tape has been used to contain asbestos. The Queensland Nurses Union... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19383 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=19383 NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has urged the nurses union to heed the industrial umpire's ruling and call off a strike planned for Wednesday (November... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19198 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19198 The federal government has shelved its controversial diabetes reform plan that was meant to allow patients to sign up with a "home" GP practice for... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19197 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19197 A major review of operations performed in Australian and New Zealand hospitals has found 5 per cent of patients aged over 70 died soon after their... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19196 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19196 A screening program which has prompted thousands of Australians to get early treatment for their bowel cancer is facing an uncertain future, with its... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19195 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19195 Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler has announced $447.5 million for medical research, though the National Health and Medical Research... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19035 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19035 Significant numbers of cancer patients experiencing anxiety post diagnosis are seeing their condition escalate to a clinical disorder because they... Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19034 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19034 The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is urging students due to graduate from health profession courses later in 2010 to apply... Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19033 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19033 The fact that nurse practitioners now have access to the Medicare Benefits Scheme and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme mustn't obscure that fact that... Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19032 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19032 The first cohort of registered nurses have successfully completed Bupa Care's new graduate nursing program in aged care. The one year program, run in... Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19031 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=19031 Victorian Labor has promised to employ an extra 2800 doctors, nurses and health professionals if re-elected in a bold bid to take the upper hand on... Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18950 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18950 Australians know the difference between being sick and needing a doctor and those "everyday health concerns" when a nurse practitioner would suffice,... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18949 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18949 The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and the Australian Nursing Federation are concerned that systematic failures are leading to a lack of... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18948 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18948 Nurses campaigning for a major reform of the NSW public health system are planning to protest at Sydney's Liverpool Hospital amid rolling rallies... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18947 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18947 The new national pregnancy helpline has received three times more calls than the old service, which barred counsellors from discussing abortion. The... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18946 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18946 Patients will be able to jump online to compare the performance of hospitals via a website to be launched in December. Federal Health Minister Nicola... Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18874 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18874 The first day in November will be remembered as a big step for nurses - the day when Medicare starts offering rebates for services provided by nurse... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18870 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18870 There has been an increase in nurses and doctors over the past year, new figures reveal, however, there is concern that the numbers aren't enough to... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18869 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18869 In six years time it is predicted Queensland will face a shortfall of up to 5000 registered nurses. This year about 1500 new graduates couldn't find... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18879 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18879 When army nurse Lieutenant Colonel Judith Spence stepped off the plane after being deployed to Rwanda, the first thing the hit her was the smell. The... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18877 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18877 The early identification of dementia in indigenous populations is an emerging public health concern with studies revealing a prevalence rate nearly... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18883 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18883 The Australian College of Children and Young People's Nurses (ACCYPN) is a national organisation which was formally established in 2008. Originally,... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18882 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18882 My name is Belynda Abbott and I am currently a Nurse Educator for the Surgery and Perioperative Services at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18881 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18881 As an education provider, you know that choosing which learning tool to use, which course to undertake or which event to attend can be daunting and... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18880 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18880 Although the end of the year is in sight, things are not slowing down for us at RCNA! By the time this edition of Nursing Review reaches your... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18878 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18878 Outcomes for patients are often dependent on nurses' ability to identify and respond to signs of increasing illness and initiate medical... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18876 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18876 Providing students from various disciplines, such as nursing, physiotherapy and podiatry, the opportunity to learn and work together in aged care... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18875 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18875 There is no evidence that taking fish oil capsules during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of post-natal depression, contrary to international... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18873 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18873 The national health reform process cannot proceed with financial certainty in NSW while the issue of mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios remains... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18872 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18872 The lack of a specialist mental health nursing workforce in Australia continues to make it difficult, and frustrating, for consumers to access the... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18871 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18871 A study of expenditure trends in the public psychiatric sector raises questions about the highly controversial period of deinstitutionalisation and... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18868 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18868 Extra undergraduate places for health professionals will be supported by a boost in clinical training days, with nurses to see the highest increase.... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18867 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18867 The NSW government has moved to implement the commonwealth's health reforms by introducing a bill into Parliament to establish its new local hospital... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18805 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18805 Freedom of Information documents have revealed 340 nursing jobs were shed by the Sydney West Area Health Service, including at Westmead Hospital. A... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18804 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18804 The Australian Greens are calling for a more unified approach to make homebirths a suitable option for Australian mothers. Senator Rachel Siewert,... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18803 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18803 Education is the key to reducing depression in older Australians, according to a new study from The Australian National University. Professor Helen... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18802 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18802 Western Australia could become the first state in Australia to introduce opt-out organ donor laws. Currently, people must opt-in to the provision,... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18801 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18801 The Australia and New Zealand - Lung Cancer Nurses Forum (ANZ-LCNF has been established to provide a forum for specialist nurses working with people... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18740 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18740 The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler has announced a new round of scholarships under the Supporting a Professional Aged Care... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18739 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18739 The detrimental impact of untreated mental health disorders on patients suffering from chronic illnesses will be a focus of Mental Health Week. ANF... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18738 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18738 Despite job vacancies nationwide falling in September, health care professionals remain in demand. Job agency IPA Recruitment said the number of job... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18737 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18737 After three years of constant pain and visits to numerous doctors and specialists, 18-year-old Sam McKnoulty thought the wound on his foot that... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18736 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18736 More proof of Australia's looming diabetes "tsunami" has emerged, along with signs many of those affected are ignoring the seriousness of the... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18645 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18645 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the start of more funding for health services in regional communities. The opening of applications for the... Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18644 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18644 The release of the 'World Alzheimer Report 2010' in Sydney recently has reinforced the seriousness of the impending dementia epidemic, but it also... Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18643 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18643 West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has said he believes several states are prepared to pull out of the national health reform agreement. It is... Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18642 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18642 Queensland Health says it's on track with its payroll bungle fix - injecting extra staff into special pay hubs at local hospital district level... Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18641 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18641 An additional 34 nurses will be employed as part of emergency department response teams at 14 key Victorian metropolitan emergency departments during... Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18556 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18556 The push for mandated staffing levels in all Australian hospitals has been further backed by new research that directly links an increase in nurses... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18558 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18558 comes to nurse numbers, write Annie May. The ratio of aged care residents per nurse will double in the next decade if the current rate of decline in... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18563 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18563 The union movement could soon change its opposition to TAFE provision of nursing degrees, according to Ged Kearney in her new role as Australian... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18566 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18566 It's every provider's nightmare. Your continence supplier changes products, without notifying you. And unfortunately the new products result in... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18567 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18567 Victoria's Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has successfully trialled and implemented a leg ulcer prevention program for home-based clients,... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18741 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18741 The Otway Division of General Practice (ODGP) has conducted an innovative Australian-first pilot orientation program designed for nurses in their... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18581 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18581 Nurses have a presence in nearly all primary health care settings and are able to extend their services well beyond the boundaries of the health... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18580 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18580 Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) meetings Throughout August and September all FACs held their quarterly meetings. Due to busy workloads, retirement... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18579 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18579 Like everything we undertake, nursing is a journey. As nurses, we learn from our experiences, and sometimes from our mistakes. We also draw guidance... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18578 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18578 Following a frenetic federal government election campaign, RCNA has continued concentrated lobbying efforts to ensure greater recognition and... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18577 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18577 RCNA is pleased to introduce Eastern Health as an RCNA Corporate Partner. Eastern Health covers the largest area of any metropolitan health service... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18576 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18576 What a fantastic event the 6th International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference was! Over 400 national and international... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18575 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18575 A snapshot survey of Dunedin third-year nursing students shows most want a job in New Zealand but the vast majority are pessimistic about their... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18574 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18574 While climate change remains a largely abstract argument for many Australians, two Queensland institutions are already hosting international students... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18573 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18573 Australia needs more nurses. Now. The skills shortage that is being experienced not just in Australia, but across the world, is only going to get... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18572 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18572 Finances - or lack-there-of - weighs heavily on whether people will choose to further their education. This is why scholarships are so appealing.... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18571 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18571 With practice nurses set to become the "must have" worker for general practices in the coming years, new opportunities are opening up for those in... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18570 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18570 As the majority of surveys show, most nurses are in the profession for the love of it rather than financial reward. They want to care for people. But... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18569 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18569 Fostering further study among nurse employees is an important recruitment and retention strategy for hospitals. However, the support to do this isn't... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18568 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18568 Despite the commercial hype, costly silver dressings should not be routinely used on wounds until there is better evidence to support their use, say... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18565 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18565 When it comes time to hang up the new calendar and look forward to what the new year holds, a number of nursing and midwifery graduates will be left... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18564 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18564 Despite the challenges of a minority government, the new minister for ageing is confident of reform as aged care is not "a major fault line" between... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18562 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18562 Lifting and moving patients is causing hundreds of Victorian workers to suffer painful yet preventable muscle and bone injuries every year. In the... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18561 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18561 New standards for mental health nursing will ensure people with mental health issues receive quality care, say those in the sector. Launched at the... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18560 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18560 Despite some initial teething problems, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency say applications for registration are now being... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18559 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18559 It has taken pressure off the state's public hospital emergency departments, but the safety of the advice given by Victoria's nurse-on-call hotline... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18557 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18557 Fears over legal consequences will stop health professionals from admitting to mistakes, a new survey has found. Researchers asked a group of 51... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18491 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18491 Nurses want minimum nurse-to-patient ratios to improve the quality and safety of patient care in NSW. Brett Holmes, general secretary of the NSW... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18490 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18490 Australia needs to increase skilled migration to prevent a crisis in aged care at the end of the decade, demographer Bernard Salt says. Salt... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18489 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18489 Concerns Australian women with ovarian cancer endure a "long and circuitous" path from their first GP visit to eventual diagnosis have been declared... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18488 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18488 The Queensland Nurses Union and its 42,000 members will end their affiliation with the Australian Labor Party. QNU state secretary Gay Hawksworth... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18487 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18487 Jailed surgeon Jayant Patel's appeal against his convictions for killing and maiming his patients has been postponed until next year because he can't... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18384 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18384 Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she will press on with Labor's program of reforming the health system. Roxon said she was pleased and honoured to... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18383 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18383 Curtin University and partner organisations have launched a research study that brings together health service providers to improve care for people... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18382 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18382 Nursing students, nurses and midwives are being encouraged to apply for an Australian government scholarship under the newly consolidated Nursing and... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18381 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18381 Australia and the UK lead the world in improving the survivability of breast cancer, a leading expert and new author on the subject says. Professor... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18380 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18380 Better identification of indigenous patients in general practices would improve their access to Medicare benefits such as health checks that could... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18134 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18134 In the two months since taking over the registration of more than 500,000 health professionals, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18136 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18136 Midwives are fuming over new laws that will give doctors a veto over women's choice, calling for them to be scrapped once parliament returns. From 1... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18137 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18137 While there has been much talk about the national nursing and midwifery skills shortage, little has been achieved to address the issue, with... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18144 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18144 How universities can best prepare registered nurses for the realities of working in residential aged care, and how providers can best support student... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18379 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=18379 Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a broad term used to cover any group of clinical symptoms that may result in myocardial ischemia. ACS covers the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18258 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18258 Australian scientists have made a significant advance in the understanding of Alzheimer's disease, a condition they describe as an accumulation of... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18257 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18257 More than 1300 children at risk of abuse and neglect don't have allocated case workers in Victoria, despite money being thrown at the state's child... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18256 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18256 Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) CEO Debra Cerasa has been named a finalist for the White Pages Community and Government Award in this... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18255 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18255 Australia's medical task force dispatched to the flood disaster in Pakistan has treated its first patients at an emergency health facility in Kot... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18254 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18254 Regional community and primary healthcare organisations should be established and funded by the federal government, according to a policy think tank... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18153 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=18153 Writing an effective job advertisement is the best way to woo the right applicants and will help you sort the wheat from the chaff. You need to... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18152 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18152 The key outcome of the RCNA Nursing Summit held in May this year was the Nursing Accord 2010. The Accord provided a statement charging RCNA with the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18151 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18151 Nurses and midwives will be aware of recent reports of high levels of fever and febrile convulsions after seasonal influenza vaccination, originally0... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18150 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18150 On 9 August 2010, RCNA's fifth faculty was launched at a ceremony in Canberra. The Movement Disorders and Parkinson's Nurses Faculty (MDPNF) is a... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18149 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=18149 Like the rest of Australia, the July-August period was a blur for us at RCNA as we keenly watched the federal election campaign unfold. In the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18148 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=18148 Four second year nursing students from the University of the Sunshine Coast stand excitedly - and nervously - in front of a ward office in Nambour... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18145 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=18145 The University of Ballarat will introduce a master of nursing program to provide specialist training to graduates. The updated program will meet the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18143 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18143 Every day in Australia dedicated, specialised and skilled individuals working in a range of settings where health care is planned, delivered and... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18142 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=18142 Each year in Australia at least 18,000 nurses and healthcare employees are injured by syringes and sharps. Each year in the US, more than 1000... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18141 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18141 It has arrived much later this winter, but experts say the swine flu is now on Australia's doorstep. Transmission of the a(H1N1) virus has been... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18140 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18140 Australia's first "Cancer Survivorship Centre" has opened to improve services for long-term survivors, in a clear sign of advance in combating the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18139 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18139 Hospitalisations related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing, and look likely to remain a significant burden to Australia's health care... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18138 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18138 More hospital beds will only give a short reprieve to acute hospital bed shortage, according to a new study. The study, published in Australian... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18135 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=18135 The nursing profession has been silent as it waits with the rest of the country to find out which party will form government. At the time of going to... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18057 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18057 The hung parliament could deliver a stronger focus on regional and rural health, according to groups. With the balance of power now in the hands of... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18056 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18056 South Australian nurses have suspended industrial action over staffing levels and resumed negotiations with the state government on a new enterprise... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18055 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18055 A new approach to diagnosing and managing common and clinically important health conditions in remote Australia has been outlined in the latest... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18054 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18054 A review of patients arriving at a Melbourne hospital's emergency ward has found almost 60 per cent were overweight or obese, posing an array of... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18053 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=18053 South Australian researchers will investigate whether yoga can assist women living with lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment. They hope that... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17942 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17942 Hundreds of international nursing students caught up in the transition to the new national scheme have been saved from deportation, following a... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17941 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17941 Rhetoric about health reform during the 2010 federal election is all well and good, but nurses fear that current reform will go off the boil, said... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17940 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17940 South Australian public sector nurses and midwives will start industrial action today in support of an enterprise bargaining claim. Australian... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17939 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17939 Fixing Queensland's health payroll bungle has cost taxpayers at least $4 million, Treasurer Andrew Fraser says. A new system introduced in March saw... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17938 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17938 The recent health debate between health minister Nicola Roxon and Opposition health minister Peter Dutton failed to address one of the biggest... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17716 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17716 Nursing and other health groups have questioned the Coalition's health policy, saying while parts have merit, it lacked a "whole system view". Among... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17715 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17715 Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has all but ruled out coming to an agreement with Western Australia over the federal government's national... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17714 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17714 South Australian nurses say a state government response to their wages and conditions claim has fallen short of the mark. Details of the package have... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17713 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17713 Most patients with fragility fractures are unaware they are at risk of osteoporosis risk, a new study has found. The researchers were implementing... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17712 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17712 This year has seen a number of important changes within the primary care system, including national registration and change to the PBS, which will... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17179 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17179 The federal election is just weeks away and nurses are being urged to push both parties to commit to a workable and sustainable health system that... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17184 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17184 Red tape is slowly strangling the ability of health professionals to provide patient care, according to a new report released last month. There are... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17180 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17180 Despite a shortage of nurses across the country, reports have emerged that some are still struggling to find employment. Just 222 of the 800 nursing... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17189 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17189 One out if every five people in Australia will experience mental illness each year. Of those, about two-thirds don't receive any treatment in a... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17192 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17192 Doctors and midwives are unwilling to compromise in the way they approach maternity care, according to a new survey. Both groups also disagree... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17200 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17200 My name is Christine Hallinan and I am currently an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Nursing, University of Ballarat. In this capacity, I am... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17199 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17199 The government has asked the Productivity Commission to develop detailed options for redesigning Australia's aged care system. RCNA hosted a meeting... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17198 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17198 NGNF is about harnessing the energy, views and fresh ideas of nurses who have just entered, or are about to enter the profession whilst also... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17197 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17197 She worked at the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service on its inception and was the first Aboriginal registered nurse to work there. She has been a... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17196 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=17196 Firstly, I was inspired by the discussions at the recent RCNA National Nursing Summit. Over the coming months, I'm sure those conversations will... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=17195 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=17195 It didn't take long in Togo for Freemantle nurse Jacqui Smith to realise how fortunate she was to live in Australia. And it was with that realisation... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17194 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=17194 Usually I am employed in rural and remote Queensland, at out-posts such as Dajarra, Richmond, Quilpie and most recently as a reliever at Woorabinda.... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17193 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17193 When Jason Whileblood registered as only the 52nd male midwife on the UK register, never did he think the job involved delivering babies without his... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17191 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17191 More than 600 lives could be saved a year under a new tool that "measures" mental health. With the aim of lowering rates of self-harm and suicide in... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17190 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=17190 The arrival of a new baby can be one of the happiest events in a women's life. It can also be a difficult and stressful time. Research indicates that... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=17188 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=17188 The University of Western Sydney's School of Nursing and Midwifery faces many challenges in relation to potential and current undergraduate nursing... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=17187 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=17187 Encouraging student nurses to critically reflect on their attitudes towards older people is one way in which Dr Sharyn Hunter is having a positive... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17186 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17186 Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the most common illnesses affecting older Australians. However, the situation is changing and it's time health... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17185 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=17185 HIV patients may have a greater chance of avoiding life-threatening diseases thought to be associated with their treatment, after a breakthrough... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17183 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17183 Nurses have largely welcomed the transition to the national registration and accreditation scheme, but have expressed some anxiety over the... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17182 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17182 Despite the increasing challenge Australia is facing in recruiting and retaining nurses, little attention is being given to what keeps them happy,... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17181 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17181 Victorian doctors and nurses could be equipped with iPads while undertaking their hospital rounds in future, if a trial of wireless technology is... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17178 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17178 A new nurse-led health South Australian program that reduced hospital admissions by more than 50 per cent has been awarded a national award. Trialed... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17177 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17177 Of all the hundreds of signs held up outside of parliament house in Brisbane last month, there was one that summed up the feelings of everyone... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17176 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=17176 Differing regional health challenges facing the Northern Territory could be met with the development of truly "local" Local Hospital Networks (LHN)... Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17104 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17104 A new tablet for people with type 2 diabetes promises to lower blood glucose levels without the side effects of other medications, doctors say.... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17103 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17103 An interdisciplinary approach to community and primary health care that extends beyond the confines of general practice is needed. That is according... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17102 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17102 Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has welcomed Labor's plan for more staff in hospital emergency departments but questions its delivery. Prime Minister... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17101 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17101 NSW Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt has defended the state government's health record but has told NSW nurses that more can always be done. Tebbutt... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17100 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17100 Employment opportunities for practice nurses will come to a halt under proposed funding changes for general practices, claim the AMA. In the May... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17019 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17019 Health professionals are being encouraged by Cancer Council to join the fight against cancer by stocking up on yellow boxes this August. Friday, 27... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17018 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17018 Queensland's Attorney-General Cameron Dick wants disgraced surgeon Jayant Patel to be declared a serious violent offender for killing three patients... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17017 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17017 The federal government has announced changes to prescribing rules for drugs listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in a move aimed at... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17016 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17016 Queensland's health minister says underpaid workers aren't interested in laying blame for the Queensland Health payroll debacle - they just want it... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17015 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17015 Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the MyHospitals website will start next month - but cannot give a date. And she conceded it was unlikely... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16942 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16942 Applications have opened for up to 395 undergraduate aged care nursing scholarships as part of the government's move to create a sustainable aged... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16941 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16941 Eight weeks after opening its doors, Australia's first public nurse-led walk-in centre has provided advice or treatment to more than 2000 people. The... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16940 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16940 New research shows nurses are among Australia's most stressed workers, alongside police and paramedics. Data on workers compensation, compiled by... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16939 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16939 The NSW facility under sanction as of last Friday is implementing an action plan which will be supervised by an independent nurse advisor. Charles... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16938 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16938 Nurses, general practitioners and healthcare consumers are keeping an open-mind about the federal government's batch of reforms around diabetes... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16592 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16592 Queensland has an independent judiciary and its decision in the Jayant Patel case must be respected, Treasurer Andrew Fraser says. The opposition has... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16591 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16591 A panel of academics, policy makers and leaders in health care will come together today to review the strategic and economic aspects of the... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16590 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16590 Close to 800 Queenslanders have signed an online petition calling for the resignation of Health Minister Paul Lucas over the health payroll fiasco.... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16589 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16589 Talking about depression helps break the "fear factor" of seeing it as a weakness instead of an illness. People aren't ashamed to talk about or seek... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16588 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16588 The Australian Nursing Federation has a new leadership team with Lee Thomas assuming the role of federal secretary and Yvonne Chaperon taking on the... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16587 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=16587 Health Minister Nicola Roxon says no one will be denied the right to see the doctor of their choice under Medicare Locals. The first group of... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16520 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16520 Insanity, according to Albert Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And it could soon be a... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16514 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16514 Nursing and midwifery professionals have the lowest growth rate within the nation's health services industries, which as a whole is growing at a rate... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16525 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16525 Its main function is to look after people - the public - but for its staff, the health industry may be one of the most violent industries in... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16537 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16537 Chemotherapy outpatients have significant unmet needs following treatment, indicating an urgent need for improved continuity of care, says new... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16527 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16527 Financial incentives alone will not attract more health workers to the bush, a new report has found. Instead, governments need to offer incentive... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16543 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16543 Summit delegates were welcomed by RCNA President Associate Professor Stephanie Fox-Young FRCNA and Chief Executive Officer Debra Cerasa FRCNA and... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16542 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16542 Previous meetings had all been held via teleconference, so the day provided a wonderful opportunity for FAC members to finally put some faces to... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16541 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16541 At the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) National Nursing Summit held in Canberra over two days from 27-28 May 2010, nurses from across... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16540 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16540 The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP opened the summit, outlining the federal budget measures that will support the nursing profession, which was a great... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16539 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16539 Three leading Victorian aged care providers have been recognised by the state government for providing progressive and family-friendly working... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16536 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16536 In the last months of her life, Rhodes Scholar and medical pioneer Dr Anna Donald made the decision to share her experience of living with advanced... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16535 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16535 Some recent experiences with older family members have reminded me of the attitudes that many older people continue to have towards the services we... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16534 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16534 An innovative program combining reminiscence, cognitive behavioural therapy and digital storytelling at a NSW facility is having a profound impact on... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16533 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16533 Nothing shall be done in the ward while the patients are having their meals. These words were spoken by Florence Nightingale in1859. Yet today, 150... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16532 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16532 with residents with dementia, writes Jane Verity. People with dementia unlearn in the opposite order to which they learn. This means that what they... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16531 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16531 The University of Queensland and Monash University schools of nursing and midwifery have joined forces to help the government reform the education... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16530 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16530 Clinical placements are essential for undergraduate nursing students in developing the required skills to join the workforce. However, with nurses... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16529 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16529 A masters program to train specialist nursing practitioners for remote and indigenous communities has been launched in central Australia. The Alice... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16528 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16528 New research shows that Australian mothers look to early childhood health clinics and family care centres for infant eye health advice, with... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16526 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16526 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... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16524 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16524 It attracted plenty of criticism for failing to attract the numbers and as of 11 May one of the government's main initiatives to address the nursing... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16523 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16523 The federal government has pledged $58 million to create special leadership groups, made up of nurses and doctors, within the hospital system. The... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16522 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16522 Nurses have again been voted the most ethical and honest professionals. In the annual Roy Morgan Image of Professions survey 89 per cent of... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16521 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16521 Patient safety and care is set to improve when nurses have access to electronic health records, according to the profession. From last month, every... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16519 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16519 Caffeine can help those working shifts or nights to make fewer errors, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. The findings have... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16518 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16518 The federal government plans to merge the commonwealth's two leading cancer agencies - Cancer Australia and the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16517 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16517 New research shows that women who breastfeed are not receiving adequate advice as to the possible effects of medication. Research released by Dr Lisa... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16516 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16516 Hospital management and policy is hindering Australian hospitals from promoting and supporting breastfeeding, according to a new study. Looking... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16515 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16515 Queensland Health workers will be paid under a local pay model from September as the government struggles to fix its sick payroll system. Premier... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16513 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16513 The introduction of a single national registration and accreditation system for health professions became a reality on the first day of this month.... Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16437 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16437 At this moment, there are more than 1700 Australians on official waiting lists - people hoping and praying that someone has had a conversation about... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16436 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16436 For the 18,000 Australians living with multiple sclerosis, up until now, treatment options often came in the form of regular painful injections.... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16435 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16435 As an issue, infant eye health has not been high on the agenda for many child and family health nurses. It competes for attention and surveillance... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16383 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16383 Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan handed down the 2010-11 Federal Budget on Tuesday 11 May. During the extensive build-up to the release of the budget's... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16382 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16382 Australia's new national registration and accreditation scheme begins on 1 July 2010. From this date, a new National Law (the Health Practitioner... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16381 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16381 ACT ceremony commemorates Australian service nurses RCNA staff and ACT nurses gathered at the Australian War Memorial on 7 May to remember the... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16380 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16380 As the winter chill hits Canberra, issues around nurse practitioners and aged care are high on the agenda at a political level. Our messages to... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16379 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16379 Bethany Hodgkins has always had an interest in science, having completed her first degree in nutrition at the University of Canberra (UC). At the... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16378 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16378 Susan had a few drinks every night after university or work to wind down. She never thought it to be a problem. One night she was caught driving over... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16377 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16377 For the last 20 years Aboriginal peri-natal mortality has been well above the average and has not improved. One critical way to address this is to... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16376 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16376 Aged care nurses in Queensland and NSW can breathe a little easier with news they can pre-emptively protect their wages. In a win for these nurses,... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16375 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16375 If we get it right for you, the nurses, it's likely we will be getting it right for the patients. These are the words of health minister Nicola... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16374 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16374 A needlestick injury can be a devastating event. Although the risk of contracting a blood borne pathogen is statistically low, the psychological... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16373 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16373 For the first time in more than seven years, midwives will be able to purchase professional indemnity insurance, under a deal struck by the federal... Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16440 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16440 Clinical bottom line Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication of surgery and may be associated with increased length of hospital stay... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16439 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16439 As we move into flu season, those working within the residential care sector must be prepared for possible outbreaks of pandemic influenza A H1N1 or... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16438 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16438 Experts are calling for a mandatory signed declaration for all staff refusing the flu shot to help improve vaccination rates among their direct care... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16390 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16390 The theme is a reminder that nurses are fundamentally involved in preventative health and primary health care (PHC) and central to achieving social... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16389 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16389 GP Assist (Tasmania) is an after hours call centre which provides health care information and advice to patients across Tasmania, and is one of... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16388 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16388 Nurse practitioners (NPs) and advance practice nurses (APNs) are the lifeblood of health systems across the globe. However, models of care and... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16387 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16387 Employers need to devise ways of re-engaging with its ageing workforce as the nursing shortage worsens. Retaining older employers also needs to be... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16386 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16386 A nurse for more than eight years, Kate* would struggle to put a number to the lives she has helped save or make better. But despite this, she still... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16385 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16385 More beds without more nurses makes no sense and will do nothing to improve the health of the aging population. But it could make a bad situation... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16384 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16384 Nurses could soon be seen walking the wards wearing "do not disturb" signs to cut down on the number of interruptions while trying to give out... Mon, 3 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16445 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16445 Clinical bottom line The umbilicus represents a significant portal of infection into the body of an infant, especially within the healing period of... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16444 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16444 Mental disorders are the second leading cause of disease burden among Australia's indigenous people after cardiovascular disease. Yet indigenous... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16443 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16443 of last resort. Genevieve Costigan reports on a project that has seen it significantly reduced. A pilot project in an inner city Melbourne hospital... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16442 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16442 A much-quoted statistic is "one in three women who ever had a baby wet themselves". When it comes to bladder or bowel control problems, our... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16441 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16441 Constipation is a common frustration for many residents and the staff who care for them in aged-care facilities. However, an even bigger frustration... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16396 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16396 RCNA's faculty advisory committees (FACs) have been a key contributing factor to the success of the faculties. The current three FACs comprise of... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16395 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16395 Since launching its latest initiative to attract nursing students to RCNA, over 2300 nursing students across Australia have taken up this exciting... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16394 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16394 Reform is defined as improving on something. Change is to make something different, yet not necessarily better. This was pointed out in a four-line... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16393 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16393 The government has finally given the right prescription to fully recognise the skills of nurse practitioners and midwives. Landmark and historic are... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16392 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16392 A preventative approach to wound management would reduce the massive cost burden on the Australian healthcare system. But first, money has to be... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16391 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16391 Developing intimate and meaningful relationships with residents is central to enhancing the resilience of aged care nurses, new research shows. And... Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16448 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16448 Skin tears have in the past received little attention with the apparent view that they are necessarily a consequence of ageing; clearly this is not... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16447 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16447 The physical pain can be indescribable. The emotional pain even worse. Malignant wounds are a devastating complication of cancer that usually... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16446 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16446 The Sydney Adventist Hospital's Wound Clinic treats over 500 outpatients each year. The majority of these individuals present with chronic wounds, of... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16401 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16401 Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) provided a clear-cut pre-budget submission to the Department of Treasury in January to highlight priority... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16400 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16400 RCNA is proud to announce our recent corporate partnership with Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV). Dental health is an important component of... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16399 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16399 job, writes Annie May. Brian Moller was always going to do humanitarian work. It was why he became a nurse in the first place. Fourteen years after... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16398 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16398 Chest drains remain a common intervention for patients with cardiothoracic or respiratory problems. Management of the clinical risks associated with... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16397 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=News&idArticle=16397 A new report revealing a high level of violence against hospital nurses highlights the need for a shift in attitudes by both nurses and managers,... Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16449 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16449 A new study on differences in outcomes of home and hospital births has reignited the home birth debate, but according to the study's author its main... Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16405 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16405 Registration feedback In October 2009 the newly established Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) released two consultation papers seeking... Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16404 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16404 "My new graduate year didn't work out exactly as planned," he says. "One of my rotations was in private mental health and I didn't enjoy it at all."... Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16403 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16403 When it comes to embarking on a new career, your nursing background could be more valuable than you first realise. This is increasingly becoming the... Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16402 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16402 For Belinda McCormack, living with mental illness has been a very personal journey. For years it has been a part of her she kept well hidden from... Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16408 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=RCNA&idArticle=16408 A Healthier Future for All Australians (the Report), released in June 2009. RCNA expert member comments on the Report's recommendations on "fostering... Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16407 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16407 The most rewarding aspect of Kerry Irwin's job as a prison nurse is earning the trust of her patients. Although her role as a registered nurse at the... Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16406 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16406 The name may not easily roll of the tongue, but the St Vincent's and Mater Health Sydney and Australian Catholic University National Nursing Research... Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16452 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16452 Ten years ago Dr Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka knew next to nothing about dementia. But an unlikely friendship with a woman living at a local nursing home... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16451 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16451 The Australian population is ageing. Already 13 per cent of Australians are over age 65 and this is rapidly increasing to 25 per cent - a proportion... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16412 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16412 These are interesting times for nurse practitioners, health service researchers, and legislators. For nurse practitioners there is at last some... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16411 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16411 A small group of nurses and media staff from RCNA and the Australian Nursing Federation have been meeting by teleconference intermittently over the... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16410 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=ACN&idArticle=16410 It is timely that we end this year of new beginnings with the announcement that Professor Tracey McDonald FRCNA has been elected to the position of... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16409 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16409 Providing positive and meaningful placements to trainee nurses and high school students will help solve the workforce shortage. Workplace expert Ken... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16456 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16456 Use of the Nintendo Wii as a therapeutic tool in aged care facilities can have positive effects on the physical and psychological symptoms of its... Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16455 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16455 Residential aged care homes in South Australia and Victoria are involved in a new project to promote the most effective use of "when required"... Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16454 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16454 The effective and discreet management of continence is an important issue for many residents of aged care homes. Incontinence impacts on an... Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16460 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16460 For the past year, Tim Wand has been running a pilot mental health nurse practitioner outpatient service in the emergency department of the Royal... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16459 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16459 Blood glucose levels should be more stringently controlled and patient education should be accessible and delivered by a multidisciplinary team,... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16458 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16458 At 50 years young, Britain's Carole Kendall felt, for the first time, free to enjoy life. However, this turned out to be fleeting feeling and all if... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16457 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16457 Mr Brown is a frail elderly 87 year old man, residing in your facility. He has a catheter in place to drain his bladder, because his enlarged... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16414 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16414 Nursing education has rapidly progressed in recent years, with masters study available in a diverse range of areas including clinical nursing, and... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16413 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Education&idArticle=16413 If current predictions are to become a reality, the desperate shortage of nurses in Australia is likely to worsen as the population grows and ages.... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16465 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16465 Every operation performed at every hospital involves some risk. This is a fact of life. However many complications are preventable, with experts... Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16464 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16464 Surgery can be traumatic for children - and their parents. But it doesn't have to be, with research released on how hospitals and the perioperative... Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16463 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16463 In Australia, around one in five people will experience a mental illness at some stage of their life. While many of these people suffer from... Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16462 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16462 Over the last decade, nurses have been exposed to the increasing trend toward vascular access devices (VAD's) for many types of patient therapies.... Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16461 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16461 It is said that cleanliness is next to godliness, which is very much the case for health professionals. An estimated 12,000 blood stream infections... Sun, 6 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16469 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16469 Clinical bottom line Breech presentation occurs in 4 per cent of all singleton pregnancies, and as gestation increases, the proportion of breech... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16468 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16468 Incidents of violence in triage have increased dramatically in the past 10 years, putting the safety of nursing staff and other patients at risk. In... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16467 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16467 Dubbed a "hidden epidemic" by healthcare professionals, chronic wounds affect around 200,000 people in Australia at any one time and this prevalence... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16466 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16466 A cream commonly used to treat burns may actually delay healing, with some health professionals looking at more natural remedies. Increased... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16453 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16453 An intervention program that includes home visits by nurses has the potential to not only reduce the risk of emergency readmissions among the... Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16470 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16470 The same robot technology that guides massive machines around Australian mine sites could be delivering cups of tea in aged-care homes within a... Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16474 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16474 The past three decades have seen dramatic changes in the treatment of mental illness. The nursing profession has kept pace with these changes, but... Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16473 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16473 Australian and New Zealand clinicians, uncertain if intensively lowering blood glucose was harmful or beneficial to critically ill patients have... Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16472 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16472 John is a 62-year-old male diagnosed with colorectal cancer, while Jane, 36, has ovarian cancer. From this month nurses will be able to follow the... Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16471 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16471 Supporting nurses in expanding their knowledge of cancer care is one of the main functions of the first ever academic chair in cancer nursing for... Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16415 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16415 In one job he brings blobs of plasticine to life, in the other he helps keep people alive. As both a nurse and animator, Jason Lynch's two... Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16475 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16475 To say darling or not to say darling - that is the question. The three words darling, dearie or sweetie are often perceived as inappropriate ways to... Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16477 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16477 The very serious problem in relation to wound management is well known - if you are elderly, have a wound and live either in the community or within... Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16476 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16476 Experts on incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) are advocating a management plan that helps patients avoid incontinence-related skin issues. IAD... Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16480 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Specialties&idArticle=16480 Each day six Australian children are born with heart problems, with many requiring operations to give them a chance at life. Childhood heart disease... Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16479 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Clinical&idArticle=16479 It's been such a relief for staff. They feel more equipped and prepared should an outbreak occur. That sense of organisation has been a key result of... Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16417 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Workforce&idArticle=16417 Hanging out of a helicopter isn't something one would expect to see in the job description of a nurse, but that is why Major Eraine La Galle is... Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16416 http://www.nursingreview.com.au/pages/section/article.php?s=Features&idArticle=16416 Children dying from diseases easily treated with modern medicine, incredible poverty, suffering and starvation on a massive scale and heavily armed... Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT