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Five thousand years of knowledge might help you become a happier nurse, writes Peter Kieseker. 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 ...

The use of high-fidelity manikin simulation is only one way of using simulation in nurse education. Annie May reports. Where is their bedside manner? That is the question many experienced nurses ask when students or recently trained nurses arrive on ...

While there is a place for simulated learning in midwifery education, it cannot replace clinical practice, writes Fiona Bogossian. In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments committed to a national health workforce reform package. In 2010, Health Workforce Australia (HWA) ...

New evidence-based best practice continence education is being provided to aged care facilities. Concerned that many nurses lack sufficient knowledge and skills to deal with incontinence problems, Lille Healthcare is now providing evidence-based best practice continence education to aged care ...

The continuing shortage of donor organs has rekindled the debate to modify or change Australia’s allocation model. Annie May reports. Does Australia need a new kidney allocation scheme to address the current shortage of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation? And ...

There is increasing evidence that home dialysis has not only a number of clinical and social benefits for patients, but financial benefits for the health system. Annie May reports. Each year there are more and more Australian’s who require dialysis ...

There is an urgent need to provide better strategies for maternal obesity, writes Annie May. 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 increasingly ...

A service has been created in NSW to assist obese women to limit their weight gain in pregnancy to recommended levels. The benefits of a new antenatal service for obese women in NSW is being evaulated by the department of ...

Clinicians will be front and centre in ensuring all Australians have access to high quality, coordinated healthcare as a result of the government’s National Health Reforms. Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are being called on to provide input into ...

Australian researchers produce new tool kit to improve end of life care. Australian researchers are launching a palliative care toolkit which aims to improve resources for residential aged care facilities nationally and throughout the world. The Palliative Approach Toolkit, which ...