Nursing Review The latest in heathcare news for nurses

New technology is improving treatment options for those living with multiple sclerosis, writes Annie May. For the 18,000 Australians living with multiple sclerosis, up until now, treatment options often came in the form of regular painful injections. Problems with self ...

Jane Barry makes the link between nutrition and infant eye health. 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 among other, often ...

His name appears on the credits of an Academy Award-winning film, but Hollywood isn’t where you will find Jason Lynch, writes Annie May. In one job he brings blobs of plasticine to life, in the other he helps keep people ...

The words we use around people with dementia are important, but so too is how we say them, writes Jane Verity To say darling or not to say darling – that is the question. The three words darling, dearie or ...

The federal government needs to look at the real cost of wound care. 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 ...

Reducing the risk of IAD is the focus of a new care plan. Experts on incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) are advocating a management plan that helps patients avoid incontinence-related skin issues. IAD is painful, often likened to burns on an individual’s ...

Research looks at getting baby back home and into the arms of their parents earlier. 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 ...

A shortage of intensive care nurses is leaving children waiting to receive the help they need. Each day six Australian children are born with heart problems, with many requiring operations to give them a chance at life. Childhood heart disease ...

Knowing what to do in an outbreak, and having the supplies on site to handle it, is the purpose of one provider’s newly developed kits, writes Darragh O Keeffe. It’s been such a relief for staff. They feel more equipped ...

The Defence Force is taking nurses to all parts of the world. 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 ...