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Can a person in a vegetative state get married? And if not, why not?  A recent interesting case involved a woman who was denied the right to marry her fiancé because he was in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) and ...

There’s a growing call for nurses to make their voices heard in public life, to stand up for the disadvantaged and for the future of the profession.   "As a profession, it’s up to all of us to think about ...

Nurse with open hands, hearts and minds. Nursing practice is based on a biopsychosocial model of nursing care. Nurses interact with their clients from biological, psychological and sociological perspectives. The biological component of the model includes the use of our ...

Despite opposition from doctors, Australia is now officially on the path to allow a broader range of health professionals to prescribe medicines.  Nursing associations have applauded the health ministers’ approval of the Health Professionals Prescribing Pathway (HPPP), labelling it a ...

A study that takes a generational approach to exploring nurses’ attachment to the workforce has thrown up some surprising findings.  Considering the impact of a nurse’s generation on their intent to continue in the profession may yield some effective retention ...

A group of teachers of health professionals have produced a useful book that addresses the challenges of moving from caring for patients to teaching students. By Dallas Bastian. The challenges of navigating a shift from clinical nursing practice to an ...

Partnership will include clinical placements for students, career development.  The first TAFE-based hospital is in the works. The $126 million joint venture between Holmesglen Institute and Healthscope would generate about 150 beds initially, with the prospect of an increase to ...

As childhood obesity affects more and more families, nurses must prepare to help parents address the problem.  Australian children are dying from obesity and, according to a Sydney nurse specialist, it’s impossible to know the extent of the problem. For ...

Advocates say much more could be done to protect healthcare workers from needlesticks and other sharps injuries.  Needlestick and sharps injuries have been a focus of National Safe Work Australia Month. The injuries can come with the risk of serious ...

Criteria-led discharge is still a developing system but it’s already helping nurses move patients out of surgical wards more quickly.  The effectiveness of criteria-led discharge is being evaluated within a gastrointestinal surgical ward. Flinders Medical Centre has adopted the approach ...