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Technology looks set to blitz time-honoured Australian nursing procedures.  Paper records are taking a back seat to e-health and e-learning, and clinical informatics is making inroads on Australian nursing practices. Schemes already in place include electronic admission risk screening tools ...

Experts discuss how access to big data can advance patient care.  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 impossibility, as more and ...

We are more likely to pass away in hospital, among strangers, than at home surrounded by our own, which places nurses in a new ethical position.  Traditionally, before we entered the modern era of nursing, a large portion of people ...

Vitamin D deficiency does not display obvious symptoms, nor is it often diagnosed by doctors. But when left unaddressed, it can have significant health effects. Vitamin D is a hormone that controls calcium levels in the blood, crucial for bone ...

Following Palliative Care Week, professor Patsy Yates, president of Palliative Care Australia, explains the role nurses can play. Throughout our lives, every one of us will experience the loss of someone close, whether a family member, neighbour or friend. At ...

Bullying, abuse and unemployment throw a dark shadow over the Northern Territory’s nursing industry. By Aileen Macalintal Despite a ‘zero tolerance’ stance on bullying and harassment in the workplace, the Northern Territory government seems to be failing to protect nurses ...

The launch of the Western Australian at Large Honor Society of Nursing sees nurses in WA taking the first step toward joining a global nursing community. By Amie Larter Last month’s establishment of the Western Australian at Large Honor Society ...

Leadership has a key role in determining culture, but all of us can have an influence on the culture in which we work. We hear in our daily work many comments about the culture of the workplace. At times these ...

NSW Nursing and Midwives Association general secretary Brett Holmes talks about what matters most – from nurse-patient ratios to wage claims, and how the NSWNMA can help nursing graduates pursue their chosen profession. By Aileen Macalintal NSW has seen a ...

Six primary health care nurses received national awards for their contributions to general practice. The winners of the 2013 Best Practice Awards, Shani Hill, Lois Mitchell, Tahlia Kinnane, Carolyn Ronan, David Youds and Susan Nunn, were announced at a gala ...