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Children migrating to WA from the Eastern states and from overseas are excluded from government planning for child health nurses. By Linda Belardi. Hundreds of children migrating to Western Australia each year are being ignored in regard to government planning ...

An Australian academic is at the forefront of groundbreaking research piecing together the role of nurses in the Third Reich. Linda Belardi reports. Curtin University’s Professor Linda Shields is concerned that the role of nurses in the Nazi era has ...

In November, James Cook, a registered nurse from Sydney arrived in north-west Cambodia to begin an 18-month stint. He tells of his experiences providing much needed care and training to the local community. I work in a busy emergency department ...

By volunteering abroad an Australian nurse and midwife will begin documenting the health of women in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. By Linda Belardi. Rebeccah Bartlett is preparing to embark on a journey of a lifetime. With an academic ...

Some healthcare leaders argue that undergraduates need an extra year of study. Three experienced nurses share their views. Compiled by Linda Belardi. Nursing is a four-year program in many parts of the world but remains a three-year undergraduate degree in ...

Providing clinical placements for students is essential and there is a shortage of places around Australia. One sector is underused in this area and wants to help. Linda Belardi reports. In 2009 aged care delivered 4 per cent of all ...

Helping people from war-torn lands, refugee health is a dynamic mix of advocacy, care co-ordination and social support. Linda Belardi talks to one nurse in the field. There’s nothing Ambi Kaur enjoys more than having a spirited argument with her ...

Generation Y nurses (those born 1980-94) see themselves as mobile professionals and are more willing to change employers in search of better opportunities, according to new research. Professor Yvonne Brunetto from Southern Cross University’s Business School, said their study found ...

With practice nurses doing a wider range of work in general practice their duties and responsibilities have to be clearly defined. By Eamon Merrick, Christine Duffield, Richard Baldwin and Margaret Fry. Nursing features prominently in the future of Australia's primary ...

There is meant to be collaboration between doctors and nurses in maternity care but this is being hindered by unequal and disrespectful cultures and practices, writes Karen Lane. English is a funny language. Apparently it challenges newcomers because of the ...