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A Victorian coroner’s recommendation that health authorities should warn all parents against the dangers of co-sleeping with their baby risks some mothers rejecting all health messages, says a leading midwifery researcher. Following an inquiry into the SIDS related deaths of ...

South Australian public sector nurses could be offered a financial incentive to retire early under a plan currently under consideration by SA Health. The proposal canvassed in the state’s graduate nursing employment strategy report released last month would replicate a ...

A new survey has confirmed respite is an essential service for many carers, but there is much room for improvement, reports Darragh O Keeffe Almost two out of three carers of people living with dementia have no informal support and ...

Nursing student off to a flying start Deakin University nursing student Ella Bouman has been announced as the winner of the inaugural ‘Give them wings’ scholarship from the Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria and Rural Health Workforce. Bouman, who hails ...

Helping to improve the health of nurses to cut absenteeism and providing people with more self-care options are among strategies proposed to relieve pressures in the ACT health workforce, a government report has found. The ACT Government Health Directorate discussion ...

As the nurse practitioner role gains momentum in Australia, they are moving into specialised and diverse areas. Linda Belardi speaks to three trailblazers Lieutenant-Commander Morag Ferguson is Australia’s first military nurse practitioner with the Royal Australian Navy. She is one ...

The characters on film and TV are often stereotypes, but the internet allows nurses to reshape their public image, writes David Stanley How the public view nursing and nurses is both reflected in and influenced by the way they are ...

A highly successful home-visit program pioneered in the US is making headway in indigenous communities here, writes Linda Belardi Aver the past 30 years, a nurse-led home visiting program implemented in the US has seen dramatic changes in infant mortality, ...

The federal government and the Black Dog institute have launched an e-health initiative to support those living with anxiety. As more Australians turn to the internet for medical help, a new federally-funded website is offering tools and tips to those ...

Acute care nurses need support to introduce spiritual care in their daily work, according to new research. Older more experienced nurses working in palliative care are more likely to include spiritual care in their day-to-day work than their younger counterparts, ...