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There is room for both these nursing workforces to perform their full scope of practice. Enrolled nurses (ENs) play an integral role in the delivery of healthcare in our country, yet often appear to be the forgotten cousin when it ...

Professionals who have worked well outside of the city describe what the experience has to offer.  Making the move from working in the city to taking up a post in a rural or remote area can bring about myriad benefits, ...

CNCs will help trial a service designed to help patients with severe cardiac difficulties communicate better with the health system.  Nurses will play an integral role in an upcoming telehealth trial by supporting patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in ...

Victorian wins honour for program that pairs nurses with police.  Victorian mental health nurse Steve Brown was named Nurse of the Year at the recent HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. Brown was recognised for his role in implementing the Police Ambulance ...

Caring for others can mean nurses neglect to manage their own feelings. Here’s how to improve your wellbeing.  Graduate nurse Laurie Bickhoff knew her career would be punctuated with emotional distress when she was assigned to care for a patient ...

Experts say nurses have a large role to play in helping pregnant women overcome incontinence.  Half of all pregnant women experience incontinence and midwives have an important role to play in reducing the numbers. “In the vast majority of cases, ...

Simulation has long been a part of training; but a unique program is now streaming mental health education over the web – and students love it.  Students on mental health placements can sometimes struggle to gain access to a wide ...

Madonna Grehan offers health researchers a timely reminder of the power and pitfalls of oral history. When it comes to health history and nursing, there are all sorts of complex subjects: abortion; adoption; the care of the mentally ill and ...

Court decisions related to vaccinations are starting to show a pattern.  Within society there is a debate concerning whether children should be vaccinated. This is a hotly contested and highly emotive question for many. There are those who refrain from ...

Researchers from the University of Western Australia have received a grant to explore the use of photographs as tools to help change perceptions about older people. “Winning this grant will allow us to make important inroads in developing teaching and ...