Nursing Review The latest in heathcare news for nurses

The global movement of nurses provides an important opportunity to improve care for an increasingly multicultural society, writes Sophia Dywili. A relative of a patient asked: “Where do you come from?” “From Bankstown ma’am,” I replied, happy that I easily ...

If managers want to increase the retention of nurses in hospitals they need to adopt generation-specific strategies, writes Kate Shacklock. Skilled nurse shortages are well known and commonly experienced within the Australian nursing community. These shortages are also experienced across ...

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, in partnership with the McGrath Foundation, has appointed its first breast cancer nurse. Linda Belardi reports. Jo Beven’s patients live in an area that takes in three states - about 640,000 square kilometers. As part ...

A Victorian researcher is undertaking the first study to evaluate the impact of enrolled nurse medication administration on skill mix and workload in aged care. By Linda Belardi. Victorian aged care facilities have reduced the number of registered nurses employed ...

Different work conditions between states is behind a push for an industry-wide agreement. Linda Belardi reports. Almost half of surveyed practice nurses say they are looking to resign in the next six months. The Australian Practice Nurse Association’s survey of ...

The ANF has lodged an application for a low pay bargaining case to be heard by Fair Work Australia for nurses working in general practice. The Australian Nursing Federation has filed an application with Fair Work Australia (FWA) to negotiate ...

Dennett to head SA nursing Adjunct Associate Professor Lydia Dennett has started as the new Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer for SA Health after being appointed in November. Dennett trained as a registered nurse in the UK, then completed her ...

EU increases checks on migrant workers The European Union is considering an alert system for overseas health workers who have been struck off or suspended, and the introduction of English language testing, reports the UK’s Nursing Times. The proposals put ...

Community nurses, especially those working in cities, may be neglecting their health promotional role. Fiona Cassie reports. Nurses can get confused between health promotion and just one of its aspects, health education, according to new research. Dr Janet Roden, nurse ...

The training sector has been unable to meet industry demand for enrolled nurses due to a lack of guaranteed funding for student places. By Linda Belardi NSW TAFEs are having to increase the number of full-fee training places they offer ...