Nursing Review The latest in heathcare news for nurses

American research links poor mental health with cardiovascular disease Depression or a history of suicide attempts in people younger than 40 markedly increases their risk of dying from heart disease, an American study suggests. Viola Vaccarino, chair of epidemiology at ...

UK’s Royal College of Nursing estimates looming workforce crisis. More than 56,000 National Health Service (NHS) jobs have been lost or face the axe - double the figure of a year ago, the UK’s Royal College of Nursing said as ...

Returning to Australia following nine months abroad, registered nurse Pete Harvey tells of his experience of living and working in a rural village in Ghana. In January this year I left Australia for what was to be a seven-month trip ...

Conducting culturally appropriate research with indigenous communities requires an equal partnership and the building of trust, writes Raelene Ward. As an indigenous nurse research fellow at the University of Southern Queensland my primary role is to undertake research with, for ...

Dr Sally Inglis from the UTS faculty of nursing has won a major fellowship to advance her research into peripheral arterial disease. By Linda Belardi. Recognised for her leading research into cardiovascular disease, Dr Sally Inglis has become the first ...

Looking at the poor state of English healthcare shows what happens when standards are lowered, writes Linda Shields. The Weekend Australian of November 5 had a 22-page supplement entitled “Health of the Nation”. An exploration of Australia’s health system, its effectiveness, ...

Events unfolding in Sydney should prompt calm reflection not overreaction, writes John Field. While in Turkey last week, I woke to the news of an Australian nurse being charged with the murder of several aged care residents in Sydney. I ...

The development of specialist nurse credentialing in Australia has the potential to both empower nurses and improve patient care, writes Kim Ryan. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has long recognised that setting standards for nursing education and practice is ...

Independent modelling shows the federal government's increase in the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent will deliver an extra $408 billion into super by 2030. But for many Australians it still won’t be enough. One than three quarters of Australians ...

Australian-trained nurse, Kanchana Thornton provides much needed healthcare to Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burma border. By Linda Belardi. In the West of Thailand and sharing a border with the civil war-ravaged Burma is the bustling industrial town of Mae Sot. ...