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Rather than resenting having to teach students nurses should embrace it, writes Leonard Cox. I  am hospital trained and have accrued letters and pieces of paper on the way through. I was taught by rote and had to work out ...

The health outcomes of women and their babies can be greatly improved if health professionals get screening practices right. Across Australia, confusion persists around antenatal screening of the three major blood-borne viruses: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human ...

Australian nurse educators are working to embed palliative care training firmly in undergraduate nurse programs, putting us ahead of some other countries. Megan Stoyles reports. The growth in the ageing population in developed countries and their growing numbers in acute ...

More stringent regulation of the RTOs, installing clinical mentors in facilities, enhanced nursing oversight - the opinions on what's needed to address quality concerns in Cert III training abound. Darragh O Keeffe reports. When Certificate III training began in the ...

Death is often dealt with poorly in aged care even though most residents know they won't be going anywhere else, Molly Carlile tells Megan Stoyles. Aged care staff must work out what they think about their own death, and dying ...

Urgent action is needed to ensure quality care at the end of life for all Australians, reports Annie May. More than 50 per cent of Australians will die in hospitals, despite the vast majority wanting to die at home. Currently ...

Women get told to do to their pelvic floor exercises. Now they are told some gym exercises can undo the good work and even flaw the 'floor'. Fiona Cassie finds out more about the Pelvic Floor First campaign. Sit-ups can ...

Incontinence is a taboo health issue in ethnic communities, reveals report. By Annie May. Incontinence can affect people of all ages from all backgrounds, yet it still remains a taboo subject, with individuals finding it difficult to raise the issue ...

Nurses at five private hospitals across Sydney have taken to the streets in a historic 24-hour strike over pay rates. Dozens of nurses gathered at Martin Place in the city centre this morning demanding their employer, Macquarie Hospital Services, increase ...

Staff to be liable for tax on overpayments if the funds are not recovered. Queensland Health can't wipe out the debts of employees it overpaid because of tax reasons, Premier Anna Bligh says. The government needs to recoup $62 million ...