Security in wards for patients and staff was a key discussion point at the recent Australian College of Mental Health Nursing 40th international conference. The theme – honouring the past and shaping the future – was prevalent through all talks at ...

ACN forum to discuss keeping ahead of the challenges. The Australian College of Nursing will soon hold its second National Nursing Forum, with a focus on Staying Ahead of the Game. In line with ACN’s new strategic direction of advancing ...

An Australian nurse has flown to Kenema, Sierra Leone, to lend a hand in the Ebola-affected area. RN Sue Ellen Kovack put up her hand to go as soon as the call went out. “The needs are massive and are ...

Hospital infections are down but mental healthcare has deteriorated, a recently released report states. The Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 2008–2013, published by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), presents an overview of the changes in levels of performance in ...

The skills of engineers could make clinical care flow better and reduce patient waiting times, an Australian university vice-chancellor has said. Although he said a major change in culture would be needed, Flinders University vice-chancellor professor Michael Barber said there was much ...

An Australian nursing student will provide care for people in developing countries by heading over to remote communities in Laos. Second-year Griffith University bachelor of nursing student Elizabeth Eastwell will head to Laos in January next year to provide primary ...

The risk of pre-term birth for a specific group of twin pregnancies could be halved, international research has found. The University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute was involved in the study, which involved a review of 13 large studies conducted ...

Clinical supervision is effective at reducing stress and improving performance – but it requires full organisational support.  Healthcare organisations aspire to provide high-quality care to the community. The role staff play in achieving this is critical. In 1998, the World ...

Research provides insights into effects of dermal care for newborns.  Research into pressure injuries and wounds has for many years been largely focused on the older adult population. However, experts are now focusing on patients at the other end of ...

Website is fourth in series of web-based education programs. Anatomy, physiology, disease and disease management, and medical procedures are amongst the 33 courses available through a new range of online CPD programs called Body Systems Training Room. ANMF today launched ...