From Cloncurry to Geneva, Australian nurse Dr Isabelle Skinner is certainly kicking goals. The James Cook University (JCU) rural and remote research academic has been appointed chief executive of the world’s most influential nursing organisation – the International Council of Nurses. ...

Australia’s approach to the mental health care sector still has a way to go, but there has been – and continues to be – some positive shifts and trends.  You may be surprised by how much research goes into the ...

Job opportunities for nurses are growing faster than the workforce as a whole, and nurses with postgraduate qualifications will reap the greatest rewards as the health industry expands and becomes more complex. The evolution of the industry is being driven ...

Reports suggesting that many women with early-stage breast cancer do not require chemotherapy have spread across media outlets worldwide this week, but an Australian academic has cautioned people to beware of misleading headlines. The headlines in question sit atop stories ...

Following the release of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey results, many people poked around on interactive maps that showed areas where the majority of voters in an electorate returned a ‘no’ response. Now, research has provided insight into what it’s like ...

The RFDS delivers a unique and vital form of healthcare to the community. As it approaches 90 years of service, we talk to one of its flying nurses. "How ya going, mate?” or something to that effect, is how I ...

Community nurses have been referring clients to a pharmacist to improve medication safety under an Australian pilot. The Visiting Pharmacist study saw Bolton Clarke employ two part‐time clinical pharmacists to review and reconcile clients' medications. Pharmacists also educated clients and ...

Death education should be taught in the classroom to demystify ageing and dying among younger Australians, Queensland doctors have argued. Australian Medical Association Queensland said young people need to be educated about medical, legal and other issues that surround ageing ...

Nurse numbers play a key role in preventable deaths. That’s one of the key findings of PhD research by Charles Darwin University’s Dr Melanie Underwood, who used coronial reports to analyse nurse-related adverse events resulting in the death of patients. ...

'You’re worried? We’re listening.' This is the key message South Australian researchers hope a patient’s loved ones take away from a new model aimed at ensuring they know when and how to raise concerns about a patient’s deterioration. Flinders University’s ...