Nurses demand government funding to prevent needlestick injuries, saying their lives are being put at risk. A needlestick injury can be a devastating event. Although the risk of contracting a blood borne pathogen is statistically low, the psychological trauma that ...

Federal government strikes deal to give midwives professional indemnity insurance. For the first time in more than seven years, midwives will be able to purchase professional indemnity insurance, under a deal struck by the federal government with a private company. ...

Being a nurse offers no protection from illness, including substance abuse and mental health problems. Writes Annie May. Susan had a few drinks every night after university or work to wind down. She never thought it to be a problem. ...

Health outcomes for indigenous women during pregnancy could be improved with the growing number of Aboriginal midwives. For the last 20 years Aboriginal peri-natal mortality has been well above the average and has not improved. One critical way to address ...

Retaining older employers needs to be given more prominence in government initiatives, according to a new study. Employers need to devise ways of re-engaging with its ageing workforce as the nursing shortage worsens. Retaining older employers also needs to be ...

The 2010 International Nurses Day, celebrated on 12 May, centres on the theme: Delivering quality, serving communities: Nurses leading chronic care. The theme is a reminder that nurses are fundamentally involved in preventative health and primary health care (PHC) and ...

GP Assist (Tasmania) is an after hours call centre which provides health care information and advice to patients across Tasmania, and is one of RCNA’s newest affiliates under the RCNA Corporate Partnership program. GP Assist (Tasmania) is an after hours ...

Nurse practitioners (NPs) and advance practice nurses (APNs) are the lifeblood of health systems across the globe. However, models of care and legislation that set the boundaries of the APN and NP role differ considerably. Nurse practitioners (NPs) and advance ...

Extra hospital and nursing home beds alone won't improve health care, according to the nursing profession. More beds without more nurses makes no sense and will do nothing to improve the health of the aging population. But it could make ...

Study finds interrupting nurses while they are tending to patients’ medication needs increases the chances of error. Nurses could soon be seen walking the wards wearing “do not disturb” signs to cut down on the number of interruptions while trying ...