Experts says home birth debate is missing the main message. A new study on differences in outcomes of home and hospital births has reignited the home birth debate, but according to the study’s author its main message has been lost. ...

RCNA provides feedback on the draft national registration and accreditation standards for nursing and midwifery. Registration feedback In October 2009 the newly established Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) released two consultation papers seeking feedback on a proposed set ...

The road to nursing wasn’t always smooth for Dan Gordon, a new generation nurse currently employed at Calvary Hospital in Canberra. “My new graduate year didn’t work out exactly as planned,” he says. “One of my rotations was in private ...

Mental illness can be a lonely, scary and dark existence, says one nurse who is sharing her secret to bring about change. For Belinda McCormack, living with mental illness has been a very personal journey. For years it has been ...

When looking for a change of job, more nurses are discovering careers beyond hospital walls. Linda Belardi speaks to one nurse whose degree found her behind bars. The most rewarding aspect of Kerry Irwin’s job as a prison nurse is ...

Through the RCNA Advisory Council, RCNA has undertaken a comprehensive review of the recommendations contained in the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s (NHHRC) final report. A Healthier Future for All Australians (the Report), released in June 2009. RCNA expert ...

Academia and clinical practice unite at a newly launched institute that will allow nurses to take the lead in research. The name may not easily roll of the tongue, but the St Vincent’s and Mater Health Sydney and Australian Catholic ...

The need for more aged care nurses is growing more urgent every year, but providers can act to minimise the recruitment challenge, writes Darragh O Keeffe. Providing positive and meaningful placements to trainee nurses and high school students will help ...

The use of arts as a therapeutic tool in dementia care is growing. Darragh O Keeffe reports on the new movement in Australia. Ten years ago Dr Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka knew next to nothing about dementia. But an unlikely friendship with ...

By Professor Glenn Gardner FRCNA, Clinical Chair, Queensland University of Technology These are interesting times for nurse practitioners, health service researchers, and legislators. For nurse practitioners there is at last some movement to align state and federal legislation that will ...