Nurses are required to maintain patient confidentially due to their legal, moral, ethical, employment and professional duties as they are trusted with a patient’s most intimate and personal information. This trust is often a challenge to maintain when working in ...

Across the world, the greatest number of COVID-19 deaths are in older people, with many residents in aged care facilities at risk of the disease. Complex health needs associated with multi-morbidity and frailty contribute to their risk. The hands-on provision ...

Healthcare leadership has come under the spotlight in recent months, for reasons both good and bad. The coronavirus pandemic has demanded the best from our healthcare leaders, as much as from our politicians, and their decisions have both saved, and ...

This article explores the relationship between physical trauma, psychological trauma and the integration of trauma informed care in a modern hospital setting. Traumatic physical injury is the leading cause of death in the first four decades of life. It accounts ...

Around the world, nurses are in the thick of inconceivable conditions. Their workplaces have become warzones against a mysterious disease that has rampaged nations and ravaged lives. Daily, healthcare workers witness horrific scenes of suffering and death.  So why are ...

Nurses are presently working amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But can a nurse legally refuse to work? Most nurses are employed pursuant to a contract of employment. This is a legally binding arrangement between the employer and nurse. It sets out ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has widespread and insidious consequences that in many instances go beyond personal health and the ramifications of which may not yet be fully known. For some the impact may be as minor as struggling to buy ...

The royal commission’s interim report, ominously titled Neglect, was released on 31 October. A great early Christmas present for all Australians, chosen especially with the government in mind. In response, Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck, ...

Perhaps the most damaging side effect of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is that instead of dealing with the problems of the aged care system, we have a de facto policy of ‘wait and see’. Actions ...

There is an accelerating need for a skilled mental health workforce in Australia given the growing recognition of mental illness. However, developing an informed, flexible and skilled nursing workforce in hospital, community mental health and non-traditional settings is a challenge. ...