In combat, just like in a hospital ED, you never know what is going to come through the door and you must always be prepared to help the people around you. These are the words of former British Army soldier ...

The hours of care provided by mental health carers is the equivalent to the work of 173,000 fulltime mental health support workers, a new report has found. The University of Queensland report said it would cost governments $13.2 billion to ...

Hospital patients have tested out a technology-based program that allows them to self-assess and self-monitor their nutrition at the bedside. Dr Shelley Roberts, from Griffith University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, and her colleagues trialed the usability and patient perceptions ...

Fire. Floods. Earthquakes. Terrorist attacks. These events may not be part of a health professional's typical working day but they might take over one. To help students and practitioners from different professional fields gain a common understanding of the principles ...

Delirium affects a quarter of older people in hospital and has the same death rate as a heart attack yet it is often missed or untreated by health professionals in hospitals, residential aged care facilities and the community. This concern ...

Services that support pregnant women who have previously experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of a newborn should be added to hospitals in more locations across Australia, mothers who participated in a study of pregnancy after loss clinics (PALC) have ...

Research into surgical wound management has revealed a clear gap between recommended and observed wound care practice. Led by a team from Griffith University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, the study aimed to describe surgical nurses' postoperative wound care practices ...

Nursing and midwives seeking advice about their health and wellbeing now have access to a national dedicated telephone and online service. Launched today, Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) provides nurses and midwives with 24/7 access to an experienced team ...

It's still seen as a taboo topic, even among some health professionals, but recent research has revealed there is a high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among female nurses and midwives and it may affect their intention to leave their ...

Plain tobacco packaging has helped Australians stop smoking and increased attempts to quit by removing the sense of belonging associated with different brands, a new study has found. The legislation was introduced in Australia in December 2012 in an attempt ...