A smartphone application that helps empower remote Ghanaian nurses could be used in many other countries, the creators have said, but nuanced, localised approaches are critical. ThinkPlace also attributed much of the success of the app – which helps nurses diagnose patients, calculate medication dosages, access ...

You can’t give 100 per cent if you do not look after yourself. This is a key point Red Cross aid worker Nuran Higgins raised when discussing her recent work in the earthquake-devastated regions of Nepal. Higgins recently returned from ...

What is the appropriate age for a teenager to take responsibility for their own medicine? It’s not a question with a clear-cut answer. NPS MedicineWise, an Australian not-for-profit organisation, wants to educate teens and their families on the importance of ...

Undergraduate students in healthcare need a broader understanding of mental health and how it relates to modern cultural issues,  the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery has decided. To highlight the connections between mental health and cultural issues, the ...

There is an ever-increasing need for aged-care professionals in Australia. At the same time, service providers struggle to recruit enough RNs for these positions. This is particularly true in rural and regional areas. Researchers from Charles Sturt University have not stood idle in ...

Unplanned pregnancies in Australia are connected with various forms of disadvantage, as well as with ill-informed women and men. A recent nationwide study by Monash University showed that most unwanted or unexpected pregnancies are linked to sexual coercion, social disadvantages, rural ...

Griffith University professor of nursing Claire Rickard has become the first nurse ever to be made a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.  Rickard is director of the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR), a research ...

Canberra nurse Bill Bailey has been nominated Mental Health Nurse of the Year by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN). Established by the ACMHN in 2008, the Mental Health Nurse of the Year award promotes the importance of ...