The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has called on senators to ignore the “government’s political rhetoric used against working nurses, midwives and AINs” surrounding changes to the current paid parental leave (PPL) scheme. The group said PPL provides the ...

Pregnant women in the Northern Territory were the focus of a presentation at a conference held by the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association. The presentation, delivered by Dr I-Lynn Lee, a PhD candidate with Menzies School ...

Pencil skirts, high heels and immaculate hair – these are things you likely won’t see during a flight with an aeromedical service. Yet, images of nurses donning these looks can be traced back through popular literature for decades. This is ...

Popular terms in children’s nursing now, such as family-centred care and consumer involvement, weren't always so widely accepted. The idea of sharing care with guardians or relatives was once an extremely radical notion. That’s according to Philip Darbyshire, Flinders University and Monash University professor ...

A study has looked into the benefits of care delivered in the home versus that offered by a specialist clinic for elderly patients with chronic heart failure. The economic evaluation, conducted by Griffith University and using data from a randomised controlled trial, ...

Nurse, I have a problem. But first, let me take a selfie. The rise in use of medical selfies to relay health information to clinicians has grabbed the attention of medical photographer and Queensland University of Technology PhD researcher Kara Burns. Burns ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has said the lack of jobs for local nurses and midwives continues to be one of the profession’s biggest workforce issues. The statement follows the release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) ...

RN Amanda Gorton’s primary role is as an instrument nurse, so volunteering in a Nepalese hospital has solidified her admiration for nurses working in developing countries with limited resources. Gorton, who is a project co-ordinator for the Gynaecological Oncology Surgical ...

Delirium is one of the most prevalent clinical syndromes at the end of life, yet it is often missed and undertreated, a palliative care expert has said. Dr Meera Agar, associate professor at the University of New South Wales and ...

A report has provided a snapshot of antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals and one expert says nurses can affect future results. National Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice: results of the 2014 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS), was released by the Australian Commission on Safety ...