This issue of psychotropics has been front and centre during the Royal Commission, but not much time has been devoted to the reason behind its use, mental illness. Approximately half of all aged care residents exhibit symptoms consistent with depression, ...

Pressure injuries are expensive for our health system, hugely distressing for patients and, most of all, preventable and predictable. That is according to UTS professor of nursing Debra Jackson. "They are so distressing," she said. "Once a person gets a ...

The nursing department at Murdoch University recently received an innovation honour at the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching. Awarded for their e-portfolio, the team's platform prepares Murdoch graduates for professional practice by allowing them to construct, explore and discuss real-world problems in ...

How many hours do you work a day, and how much sleep do you think you get a night? According to Dr Ann Rogers, it probably isn't enough. And if that's the case, your patients are at risk. Studies have shown ...

Nurse retention is a constant battle in healthcare. It has been estimated that to replace one registered nurse, it can cost anywhere between $17,728 and $104,686. The high stress environment can affect every nurse differently. Some will experience negative outcomes, ...

"Nobody knows you're here. And you better hope nothing happens to me. Because if I die... you die," nurse Annie Wilkes told the injured writer Paul Sheldon in Stephen King's Misery. Paul crashed his car in a blizzard and she ...

Mei Krishnasamy has a strong Cardiff accent that belies her many years in Melbourne. The Welsh native has been living in Australia on and off since the early 2000s, and since 2016 has been the inaugural chair of cancer nursing ...

“How are you feeling today?” It’s a question nurses ask that patients might consider a simple pleasantry, but nurses know there’s much more behind it than that – and a new videographic captures that contrast. Developed by Dr Kasia Bail, ...

According to the World Health Organization, around half of the world’s population lives in rural areas but only 38 per cent of nurses and 25 per cent of doctors work in those areas. In Australia, people living in rural and ...

If nurse and independent candidate for the Victorian federal seat of Indi, Helen Haines, makes it to Canberra this year, we can be sure she won’t fall foul of last year’s most popular piece of the constitution: section 44. As ...