As flash flooding across five Australian states intensifies the community's reliance on emergency services, nurses have been urged to take care of their mental health. Emergency flood warnings for NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia were issued in mid ...

As Covid numbers are fall back and restrictions have eased, a mental health professional says it's time for nurses to focus on self-compassion. His recommendation comes after a recent study found that healthcare workers were at a severe risk of ...

Financial barriers for students and an unwillingness of hospitals to provide practice placements are hindering studying nurses from graduating, a new study has found. Lead researcher, Professor Lesley Andrew from Edith Cowan University, says that it's critical nursing students are ...

Dementia advocate Mick Simpson was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in 2018 and is now actively spreading awareness – quite literally, as he's walked over 180km this year. But, while on the phone with Nursing Review, he brought to light that healthcare ...

Artificial intelligence could be used to explore how the Covid-19 virus might evolve, according to a team of international researchers. William Kelton, from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, has been involved in the ETH Zurich research, aimed at preparing for ...

A first-of-its-kind spray coating has been developed that can help prevent future Covid and bacteria-related deaths by reducing the spread of pathogens on surfaces. The coating fends off infections by resisting the uptake of bacteria and viruses that accumulate on ...

From once being bedside support to the doctor, to evolving into fearless decision makers, leaders andadvocates for patient outcomes, the role of a nurse has changed exponentially, with education andtechnology representing the largest difference between past and present. Advances in ...

As Australia's festival season fast approaches, an expert has warned the public and the nation's healthcare staff to be wary of the consumption of illegal drugs. There's been a rapid increase in illicit drug-related fatalities across the country - the ...

A '90s cartoon inspired nurse Claire Lane to set up a for-purpose organisation that collects usable medical supplies from hospitals and ships them to developing countries and war-torn areas like Ukraine.  Brisbane-based charity 'Save our Supplies' furnishes hospitals with a ...

An exhausted nurse finishing a 12-hour shift for the third time in a row is no longer an uncommon scenario since Covid has made its mark on the world's healthcare systems. Over 75 per cent of Australia's front-line workers are burned ...