The paradigm of treatment for cancer patients has been revolutionised, particularly in the last five years, according to a nurse who has worked in the field for over two decades. Mary Duffy, an advanced practice specialist lung cancer nurse, said: ...

The has been a huge raft of changes in the way cancer nurses deliver care, an Australian researcher says. Associate professor Mei Krishnasamy, executive director of cancer nursing and allied health at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and professorial fellow ...

“Many of the impediments to education and practice in gerontology fields are driven by policy frameworks that are exposed to political influence and competition – and we have to engage with it constructively.” This is one of the key points ...

In the latest installment of Aged Care Insite's series on the challenges and issues facing gerontological nurses, Dr Sue Lawrence, a lecturer in nursing at the University of Tasmania, discusses the barriers to the development of gerontic nursing as a recognised speciality. ...

In the first installment of a podcast series, professor Wendy Moyle shared her thoughts on the key challenges and issues facing gerontological nurses. Moyle, who is a registered nurse and the director of the centre for health practice innovation at ...

There are lessons for everyone inside the Australasian ED of the year. Being at the forefront of innovative service delivery is key for any emergency department – and that’s exactly what Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital’s ED is striving for. ...

A mentor and trainer abroad confirms the value of personal growth and mutual respect. The conditions RNs are accustomed to working within at an Australian hospital are a far cry from the challenging and often resource-poor environments available in Tibar, ...

United Nations experts have declared the current Ebola outbreak like nothing the world has ever seen – something morphing from a local to an international crisis. The World Health Organization has confirmed that more than 4000 people have died in ...

'What’s special about mental health nursing?’ This question launched a three-year study into the nature, scope and consequences of nurses’ work in the mental health sector. “The question [was] posed in the context of what constitutes distinctive practice and how ...

As the number of Australians affected by Parkinson’s and other movement disorders continues to mount, so too does the need for specialist nurses. In Australia, there are just over 30 nurses who work specifically with Parkinson’s and movement disorders – ...