An Australian clinical nurse who has been deployed as a volunteer 50 times across nine countries has been recognised through an Order of Australia award in this year’s honours. Kym Stuart was recognised for her service to nursing through a ...

Aspiring male nurses, current nursing students and industry experts gathered in Sydney recently to take part in a discussion about entry barriers to nursing for men. University of Technology Sydney nursing undergraduate students Jake McDonald and Shak Nadesanathan pitched the ...

When enrolled nurse Diana Watt left a violent marriage, she didn’t know how to support her children. All she took with her were the clothes on her back and a passion for helping others. "I didn't know how I was going ...

Nothing is beyond a nurse’s reach. These were the words of Queensland's chief nursing and midwifery officer Dr Frances Hughes, who was recently named chief executive of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), when discussing nurses becoming involved in different ...

Four out of five nurses would consider abandoning the profession if existing penalty rates applying to wages were axed, a new ANMF survey has found. With the holiday season looming, the union has issued a fresh warning to legislators against ...

The safety of aid workers operating in war zones and conflict areas has been spotlighted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva. Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, director of international humanitarian law and movement relations with ...

RN Cath Flanagan is in the business of bringing smiles to young people's faces. Her work empowering homeless clients to make decisions to improve their oral health has led to her being named the 2015 Community Oral Health Champion at the ...

The McGrath Foundation has announced the funding of an additional five McGrath breast care nurses to support families experiencing cancer, reaching its goal to increase the total number to 110 by its 10th anniversary. The foundation said it has now supported 40,000 ...

The Australian College of Operating Room Nurses has used this year’s Perioperative Nurses Week to cast the oft-invisible work such professionals do into light. During the celebrations, Dr Paula Foran, ACORN’s education officer, brought up the notion of the invisible nurse. ...

Most new nurses and midwives know when they shouldn’t use social media in their profession, but many aren’t aware of the professional standards surrounding its use. Research from the University of Queensland has analysed the use of platforms such as Facebook, ...