More than 70,000 Australian nurses are to be surveyed as part of a national project to discover more about the health and wellbeing of the 270,000-strong workforce. The study will be funded by the Department of Health and Ageing, and ...

"Stop passing the buck, Australia's nursing grads need jobs" is the Australian Nursing Federation's new national campaign, aimed at getting employment for graduates. The campaign was started to place pressure on the nation's politicians to fund strategies to ensure jobs ...

There has been a gradual rise in the number of nurse practitioners and midwives in Australia prescribing drugs due to growing recognition of the need to expand this authority to a broader range of professionals. There are 765 nurse practitioners ...

The shortage of palliative care nurses is being felt across the nation, with Queensland and remote areas having the least staff. By Yvonne Luxford Nurses are the main carers for people who are dying and their "critical role" in caring ...

The shortage of palliative care nurses is being felt across the nation, with Queensland and remote areas having the least staff. By Yvonne Luxford Nurses are the main carers for people who are dying and their “critical role” in caring ...

Funding for the role of New South Wales and Queensland specialist Parkinson’s nurses is set to run out in the next three months, sparking a renewed calling for government support to continue the service.  Based on the research that shows ...

When helping others is your day job, can a similar role after hours offer benefits? Flynn Murphy finds out It may seem counterintuitive: overworked community nurses taking on volunteer roles in their spare time. However, for Melbourne nurse Linda Cropley, ...

Nurses will play a leading role in ensuring all Australians get equal access to healthcare – if they get support. By Amie Larter By the year 2020, the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) hopes all Australians will have equal access ...

“Stop passing the buck, Australia’s nursing grads need jobs” is Australian Nursing Federation’s new national campaign aimed at ensuring jobs for Australia’s graduate nurses. The campaign was started in order to place pressure on Australian politicians to fund strategies to ...

Debra Thoms, the head of the Australian College of Nursing, talks to Amie Larter about the merger and current focus of the organisation What first prompted your choice for a career in nursing? When I left school I could not ...