Union opposition to TAFE-delivered nursing degrees appears likely to soften, writes John Ross. The union movement could soon change its opposition to TAFE provision of nursing degrees, according to Ged Kearney in her new role as Australian Council of Trade ...

Communication is vital for identifying potential risks in the workplace before they arise. Lifting and moving patients is causing hundreds of Victorian workers to suffer painful yet preventable muscle and bone injuries every year. In the year to June 2010, ...

New standards to guide nurses working in mental health. New standards for mental health nursing will ensure people with mental health issues receive quality care, say those in the sector. Launched at the end of August, the Standards of Practice ...

Processing of applications for overseas-qualified nurses has now begun. Despite some initial teething problems, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency say applications for registration are now being routinely processed. The agency came under fire in its first months for long ...

A new report paints a bleak picture of aged care, particularly when it comes to nurse numbers, write Annie May. The ratio of aged care residents per nurse will double in the next decade if the current rate of decline in ...

A question for many international students is whether they plan to return home. But as one masters student discovered, for one group, they may not have a home to return to. Mardi Chapman reports. While climate change remains a largely ...

Qualified nurses will be in even greater demand in the coming years, writes Greta Marsh. Australia needs more nurses. Now. The skills shortage that is being experienced not just in Australia, but across the world, is only going to get ...

The practice nurse role is developing rapidly, writes Greta Marsh. With practice nurses set to become the “must have” worker for general practices in the coming years, new opportunities are opening up for those in the profession. In the past ...

Further study may seem costly, but reports show it will pay off. Annie May reports. As the majority of surveys show, most nurses are in the profession for the love of it rather than financial reward. They want to care ...

Structured support systems will assist nurses to pursue further study, writes Annie May. Fostering further study among nurse employees is an important recruitment and retention strategy for hospitals. However, the support to do this isn’t always there, according to new ...