Academics and mental health nurses are pushing for specialist postgraduate training as the norm for nurses practising in this demanding area, reports Jeremy Gilling. The past three decades have seen dramatic changes in the treatment of mental illness. The nursing ...
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Supporting nurses in expanding their knowledge of cancer care is one of the main functions of the first ever academic chair in cancer nursing for NSW. Professor Kate White, Associate Dean (research) of University of Sydney’s faculty of nursing and ...
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A shortage of intensive care nurses is leaving children waiting to receive the help they need. Each day six Australian children are born with heart problems, with many requiring operations to give them a chance at life. Childhood heart disease ...
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