Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation of aged and palliative care, as the sector reports a higher associated administrative burden. A recently published study out of Flinder's University has examined nurses' attitudes towards ...

New data has shown that the gender of an Australian nursing graduate has a profound effect on how much they will be paid and how quickly their career will progress. Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have published The gender ...

A new report claims that the public sector 'wages cap' enforced by the NSW Treasury between 2011 and 2023 has had a profoundly detrimental effect on the remuneration of nurses and midwives, resulting in a labour market in NSW under ...

Danielle Harrop, The University of Queensland; Debra Pauza, Indigenous Knowledge, and William Wang, The University of Queensland A First Nations child born in Australia today can expect to live eight to nine years less than a non-Indigenous child born on ...

The chief of a nursing peak body has been fired following an investigation finding alleged "financial irregularities" within the organisation. Last month, Kylie Ward and two other Australian College of Nursing (ACN) executives were suspended following an independent investigation by ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) chief is one of the three executives who have been suspended pending an independent investigation of "potential financial irregularities" within the organisation. Complaints were brought to the ACN board's attention, subsequently leading to the ...

Australia has been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance patient care and improve overall health outcomes. For instance, virtual reality (VR) has been one mode, with NSW rolling out VR training for nurses to help with stroke ...

Australians are living longer than ever. But these extra years of life come with higher rates of long-term and complex conditions and greater health care needs. The government wants to improve Australians’ access to primary care services. These services would ...

Nursing and gymnastics – two seemingly different areas find a harmonious union in Amanda Edwards' life as she balances her life as a registered nurse and a gymnast. The 22-year-old nursing student from Edith Cowan University (ECU) represented Australia at ...

A nursing professor said she felt immense pride as she watched her daughter graduate with a nursing degree from the same university she taught at. Barbara Black, who works as a nursing lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), ...