A young nurse has been recognised for his dedication to improve healthcare delivery across three continents. Charles Sturt University recently awarded their prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award to Gideon Johnson. Throughout his ten-year career, Gideon has pursued university degrees in both ...

The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) has asked to urgently revise some nursing programs to ensure at least one-third of the content teaches about mental health. ACMHN president, Mike Hazelton, said graduate entry and abridged pre-registration qualifying degrees ...

Working one of Australia's endometriosis nurse means Nikki Campbell's hands are always full – but she wouldn't have it any other way. Endometriosis is a condition when tissue similar to the lining of your womb grows outside the uterus, which ...

Professor Lisa Whitehead has been awarded the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award. The Edith Cowan University professor was handed the state's most prestigious awards today by the health department to honour her contribution to the nursing and midwifery profession. ...

Registered nurses and aged care workers have been flagged as the occupations most likely to grow in-demand by 2025. A report from the National Skills Commission (NSC) released last week said demand for health staff will rise by 40 per ...

A nurse working in a recovery centre for people affected by an eating disorder says she hopes to turn around the stigma attached to the illness. Alanah started her job as an acting nurse at the Queensland-based Wandi Nerida unit, ...

Financial barriers for students and an unwillingness of hospitals to provide practice placements are hindering studying nurses from graduating, a new study has found. Lead researcher, Professor Lesley Andrew from Edith Cowan University, says that it's critical nursing students are ...