A World War II nurse has passed on her passion to her grandson, who now is now aiming for a nursing career with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Harrison Mayall, 23, is the same age as his grandmother Betty Dorothy ...
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New smart plaster a ‘turning point’ in orthopaedic care
With 170,000 Australians breaking a bone annually, University of Southern Queensland PhD student Janitha Jeewantha thought it was time to redesign the old way of casting injuries. With help from his professor, Jeewantha developed a hybrid shape memory polymer 'smart ...
More »How nurses can lead the fight to save our climate
If the Australian healthcare sector was a country, it would be the fifth-largest carbon emitter on the entire planet. Experts say that nurses, making up the largest group of healthcare workers, can use their trusted voice in the community to ...
More »Nursing programs go online as research blossoms
Flexible methods of study are attracting a wider pool of future nurses. Natasha Egan reports. The future of university nursing programs will give students the flexibility to study online, fast-track their way to registration and get involved in research early ...
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