To nap or not to nap on night shift – does it reduce fatigue? That is the question nurses at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) [...]
It was our ‘Ruby Anniversary’, 40 years since ‘Group 792’ from St Andrews Private Hospital, Adelaide, commenced our nursing training. We were a small group [...]
A new midwifery decision-making handbook showcases how evidence-informed decision-making can empower midwives to work together, support women’s choices and enhance the maternity experience. Edited by [...]
You’ve ‘got to be on’ the whole time. If you lose concentration you can have a sharps injury or drop a piece of equipment you [...]
Victoria has recently enacted legislation that permits people who are at the end of life and meet strict eligibility criteria can request access to voluntary [...]
The purpose of this study was to identify if nurses and personal care assistants were instigating best practice in pain assessment in a low-level residential [...]
Women from a refugee background are at increased risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. They are more likely to have a baby that is [...]
A new tool has been launched this spring aimed at helping primary healthcare professionals develop a treatment plan for managing allergic rhinitis in patients with [...]
The portrayal of nurses in pop culture has seen the profession predominantly stereotyped as self-sacrificing caregivers, sex objects, doctors’ helpers or villains. But what effect [...]
