Latest Nursing News
News items that concern or are of interest to Australian nurses.
Toowoomba hospital gets nurse practitioner
Toowoomba's health service says it is pleased the city's hospital has employed a new breed of nurse.
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If you know an exceptional nurse, recognise their efforts by nominating them for one of these awards: Nurse of the Year, Graduate Nurse of the Year or Innovation in Nursing.
Newborns placed at risk by midwife
BURNSIDE War Memorial Hospital has launched a formal investigation into its maternity unit after a nurse allegedly put the lives of newborn babies at risk.
Clash on birthing practice
A PLAN to bring to Melbourne a radical birthing technique in which a mother lifts her baby from her own womb has sparked a war of words between doctors and midwives.
Union says NT nurses to take industrial action
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says Northern Territory nurses have voted to take industrial action, after negotiations over their new enterprise bargaining agreement failed.
Creating Flexible, Affordable Training Options For Nurses
Kangan Batman TAFE's Centre for Better Living has announced the introduction of a suite of programs for existing nurses in 2007, which offer far greater flexibility and affordability than previous programs.
Guidelines too limiting for nurse practitioners
Experts claim tying down nurse practitioners with rigid protocols limits their capabilities to improve the delivery of healthcare, the latest Medical Observer reports.
Nurse shortages blamed for patient aggression
The Northern Territory branch of the Australian Nursing Federation says delays caused by a shortage of nurses are causing patients to become aggressive towards them.
Nurse suspected of mercy killing
THE death of an elderly woman at a Sydney hospital is being investigated as a possible mercy killing.
School Nursing Program launched in Western Sydney
NSW Premier Morris Iemma today welcomed 114 students from 39 high schools to Westmead Hospital for day one of a new 'Nursing in Schools' program for Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
