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Victoria University researcher sounds alarm on nursing skill mix
Victorian aged care facilities have reduced the number of registered nurses employed in the sector following revised legislation which has…
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Primary health care focus of new education program
Nursing researchers have developed educational tools to assist primary and acute healthcare staff. Rural acute care nurses will be targeted…
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Concern over full-fee rural students
NSW TAFEs are increasing the number of full-fee training places they offer to plug a shortfall in government funding for…
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Universities tighten student training hours
Average nursing clinical placement hours have declined over time as universities try to ease placement and resourcing problems, according to…
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Riding out graduate supply in nursing
Australia is currently experiencing a boom in tertiary nursing enrolments. Federal government figures released in September show new commencements in…
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Call for mental health professions to apologise to Aboriginal people
Apology should be made to indigenous Australians for years of historic misdiagnosis. Professor Alan Rosen from the University of Sydney…
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Students showcase daring designs at fashion week
From 3D printing, to a renewed focus on sustainability and novel materials – this is a glimpse into the future…
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School-fee probe by commission
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has challenged the legality of the multi-million dollar income generated by the…
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Look to private sector for research dollars: Greenfield
The conservatism of research councils is a problem, says a visiting high-profile UK professor and peer. Risk-averse governments are stifling…
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Study to find out why Tasmania has high drop-out rates
A four-year longitudinal study will track nearly every year 10 student in Tasmania to identify why drop-out rates are the…
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'Stay clear' of complex ethics issue
Professional organisations could polarise debate on euthanasia if they take a position nursing expert warns Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone, chair of…
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Schwartz paints picture of “moral zombiedom” amongst graduates
Money has gazumped wisdom in the modern university. Universities are educating students but not making them wise with potentially dangerous…
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The man who loves to teach
When Mahfuz Aziz moved to Australia 10 years ago from Bangladesh, the cultural and academic diversity of his new students…
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Lewis’s law
It is not often that science students are asked to write an analytic essay or participate in a mock trial,…
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Swinburne collects large training award
Swinburne University has won large training provider of the year at the National Training Awards. Swinburne TAFE is the nation’s…
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