Nursing Review

Taking on the remote challenge (September 2006)

What makes a good candidate for a remote nursing position? Suzanne Phillips tells Portia James (a pseudonym for Sue Cartledge) why she has developed a working life as a locum in rural New Zealand and remote areas of Northern territory and Western Australia.

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Liver nurse embraces pioneer role (August 2006)

Saroj Nazareth fought long and hard to become Australia’s first nurse practitioner in hepatology. Now she’s paving the way for others to follow, as she tells Sue Cartledge.

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Apple Isle has international appeal for visitors (July 2006)

Portia James (a pseudoym of Sue Cartledge) profiles the state of nursing in Tasmania.

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Dealing with patient aggression (June 2006)

Nursing staff in psychiatric wards and A&E are most at risk of verbal and/or physical attack from aggressive patients. A new study says training staff in aggression avoidance techniques is not enough, reports Sue Cartledge.

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Closing the gap between research and hands-on treatment (March 2006)

The best thing about being a nurse practitioner is the patient contact and “making their hospital stay better for them.” This is the philosophy of Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner at Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) Cheryl Kimber, who spoke to Sue Cartledge about her National Institute of Clinical Studies Fellowship.

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