Background Oral cancer is a growing problem worldwide, with high incidence rates in South
Asian countries. With increasing numbers of South Asian immigrants in developed countries …

Background Australia has vast areas of desert, wilderness and offshore islands where
nurses provide the majority of health care services. The residents of Australia's remote …

Objective Remote area nurses provide primary health care services to isolated communities
across Australia. They manage acute health issues, chronic illness, health promotion and …

Introduction: Despite the increased understanding of Canadian rural and remote nursing
practice in the past two decades, a synthesis of nursing frameworks to guide practice has …

A number of resources exist to assist registered nurses in Australia to determine their scope
of practice; however, the ability of a professional nurse to expand his or her practice is highly …

Objective The need for more Remote Area Nurses in the Northern Territory is clear. This
paper investigates the perspectives of Remote Area Nurse workforce issues among multiple …

Objective There is a shortage of nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, GPs and other staff
in remote Australian health clinics. There is also high turnover of staff, leading to questions …

Reforms that grow the capabilities of the health workforce are critical to improving outcomes
for populations residing in rural and remote areas of Australia. Nurses are central to …

Nursing and midwifery practitioners have access to an ever-growing body of scholarly
literature that focuses on discipline-specific topics as well as literature from other related …

Abstract The Northern Territory (NT) government operates remote clinics which are primarily
staffed by Aboriginal Health Practitioners and Remote Area Nurses (RANs). RAN practice …