Welcome to the Division of Nursing and Midwifery at La Trobe University. The Division is one the oldest providers of high level nurse education in Australia and traces its origins back to the College of Nursing formed in 1948.
This extensive history has enabled the Division to develop a wide range of international links and to establish a tradition of innovation, excellence and dynamism in nursing research and nursing education. We were one of the the first universities to offer a double degree - Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery in Australia. We were the first university to offer a four year nursing degree and we are also one of the first universities to offer a mental health major in our Bachelor of Nursing.
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Tuesday 16 December, 2008 A specialised breast care nurse education program has been revamped and places are now open for 2009.
The postgraduate unit, ‘Breast Care Nursing: Foundations for Practice’, is offered by La Trobe University and the Cancer Council Victoria.
Deputy Director, Cancer Information and Support Services, Dr Amanda Hordern, said the unit of [...]
The Nurse Policy Branch is offering scholarships for registered nurses currently working in the Victorian public health sector undertaking postgraduate study in targeted areas of practice. Scholarships of up to $3000 will be awarded to successful applicants in the area of Nurse Practitioner.
Scholarship funds are a contribution towards the cost of undertaking postgraduate studies, [...]
This is a text of a media release published by the Honourable Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing on October 28, 2008.
Building Australia’s Health Workforce – Scholarships for Nurse Practitioners
The Australian Government is investing $2.1 million to help build the nation’s nurse practitioner workforce.
Nurse practitioner scholarships of up to $15,000 per annum for [...]
The Division is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from the Division have been awarded a research grant from the Wicking Trust of $172,497 over two years.
The project will describe and evaluate the use of Sneozelen therapy for dementia in Victorian residental aged-care centres.
The research team are Michael Bauer, Jo Rayner, Susan [...]
Christopher Mullins on left with team mates
Born with mild Cerebal Palsy, Christopher Mullins’ childhood physiotherapist suggested that he get involved in sport to lessen the likelihood of losing ability to walk as he gets older. It was good advice. Twenty years later, his family were able to watch him run for glory in the 4 [...]
The Division is delighted that Rhonda Brown has been awarded a Faculty Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by the Faculty Citation Committee. Rhonda’s application has also been forwarded to the University Committee for consideration for a University Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.
A recent paper by Gerry Lee and collaborators has been featured in ConsultMagazine.net which is the online complement to the quarterly print publication, Consult. Consult Magazine provides coverage of issues of importance to the medical community.
You can read the article on the ConsultMagazine.net web site.
Congratulations to Jan Rice for winning the Comfeel Award for the best “literature/clinical practice review” published in 2007. Her article was entitled, “Unusual Leg Ulcers: a global phenomenon”. This is an annual national prize judged by an independent multidisciplinary panel of wound management experts. The award will be presented in May at the Australian [...]
Congratulations to Geraldine Lee and her co-authors on their recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Nursing of an article entitled Evaluating outcomes of the emergency nurse practitioner role in a major urban emergency department, Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract
Aims and objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the introduction of Emergency Nurse [...]
In early 2007 a relationship agreement was signed between LTU and Aged Care Services Australia Group Pty Ltd (ACSAG), who are one of the largest and leading providers of residential aged care facilities across Australia. The agreement covers clinical placements at ACSAG residential aged care facilities and research collaboration between ACSAG staff and academic staff [...]
