
This unique series consists of a collection of texts and essays by leaders, experts and nurses with vision. What makes these texts unique is that they are all written by Australians about issues affecting nursing and health care in the current climate in Australia. The PDS series are not text books in the traditional sense, but provide 'easy to read', thought provoking additions to any nurse's reference library.
The PDS are now available electronically. Please click on the appropriate document number below to download a copy of the publication
PDS No 11. Rehabilitation - A vital nursing function
Edited by Julie Pryor MRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1999, Published 1999
PDS No 10. Aged Care: a contemporary view
Edited by Irene Stein FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1999 Published 1999
PDS No 9. Australian Nursing Practice and Palliative Care - Its origins, Evolution and Future
Edited by Joanne Ramadge MRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1998, Published 1998
PDS No 8. Violence and Nursing
Edited by Jan Horsfall FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1998, Published 1998
PDS No 7. Rural Nursing in the Australian Context
Edited by Lesley Siegloff FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1997, Published 1997
PDS No 6. Quality use of Medicines in Nursing Practice
Edited by Professor Irene Stein FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1996, Published 1997
PDS No 5. Take Stars for Money - Nursing Adventures in Private Practice
Edited by Dr Bart O'Brien MRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1996, Published 1996
PDS No 4. The Ecological Self in Australian Nursing
Edited by Dianne Lacroix MRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1996, Published 1996
PDS No 3. The Politics of Euthanasia: A Nursing Response
Edited by Dr Megan-Jane Johnstone FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1996, Published 1996
PDS No 2. Transcultural Nursing in Multicultural Australia
Edited by Akram Omeri FRCNA and Elizabeth Cameron-Traub FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1996, Published 1996
PDS No 1. Complementary Therapies and Australian Nursing Practice
Edited by Professor Beverley Taylor FRCNA
© Royal College of Nursing, Australia - This edition copyright 1995, Published 1996