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Hospitals in Australia to Provide Doctors, Nurses & Security Personnel with Body Armor 01-01-2019

West Australian hospital patients and visitors have increasingly become more aggressive and even violent. For their safety, the doctors and nurses as well as security personnel will soon be issued body armor.

The Australian Health Department has placed an order for 250 custom body armor vests, claiming the protective armor was needed “to enhance the safety of employees most at risk of being injured by the increase in aggression and violence in hospital settings.” 

Robotic Nurse Assistant (RONA) Current And Future Market Size 01-01-2019

Robotic nurse assistant or robotic nursing also known as ‘Carebots’ is the use of autonomous mobile robots which are  designed and programmed to perform tasks related to assist (but not replace) nurses in hospitals, care facilities or even homes for treatment and medical care of people especially elderly and physically disabled ones. Robot nurses are also used for performing several routine tasks such as collecting blood sugar and pressure levels.

The Dangerous Allure of Breech Birth at Home – and a Problematic New Paper 31-12-2018

At first glance, I thought I’d misunderstood it. I just didn’t expect to see a paper with so much spin about high-risk home birth in a mainstream specialist journal. This one claimed that, in essence, all you need is the right practitioner for breech birth to be safe at home. And it was amplified by the authors on the journal’s blog, too. Why do I think this was dangerous and misleading, and what does the case show about the editorial process of the journal that published and promoted it?

Ipswich nurse's tale of the high seas 03-08-2018

AN IPSWICH nurse navigator has returned from a global aid mission around the world. West Moreton Health Nurse Navigator Gail Rogers took the transition in her stride when she swapped the familiar wards of Ipswich Hospital for a 1000-bed hospital on the high seas during a recent seven-week deployment with the Navy.

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Qantas treated male nurse like 'child molester' - The Age

A senior nurse says he was humiliated when a Qantas flight attendant asked him to move to avoid sitting beside an unaccompanied child. [audio]

4000 in Qld Health face the sack: report - Sydney Morning Herald

The Newman government is seeking to cut up to 4000 staff from Queensland Health and believes it can be done without affecting frontline services.

Reform pace irks experts - The Australian

FIFTEEN months after promising a $2.2 billion mental health revolution, the Gillard government is freezing services by mental healthcare nurses - and facing harsh criticism from key players that change is happening too slowly.

ANF is now the largest health and aged care union - NCAH

Twenty thousand people have joined Australia’s peak nursing union in the past year, helping it reach a milestone of 220,000 members.

Nurses union pushes for member-run clinics to relieve pressure on hospitals - Adelaide Now

WALK-IN clinics run by nurses with greater powers to prescribe medications and treat injuries should be opened across Adelaide.

Nurses say career is on life support - Daily Telegraph

There are no toilet breaks, lunch comes from the vending machine and direct orders to go home at the end of a shift are ignored if a patient is in need.This is the real world of modern nursing.

Confessions of a Nurse - The Australian - Arts

THIS is a great idea for a show and probably long overdue.  I'm not sure as much is made of the nursing predicament as could be, but then I would say that, having spent 20 years in the field. Ah, the things I could tell you but won't.

Calls for increased staff in aged care - ABC News

A family in north coast New South Wales is demanding increased staffing levels for aged care in regional Australia, after a coronial inquest into the death of a 91-year-old woman.  [audio]

Union to brief nurses on payroll change impacts - ABC News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says it will meet members across the state to discuss changes to the Queensland Health payroll system.

AMA pans health roles bid - The Mercury

HEALTH professionals have slammed a proposal by the Tasmanian Greens for new roles that would sit between doctors and nurses.