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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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First nurse at medical centre - Coffs Coast Advocate

IT WAS always going to be a controversial plan - but one local health professional is showing it was a sound one.

Spotlight on spiritual care in nursing - Nursing Review

Acute care nurses need support to introduce spiritual care in their daily work, according to new research.

Mental health nurses end VIC pay dispute - Nursing Review

The Australian Nurses Federation said mental health nurses would now receive similar pay and benefits to public sector nurses.

Low skilled jobs are disappearing: govt - Nursing Review

Registered Nurses will be the fastest growing degree-level occupation and carers the fastest growing vocational occupation, according to Australia’s new productivity agency.

Qld nurse returns from strife-torn Yemen - Daily Telegraph

IT'S hard to imagine anyone outside the defence force willing to work in a war zone.

Ipswich Hospital retains nurses - Queensland Times

QUEENSLAND hospitals could experience a critical nurse shortage within 10 years, but Ipswich Hospital is trying to buck the trend by retaining nurses.

Alleged hospital thief out on bail - News Mail

A FORMER Bundaberg Hospital nurse accused of fraudulently obtaining $65,000 from an elderly patient he befriended has been granted bail in Bundaberg Magistrates Court.

Higher qualification introduced for enrolled nurses - Aged Care Insite

A new minimum standard for enrolled nurse education will be phased in over the next 12 months, with Victoria and NSW to feel the brunt of the change. Linda Belardi reports.

Fresh charges for accused nurse - News Mail

A 35-YEAR-OLD nurse accused of stealing money from patients at Bundaberg Hospital appeared in court this morning on fresh charges of fraud, stalking and breaching his bail.

East Wing's shocking truth - Manly Daily

THE recent attack on staff at Manly Hospital's East Wing that left two doctors injured has highlighted the dangers and difficulties for staff at its psychiatric unit.