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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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Reluctant Cobar nurses strike a staffing deal - ABC News

Nurses at Cobar say patients lives are at risk under a new staffing arrangement for the town's hospital.

Study finds abuse by patients considered 'part of job' - News.com.au

NURSES feel they must accept violence as part of their job, new research shows.

Nurse transporting burns victims dies in car crash - 7 News

Police say two women, injured in a fatal car accident in Western Australia's Pilbara region, were burns patients being transported to an airfield to be flown fly to Perth for treatment.

Nurse will face stealing charges - Sunshine Coast Daily

A MALE nurse has been charged after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from more than 20 patients at Bundaberg Hospital over an 18-month period.

Overpayment recovery means Qld nurses will struggle - ABC AM

ELIZABETH JACKSON: Queensland nurses say they'll struggle to feed their families if the State Health Department is allowed to recover overpayments issued by the broken payroll system.

Nurses threaten action on the peninsula - Mornington Peninsula Leader

PATIENTS may have to spend longer in hospital amid the threat of further industrial action by members of the Royal District Nursing Service.

Nurse accused of stealing from patients - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-13/nurse-accused-of-stealing-from-patients/4129146?section=qld

A nurse is due to appear in court in a fortnight charged with stealing from patients at the Bundaberg Hospital in south-east Queensland.

Nurses slam legislation allowing automatic recovery of Queensland Health payroll overpayments - Courier Mail

QUEENSLAND Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has pledged to consult over plans to automatically recover overpaid wages, after facing angry nurses yesterday.

Nurses furious over payroll legislation - Courier Mail

THE Queensland Nurses Union is demanding the state government withdraw legislation allowing it to dock Queensland Health workers' pay to recover overpayments

Health minster to front angry Qld nurses - The West

Queensland's health minister is about to front angry nurses over his government's plan to claw back overpayments by docking their pay.