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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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Cobar nurses' counter offer - ABC News

Cobar nurses have submitted a second offer to the Western Local Health District in relation to staff numbers at the town's hospital.

Nurse charged with stealing - The Chronicle

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

Keeping nurses considered key to fixing shortage - ABC News

The head of nursing at the University of Southern Queensland says increasing the number of graduates is only one way to address a shortage in the sector.

Staffing angers nurses - Cobar Age

Cobar’s nurses and the Greater Western Area Health Service are locked in a bitter feud over a proposal to reinstate just one of three nursing positions stripped from the local hospital in last year’s controversial staffing review.

Retiring after 49 years as nurse - Fraser Coast Chronicle

TO SAY Hervey Bay nurse Margaret Walker has seen a lot of changes in her profession since she first started would be a major understatement.

State facing nurse shortage: union - 7 News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says the state will soon be short of nurses and midwives unless the State Government runs a major recruiting drive.

Flexibility needed to keep angels at work - http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/health/flexibility-needed-to-keep-angels-at-work-20120709-21s1i.html

Plans by half of Australia's nursing workforce to quit or retire over the next decade will force hospitals to offer more flexible working hours to keep Baby Boomer and many young nurses working, according to a new report.

RDNS nurses walk off, then return for pay talks - Casey Weekly Berwick

NURSES with the Royal District Nursing Service in Berwick walked off the job for four hours on Thursday as part of their campaign for better wages, workloads and conditions.

Nursing service to leave Collingwood - Melbourne Times Weekly

COLLINGWOOD'S Royal District Nursing Service will close because of the area's dwindling population of older people.

$1.1m for bush nursing support - Stock & Land

EIGHTEEN bush nursing services in Victoria will share $1.1 million in the first round of funding announced by Health Minister David Davis, including Balmoral and Harrow Bush Nursing Centres.