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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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Rural doctors back triage training boost - ABC News

The Rural Doctors Association has welcomed an emphasis on more triage training for nurses who work in emergency departments in Western Australia's country hospitals.

Learning Store helps nurse new careers - Maribyrnong Weekly

A LONG-held dream of becoming a nurse is much closer to reality for Victoria University student Maree Marks.

Country nurses to be audited after teen's death - ABC News

The WA Country Health Service says it's working hard to restore the community's faith in country hospitals after the tragic death of a teenage boy who was sent home from an emergency department.

Nurses in mini skirts - ABC Open

Being a trainee nurse in Bendigo in the sixties had its joys and its frustrations.

Nursing runs in van Hees' blood - Daily Mercury

COMING from a family which had an interest in health, you could say nursing was in Belinda van Hees' blood.

Outstanding nurses receive top honours - Northern District Times

RYDE Hospital celebrated International Nurses’ Day with awards for its top nurses.

Invaluable work of nurses - Hornsby Advocate

NURSES at Hornsby Kuring-gai Hospital gathered to celebrate the birth of the world’s most renowned nurse, Florence Nightingale, last week.

Budget freezes funding - Daily Examiner

OVER the past seven days four new patients have not been able to get an appointment with Grafton mental health nurse Scott Hanson, a sure sign the federal program he works under needs to be expanded, not frozen, he said.

Medicine does bring rewards - Fairfield Champion

YOU'VE heard of the Williams sisters on the tennis circuit. Now meet the Williams mother-daughter nurse team at Fairfield hospital.

Vital program in jeopardy - Latrobe Valley Express

A FREEZE on funding to a key mental health program could threaten its expansion in the Latrobe Valley.