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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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Job cuts cost patient lives: Qld nurses - Perth Now

THE Queensland government denies its public health job cuts have put patients' lives at risk.

Royal District Nursing Service to close 10 Victorian offices, cut 84 jobs - Herald Sun

NURSES caught up in the job cuts at Victoria’s largest home nursing service will vent their anger at a meeting organised by their union.

Labor pledges nurse to patient ratios for Queensland - NCAH

Queensland will legislate nurse to patient ratios under a Labor state government.

Health: Making real connections - SMH

Nurse Susan Power says one part of continued care nursing she particularly enjoys is having regular contact with patients on extended hospital stays.

Monaro MP John Barilaro says Nurses and Midwives Association 'playing silly buggers' over patient care - ABC News

Comments made by the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association about patient care have been dismissed by Monaro MP John Barilaro as the group "playing silly buggers".

Nurses ramp up the fight for better care ratios at Queanbeyan Hospital - The Age

Nurses and midwives from the Queanbeyan district are rallying together to demand improvements to patient care at the Queanbeyan hospital.

Labor pledges nurse to patient ratios for Queensland - NCAH

Queensland will legislate nurse to patient ratios under a Labor state government. Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has pledged to legislate safe patient ratios in public hospitals if Labor wins the January 31 election.

Health: Making real connections - Sydney Morning Herald

Nurse Susan Power says one part of continued care nursing she particularly enjoys is having regular contact with patients on extended hospital stays. This type of contact enables her to develop relationships with patients that are deeper than they would be in other nursing environments, she says.

Nurse on the rise - Coolum news

A PEREGIAN nurse has emerged as a clear leader in his field after becoming one of only five recipients of a prestigious national award. Paul Kaczykowski has become the third University of the Sunshine Coast student, for the third year in a row, to receive the national Emerging Nurse Leader award.

Nursing students kicked and punched during clinical placements, research shows - ABC News

More than a third of nursing students are experiencing physical violence during clinical placements, research shows.