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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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Boost to Victorian paramedics and nurses - NCAH

Victorian paramedics are on the threshold of a new era with the incoming Labor government promising to resolve their bitter long-running industrial relations dispute.

Yatdjuligin: an important new book for nursing and for the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Crikey

In the dialect of the Wakgun Clan group of the Gurreng Gurreng Nation, Yatdjuligin means "talking in a good way". It is the name of an important new book, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care, that explores the healthcare of Indigenous Australians, from the perspective of both the patient and the professional.Crikey

Nurses angry over job snub - The West Australian

Dozens of nurses at Swan District Hospital are angry they were not offered jobs or because they face reduced hours when Midland public hospital opens next year.

NSW Nurses’ Union busted seeking actors to play cancer patients for election campaign - Daily Telegraph

THE NSW Nurses’ Union has been left red-faced after a casting call for actors to play cancer patients in an upcoming anti-NSW government election campaign was leaked.

Farmer nurses desire to help sick - Sunshine Coast Daily

RICHARD MacDonald describes farming as the hardest thing he has ever done in his life, but making a leap to a new career is not far behind. At 50, the former tomato farmer is studying to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a nurse.

Nurse blows whistle on poor patient care at Canberra Hospital - Sydney Morning Herald

A Canberra Hospital nurse has blown the whistle on continuing falling patient care standards at the ACT's largest hospital.

Nurses play vital role in care of terminally ill patients - UQ News

A University of Queensland study has found nurses play a crucial role in decisions surrounding treatment of terminally ill patients.

Drunk patients causing havoc in hospitals, doctors and nurses assaulted - Sydney Morning Herald

Drunk patients are causing havoc in hospital emergency departments with doctors and nurses regularly assaulted and other patients' care compromised. A survey of more than 2000 emergency doctors and nurses in Australia and New Zealand has revealed the scale of damage from alcohol-affected patients, who are dominating health workers' time and intimidating others needing care.

Relatives fear underqualified staff posing as experts in nursing homes - Herald Sun

RELATIVES of elderly residents are furious at private Victorian care homes that allow underqualified staff to perform nursing duties, including injections, on their loved ones.

WA nurse Anne Carey returns from fighting Ebola but wants to go back - Perth Now

WA nurse Anne Carey has returned from fighting the deadly Ebola virus, but will have to wait 21 days before she can give her partner a homecoming kiss.