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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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Libs plan to return nurses to schools - Perth Now

TASMANIAN nurses have welcomed moves to re-employ health nurses in government schools.

Nurses reveal they feel unhealthy - NCAH

Most Australian nurses feel they are unhealthy while a third suffer from chronic illness, according to new research.

Nurse-led dementia trial bridges diversity - NCAH

A Melbourne nurse-led dementia trial is working to prevent people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds slip through the cracks of the health system.

Time to look after our nurses - The Standard

THE nursing profession is facing a quiet crisis. We are used to relying so heavily on the nursing profession to help care for our sick and elderly that we often fail to understand the stress that many of the nation's nursing staff are facing themselves.

Stabbing at Footscray hospital prompts calls to tighten security at public hospitals - Herald Sun

MORE must be done to keep hospital workers safe after the stabbing of a neurosurgeon at Western Hospital last week, the nursing and midwifery union warns.

Nurses make new pay claims - The West

The nurses' union is seeking a $1000 annual "retention bonus" for each of its permanent members, the rollback of hospital parking fees to 2010 levels and a guarantee that future parking fee rises will be limited to inflation.

Women locked in low-paid jobs - Financial Review

Nearly 50 per cent more women than men graduate from universities each year but many women are still locked into courses that lead to lower-paid professions such as teaching and nursing.

Nursing a 'privilege' for patient advocate - The Herald

ALAN Baird, who has dedicated 50 years of his life to helping others, is set to retire from nursing next month. Over the years he has taken on many diverse nursing roles, but aged care remains his first love.

Nurses battling their own medical crisis - SMH

The keepers of the nation's health are battling a medical crisis of their own. A study into the well-being of nurses has found many are suffering from musculoskeletal conditions, obesity and mental health problems.

New social media policy and guidelines unveiled - NCAH

Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals will be banned from discussing patients or posting pictures of procedures, case studies, patients or sensitive material which may lead to patients being identified without consent, under the National Board’s much-anticipated new social media policy.