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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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Graduate nurses begin careers at Bendigo Health - Bendigo Advertiser

Bendigo Health has welcomed 42 newly registered nurses who are set to commence their nursing careers this year.

Mental nurse's work key to novel - Daily Telegraph

FORMER mental health nurse Nathan Filer has won the UK's Costa Book Award for his first novel The Shock of the Fall.

Nurses want new Northern Beaches hospital to be kept in public hands but the project will be part privatised - Daily Telegraph

 

THE new Northern Beaches Hospital at Frenchs Forest will be built and operated under a public-private partnership (PPP) despite nurses and midwives imploring Premier Barry O'Farrell to keep it in public hands.

Good workplace relationships key to keeping nursing staff: study - ABC North Coast NSW

A study led by Southern Cross University looking into why nurses are leaving the profession has found good relations in the workplace are closely linked with staff retention.

Go remote to discover nursing, allied health jobs in 2014 - NCAH

Registered nurses and midwives, cardiac sonographers, occupational therapists and physiotherapists looking for work will find jobs in remote areas of Australia in 2014, according to a new report.

Newest nurses to graduate - News Mail

A NUMBER of Wide Bay Institute of TAFE nursing students will soon be donning their academic hats and black capes for the upcoming Graduation Ceremony to be held at the Moncrieff Theatre on February 10.

Hospitals in South East NSW employ record number of new nurses - ABC News

Health services have been boosted with a record number of graduate nurses taking up duty in New South Wales south east hospitals this year.

Hiroshima among experiences that influenced a nursing career - WA Today

Georgina Hannah Robinson, an Australian nurse sent to Japan with the British and Commonwealth Occupational Force (BCOF) after WWII, has died in Melbourne aged 90.

Filipino-Australian nurses to be recognised - Blacktown Sun

The first national event to recognise the services of Filipino-Australian nurses in Australia over the past 30 years is on at Rooty Hill on March 23.

Nurse awarded $60,000 compensation for self-defence injury - Brisbane Times

A nurse who fell over and injured her hand during a self-defence course has been awarded a $60,000 payout by the Queensland District Court.