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Cameras for hospital to improve staff security 20-05-2013

CLOSED-circuit TV cameras will be installed at Geelong Hospital to protect nurses, doctors and other workers.

Surgical ward nurses at the cutting edge 20-05-2013

IF you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of needing an operation and to be nursed in the surgical ward at Orange hospital you can rest assured you are in good hands. The nursing team from the ward is celebrating being named as the best nursing team in the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD).

Drop in doctors, rise in clerks 20-05-2013

 

TASMANIAN hospitals are down by 120 doctors and 65 nurses but the number of clerks and administrators has gone up by 15, says health analyst Martyn Goddard.

Nurses launch campaign for safer working conditions 20-05-2013

Nurses have vowed to step up their campaign against the violence rife in hospitals as the state government resists calls to provide extra security guards on wards. Frustrated by the government stalling on a $21 million promise to curb hospital violence, the Australian Nursing Federation launched a new campaign on Sunday.

CCTV won't stop nurses being abused says union 19-05-2013

BALLARAT Health Services Base Hospital nurses regularly face verbal and physical abuse from aggressive patients, the nurses union claimed yesterday. And the introduction of extra closed-circuit TV cameras announced at the weekend would do little to make staff feel safer on the job, the Australian Nursing Federation said.

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Polls

NurseCentral polls are here for a bit of fun and to gauge the views and opinions of NurseCentral members and visitors on various topics.

CPD Portfolio

Sunday 13 February 2011

130 votes

Option of a CPD Portfolio/log on NurseCentral

Nurse Cash Lure

Monday 21 January 2008

411 votes

Nurses will be paid $6000 by the federal government to come back to work in Australia's ailing health system.

It is estimated by 2010 Australia will be facing a 19,000-nurse shortage.

Nurse Training

Monday 17 September 2007

118 votes

With the government's announcement that they intend to reintroduce nurse training on the wards, do you support that direction?

Police Checks

Sunday 15 July 2007

76 votes

A poll to understand what is happening around the nation following the requirement to introduce mandatory police checks for all staff at aged care facilities.

Nurses Day

Wednesday 09 May 2007

37 votes

A poll to determine how well recognised International Nurses Day is.

New Features

Tuesday 13 February 2007

32 votes

As we are continually striving to develop the site, I am keen to know what features members would most like to see developed.

Smoking at Hospitals

Friday 16 June 2006

95 votes

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald states:

STAFF, patients and visitors to Queensland's largest hospital will soon be banned from smoking anywhere on the grounds of the sprawling facility.

Security guards, cameras and loudspeakers will be used to police the ban and anyone, including the hospital's 6,000 staff, caught doing the wrong thing will be ordered to move on.

First-time offenders will be handed warnings, and second offenders risk $150 fines.

Hospital management said the ban was crucial if it was to set an example.

Bullying

Wednesday 25 January 2006

106 votes

Do you see or experience bullying in your workplace and do you think it is affecting nursing recruitment and retention?

NurseCentral News Poll

Friday 02 December 2005

34 votes

Please vote to help give me an understanding of what sort of news the NurseCentral readers would prefer to be reading here.

Third World Recruiting

Tuesday 25 October 2005

53 votes

The news article - Bleeding the Third World: our skills windfall makes you wonder whether it is ethically and economically sound to be recruiting from Third World countries.

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