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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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Visiting nurse feels 'privileged' - Aged Care Insite

Noela Sorenson says working in the [aged care] sector has broadened her perspective on life.

Future nurses find their feet after completing new course - The Leader

UNIVERSITY students one day, qualified nurses the next. These young women are the future of the healthcare sector.

Nurse in frontline cholera battle - The Herald

MOST Hunter residents would not think twice about where their clean drinking water comes from. But Newcastle’s Libby Bowell knows first-hand how some communities struggle to access such a basic need.

Coroner finds baby's death was preventable - ABC News

A Victorian coroner has found that the death of a nine-week-old baby after a botched liver biopsy could have been prevented.

Nurses say pay inquiry 'a waste of money' - Daily Telegraph

THE Queensland Nurses Union has slammed the decision to hold a Commission of Inquiry into the bungled Queensland Health payroll, saying it's an attempt to distract from mass job cuts.

Concern over Parkinson’s nurse funding - 6 minutes

GPs and neurologists will face a heavier workload and patients will suffer if funding for a key Parkinson’s nursing position is not renewed, experts say.

'Backyard botox' risk on the rise in Perth - Busselton Mail

A 'backyard botox' clinic discovered in Wembley Downs is not an isolated incident with rogue cosmetic operations on the rise, according to a leading Perth physician.

Nurses about to graduate, but not many will have jobs - ABC Blogs

This week, nursing students from three Brisbane universities will don the cap and gown, and accept their degrees at ceremonies around the city. But will these new nurses be working in our hospitals in the next year? [+audio]

Changes ease pressure on Cobar nurses - ABC News

Cobar nurses are gathering hospital data to bolster their case for an on call roster.

A labour of love for rookie nurses - Canberra Times

At the age of 21, Rachael Williams has already delivered 100 babies. Although ‘‘delivered’’ is not quite the correct term. ‘‘You deliver pizzas, not babies,’’ said the nurse holding a three-day-old baby, yet to be named.