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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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Nifty nurses could cut health costs - Daily Advertiser

REGISTERED nurses will be able to treat patients in Wagga Base Hospital's emergency department under a trial program announced yesterday.  Until now only doctors could see patients, but the federally funded trial will for the first time allow nurses to treat people with less urgent conditions.

Bursary makes dream possible - Cairns.com.au

BENTLEY Park State College graduate Lyssa Grainger has earned one of Tropical North Queensland TAFE's richest awards. The 17-year-old received a $5000 Diploma of Nursing Study Scholarship yesterday to assist her studies which will begin next year.

Batch of graduates add to nursing ranks - North West Star

THE future of nursing is in good hands according to the new wave of graduates from James Cook University, who have been supported by the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH).

Hospital a team effort - Tenterfield Star

I WOULD like to clarify a few things that Jill Smith from The Gap in Queensland said in her letter to the editor dated November 21. You stated in your letter that nurses are the backbone of a hospital - well I have never heard such a rude and arrogant statement.

Nurses threaten to close beds in public hospitals, saying budget cuts are putting patients at risk - Herald Sun

NURSES are threatening to close beds in Queensland public hospitals amid savage budget cuts they claim are putting patient safety at risk.

Berry man's distress: 'Loss of nurse can't be measured' - Illawarra Mercury

Ian Parr is angry the government will not fund the extension of a pilot program for specialist nurses.

Who should fix the grad nursing crisis? - NCAH

The Australian Nursing Federation is upping the ante in its campaign to help nursing graduates secure jobs with a new online poll.

Nurses strike over poor Midland deal - The West Australian

Hundreds of nurses will stop work at Swan District Hospital this afternoon over fears they will lose leave entitlements if they work at the new Midland Health Campus.

Pioneering Parkinson’s nurse role in jeopardy - NCAH

New South Wales will lose its vital community-based Parkinson’s nurse in February.

Push continues for Berri Hospital staffing data - ABC News

The South Australian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says it still wants to see figures on staffing levels at the Berri Hospital.