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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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Nurse wins 'test case' - Daily Mercury

AN IPSWICH nurse has argued she should be awarded legal costs because her successful discrimination complaint against Queensland Health was "a test case".

Screentime and ABC begin producing six-part series about Anzac nurses - if.com.au

Production house Screentime and ABC TV are developing a six-part miniseries based on Anzac nurses' stories to mark the centenary of World War I and Gallipoli. The series, which is currently in advanced development, is based on Peter Rees’ book The Other Anzacs, sourced from original letters, diaries and personal stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in World War I.

Bathurst nurses 'at breaking point' - ABC Central West NSW

Bathurst nurses say they're at breaking point and will continue to fight for extra staff in the emergency department.

Govt health boost for regional Aus - The Queensland Times

NEARLY $18 million will be spent to recruit more than 380 nurses and allied health carers for rural and regional Australia, with 80 for remote New South Wales and 52 for Queensland.

ACT Labor pledge more nurses, expanded health centres - 7 News

ACT Labor has unveiled a $17 million community health policy ahead of this month's election. If re-elected, Labor says it would spend almost $8 million over four years to complete the Belconnen Community Health Centre, currently under construction in the town centre.

Nurses to lodge grievance motion - ABC News

A request for additional staff in the Bathurst emergency department has been rejected. The Nurses' Association wants an extra nurse be rostered on to each shift in the emergency department to help cope with increasing patient numbers.

Berri hospital workload up by a third - ABC Riverland

It has been revealed the workload at Berri Hospital has increased by 33.5 per cent as concerns over nursing levels and conditions continue to emerge.

Berri midwife resigns amid hospital crisis - ABC Riverland

A midwife at the Berri Hospital has resigned amid ongoing concerns over nursing levels, according to the SA nurses union. The midwife resigned on Friday in the wake of claims the hospital has been understaffed and that nurses have been working double shifts.

Union warns that rural nursing staffing crisis is worsening - News.com.au

A STAFFING crisis at the state's rural hospitals is widespread and systemic, the nursing union warns. The union yesterday released figures that showed three of South Australia's largest country hospitals - Mt Gambier, Whyalla and Port Pirie - were consistently understaffed.

Nurses doing more double shifts - ABC News

Tasmania's Health Department is investigating claims nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital have done more than 400 double shifts in the past two months.