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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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Flying high with Australia's longest serving air ambulance nurse - 774 ABC

When the pilot of your aircraft passes out at the wheel, it makes for a fairly memorable career moment. It's one of many memories Maureen Roberts has collected in her 31 years as an air ambulance nurse. [+audio]

Inquest probes aged-care nurse over 83yo's death - The West

The actions of an aged-care nurse who was alone with an 83-year-old patient when she broke her ankle have come under the spotlight at a coronial inquest.

Leaked job cut script: 'You were not the most capable person' - Brisbane Times

Queensland Health employees losing their positions should be told they have made a “significant contribution” but their roles are no longer needed, according to a leaked script prepared to help managers deliver the news. [+video]

Riverland Today Reloaded - 891 ABC

We follow up on the concerns about staffing levels at Berri Hospital with Elizabeth Dabars from the Nursing & Midwifery Federation and Belinda Moyes from Country Health SA. [audio]

Country Health defends Berri hospital staffing - 7 News

Nurses and midwives at Berri Hospital say insufficient staffing is putting patients at risk.  Nursing and Midwifery Federation official Elizabeth Dabars said some staff had reported working double shifts every week.

Nurses call for Vietnam War entitlements - ABC Radio Australia

Many Australian civilian nurses who volunteered to serve in the Vietnam War are now suffering conditions similar to those endured by military veterans.  On return to Australia, the civilian surgical teams received the Australian Active Service Medal, but they say the Government has failed to give them the same entitlements as those in uniform.

Uncertainty surrounds nursing jobs - The Morning Bulletin

DAVID Abraham says many people don't realise how difficult it is to go to work every day not knowing if you will finish the day with a job.

Nurses in Perth continue parking protest - WA Today

Nurses in Perth have continued their fight against rising car park prices with a protest outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.  Around 100 people including nurses and staff members gathered outside the hospital to stage a rally in the latest stage of industrial action against the rise in parking fees.

Leaked Qld redundancy script criticised - 9 News

The Queensland Nurses Union says health workers are offended and distressed by a leaked script which details how they will be offered voluntary redundancies.

Queensland Nurses Union reveals leaked script for public service managers faced with sacking employees - Courier Mail

QUEENSLAND Health managers have been given a prepared script for how to inform staff their jobs are no longer required. Managers are advised to tell the employees they have made a significant contribution to the department and the public sector.