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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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Health minister under fire over ramping claims - 7 News

State Health Minister John Hill is under fire over his claims there has been no ramping at Flinders Medical Centre for more than a month.

North Qld to lose 130 health jobs: union - 9 News

Queensland's Newman government is accused of breaking an election promise to not cut frontline jobs by slashing 45 nursing positions.

O'Farrell to slash benefits for 80,000 workers - Sydney Morning Herald

AT LEAST 80,000 NSW public sector workers are set to lose salary benefits and conditions under sweeping cuts to their awards.

Souris promises more talks on nurses - ABC Newcastle

Upper Hunter MP George Souris says he will continue to pass on the concerns of Muswellbrook nurses to the Health Minister, Jillian Skinner.

Nursing CPE goes 3D - Australian Ageing Agenda

Online continuing professional education (CPE) for nurses has taken a step forward this week with the advent of accurate three-dimensional computer models of the human body.

Attack shuts down community's clinic - The Australian

HEALTH workers will not travel alone to a remote Aboriginal community in South Australia after an assault on a visiting nurse forced the clinic's closure.

Queensland nurses launch ads against job losses - Brisbane Times

Queensland nurses worried about job losses in Queensland Health have launched an advertising campaign in north Queensland cinemas.

Kristy Chambers - ABC Conversations

Kristy Chambers worked across the health spectrum and treated all manner of patients, including anorexics and addicts of all kinds. She has helped people who were deeply grateful and some who were shockingly callous, and occasionally delusional. Some of Kirsty's stories are powerfully sad, and others are appallingly hilarious. Kristy's book Get Well Soon: My Un-Brilliant Career as a Nurse is published by University of Queensland Press. [audio]

My Voice: Nurse Julie Evans on cigarette plain paper packaging - Melbourne Weekly Eastern

Eastern Health registered nurse Julie Evans backs the High Court’s decision to make plain packaging for cigarettes compulsory.

Nurses embrace new simulated online education - NCAH

The Australian Nursing Federation has been inundated with inquiries after launching its innovative new simulated online education program.