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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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Nepean Hospital staff changing lives in Bangladesh - Penrith Press

IT started as one doctor's dream in 2006 but now after four visits, the Aussi Bangla Smile team has helped more than 400 people in Bangladesh suffering from cleft lips and palates and burns.

Newcastle Nurses Return From Port Moresby - ABC 702

Local ICU nurses Susan Ripper and Peter Capararo recently arrived home after training staff in Papua New Guinea. Susan worked in the cardiac intensive care unit of the Port Moresby hospital and cared for patients after their surgeries, while Peter was involved in the general intensive care unit and helped treat the general needs of the community. [audio]

Aussie nurse Brian Moller emerges from the eye of the storm in Syria - The Australian

AUSTRALIAN nurse Brian Moller doesn't hesitate when asked to describe the situation in Syria: catastrophic.

Ex-nurse calls for hospital autonomy - Gladstone Observer

FORMER nurse Pat Jackson is becoming frustrated by Queensland Health spin.

Patel decision 'devastating': Hoffman - Perth Now

THE woman who blew the whistle on former Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel says she is "devastated" to hear his manslaughter charges have been quashed by the High Court.

Nurses stressed over job security fears - ABC News

The secretary of the Queensland Nurses Union says the uncertainty associated with budget cuts is unnerving for Mackay nurses.

Op theatres to stay open: MP - Gympie Times

MEMBER for Gympie David Gibson yesterday dispelled concerns raised with his office that the Gympie Hospital operating theatres were closing.

No funding for neonatal qualification - The Australian

THE chronic lack of specialist neonatal nursing staff could be easily and cheaply addressed if the federal government were to provide government-funded places.

Neonatal beds closed due to lack of staff - 7 News

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says there are not enough trained nurses to staff Melbourne's neonatal intensive care units, which care for critically ill babies.

Nurses to meet Souris - ABC News

State Member for Upper Hunter George Souris has agreed to meet with the New South Wales Nurses Association to discuss their demands for an extra nurse at Muswellbrook Hospital.