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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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New ads to showcase nurses - 7 News

The Nursing Federation believes the union's new national ad campaign is even more important in Tasmania, given the budget battles the state's health system is facing.

Editorial: Nurses working double shifts is deadly - Adelaide Now

THERE are jobs where people knock off when the whistle blows, and there are vocations where it is less about the time and money and more about the work.

Bush centre funds - Ararat Advertiser

REGION - The Lake Bolac and Elmhurst Bush Nursing Centres are concerned State Government funding announced last week for bush nursing centres will not cover their costs for the year.

Union pushes for walk-in nursing clinics - ABC News

The South Australian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says walk-in nursing clinics would help recruit and retain nurses in regional areas.

TAFE wins defence health training contract - ABC Goulburn Murray

The Wodonga TAFE has won a multi-million dollar three-year contract to deliver nursing and paramedic training to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Working on the night shift - Canberra Times

Changing from day to night work can play havoc with your health and wellbeing. Tracie Scott-Jensen knew something had to change. Over her 10 years working regular night shift rotations as a registered nurse, she had been plagued with illness and exhaustion.

Bairnsdale carers push for Parkinson's nurse - ABC Gippsland

Bairnsdale Parkinson's Support Group members want the State Government to fund a specialised Parkinson's Nurse for the region.

New guidelines to help nurses cope with moral distress - NCAH

New Zealand researchers will develop new guidelines in a bid to reduce the risk of nurses suffering from moral distress, after a landmark study found nurses are struggling to cope in the face of ethical issues and workplace constraints.

Breaking the bullying cycle - Financial Review

When nurse Toni Hoffman raised concerns about Jayant Patel, the surgeon now known as Dr Death, she was marginalised and nobody took her complaints seriously until she went to the media. For psychologist Evelyn Field, “this is a classic example of how dangerous bullying and organisational dysfunction can be”.

QLD nurses rally to save TB clinic - Nursing Review

The Queensland Nurses Union has met with the state's health minister last week to try to convince him to keep the state's tuberculosis control centre open.