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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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Sydney nurse who took explicit photo of patient under anaesthetic still practising in NSW - ABC News

Sydney school teacher Breanna (not her real name) checked into a private hospital for routine gynaecological surgery late last year and a few days later, the surgeon rang with the good news that she did not have cancer.

Registered nurses are crucial in aged care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week - SMH

Removing the legal requirement that a registered nurse must be on duty 24/7 in NSW nursing homes would threaten the safety of the loved ones in our care.

Parliamentary inquiry says nurses should be mandatory in nursing homes - SMH

NSW nursing homes should be forced to have registered nurses on duty to care for patients, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has found.

Nurse union 'spotted Djerriwarrh baby risk' - Sky News

The nurses' union says it warned Victoria's Department of Health almost two years ago about problems in neonatal care at a Melbourne hospital as more parents come forward questioning why their babies died.

Nurse convicted of child porn crimes free to work in healthcare again - The Age

An intensive care nurse convicted of serious child pornography offences involving images of abuse, sadism and bestiality accessed over four years has been allowed to care for patients again.

The breast nurse kept a diary and I looked forward to her calls, I trusted her - AFR

Rod Ritchie was only 10 when he glimpsed his mother emerging from the shower. One of her breasts was missing and in its place was raw, burnt skin and the slash of a livid scar.

Ipswich Hospital graduate leads way in patient care - Queensland Times

IPSWICH Hospital graduate nurse Sandra Ingram has been named as the only Queensland finalist in the HESTA Australian Nursing Awards.

The British nurse who taught women the way of the stiff upper lip - The Conversation

In 1932, Madame Tussaud’s asked their younger visitors to choose from among the waxworks the individual they most wanted to be like when they grew up. The most popular answer was not the kind of figure you might expect.

Tasmania nurse bashings 'completely unacceptable' - Adelaide Now

THE nurses union has labelled "completely unacceptable" the nearly 80 attacks on staff and patients inside Tasmania's only secure psychiatric facility.

Nurse union 'spotted Djerriwarrh baby risk' - Sky News

The nurses' union says it warned Victoria's Department of Health almost two years ago about problems in neonatal care at a Melbourne hospital as more parents come forward questioning why their babies died.

The nurses' union says it warned Victoria's Department of Health almost two years ago about problems in neonatal care at a Melbourne hospital as more parents come forward questioning why their babies died. - See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/10/18/nurse-union--spotted-djerriwarrh-baby-risk-.html#sthash.PsPMMxNg.dpuf