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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 nursing blood injects regions - ABC News

We often hear about regional hospitals struggling to attract enough doctors, but what about nurses? International Nurses Day was celebrated on the weekend, rousing the question, just how healthy is the supply of young rural nurses?

Mental health facility goes into lockdown - ABC News

Staff at the secure mental health facility James Nash House have placed the building into lockdown as part of a dispute with the centre's management.

Nurse discrimination costs Queensland Health $20,000 - Brisbane Times

Queensland Health has been ordered to pay a graduate nurse more than $20,000 compensation for workplace discrimination, with the state's civil tribunal ruling it is not necessary for all nurses to be available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Online CPD just for aged care nurses - Australian Ageing Agenda

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has just launched the online Aged Care Training Room, which provides aged and community care nurses with the opportunity to remotely meet their continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for national registration.

Inaction led to more Hep C infections, court told - ABC News

A nurse has told the Melbourne Magistrates Court the Health Department did not respond quickly enough to an outbreak of hepatitis C at a Croydon day surgery.

RNS hospital to get more staff: Skinner - 9 News

The NSW government says more workers are being hired at a major Sydney hospital following nurses' claims that patients were being neglected and left in corridors because there weren't enough clean rooms.

Why Australia's medical system is discriminatory - The Australian

IN our attempts to provide adequate health care across the continent, could Australia be party to racially discriminatory policies?

Older workers lead way - News Mail

BUNDABERG Hospital is leading the way when it comes to employing mature workers, embracing the wealth of experience they bring to the workplace.

International Nurses Day - ABC Local

International Nurses Day recognises the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. It's held on 12th May. Melanie Tait discussed contemporary nursing with Rosemary Bryant, President of the International Council of Nurses. [audio]

Is there a doctor in the house? - Northern Rivers Echo

RESIDENTS from Bonalbo and surrounding districts took their frustration with the Local Health District to the street outside Lismore Base Hospital last Thursday.