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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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Nurses take the honours for International Nurses Day - Fairfield Advance

FAIRFIELD’S hard-working nurses made time in their busy week to celebrate International Nurses’ Day on Friday.

Lyell McEwin nurses with state awards - News Review Messenger

LEANNE Lambert and Nerida Farmer knew at an early age that they wanted to become nurses.

Nurses conference about to kick off - Northern Star

THE North Coast Nurse Practitioner Network together with the NSW Chapter of the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) is holding its Fourth Annual Conference at the Norm Jordan Pavilion at the Coffs Harbour Showground, Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour on May 17 and 18.

Cancer nurse coordinators for New Zealand - NCAH

New Zealand will receive 40 cancer nurse coordinators as part of the government’s plans to spend $101 million on improving frontline health services over the next four years.

Randwick hospitals honour their nurses - Southern Courier

BETTY Michie has delivered babies in the same labour ward for 41 years.

Plastic waste angers Mona Vale Hospital nurse - Manly Daily

A NURSE has spoken out against what she said was the needless waste of resources in serving patients at Mona Vale Hospital.

Community nurses to deliver virtual consults - Nursing Review

People living in their own homes will have daily virtual consultations with community nurses under a new trial. Darragh O Keeffe reports.

Health boss rejects criticism of country emergency departments - Perth Now

WA Health bosses have hit back at claims emergency departments in regional hospitals were an accident waiting to happen.

Concern over mental health funding freeze - Nursing Review

Mental health nurses say patients with severe and complex mental illness will miss out due to the capping of a popular mental health program. Linda Belardi reports.

Hospital tweets brain surgery to 14,000 followers - NCAH

A hospital in the United States has tweeted live from the operating theatre as a neurosurgeon removed a brain tumour from a 21-year-old woman.