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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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RNs in aged care: stakeholders make their case to inquiry - Australian Ageing Agenda

Registered nurses tell NSW inquiry they’re essential to quality aged care, while regional provider says mandating RNs 24/7 on site at all facilities would send them broke.

Union reveals 'real' cuts to nurse jobs - qt.com.au

PATIENT safety in the region's hospitals has been called into question with unions claiming more than 92 full-time nurses and midwives had been cut under the previous government.

Nurse ratios save lives - Sunshine Coast Daily

THE Queensland Nurses' Union (QNU) welcomes Premier Palaszczuk's commitment this week to legislate nurse to patient ratios from 1 July 2016.

Queensland budgets for continued roll-out of clinical systems - PulseIT

The Queensland government allocated $179 million to the continued statewide roll-out of clinical and administrative support systems in yesterday's state budget as part of the overall $14.2 billion health spend.

QNU welcomes commitment to nurse patient ratios - My Sunshine Coast

The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) welcomes Premier Palaszczuk’s commitment this week to legislate nurse to patient ratios from 1 July 2016.

Queensland budget 2015: Thoughts from residents across the state - ABC News

Queensland's Labor Government handed down its first budget on Tuesday, with Treasurer Curtis Pitt's $49.9 billion budget focusing on jobs, health and education.

Historic Public Health Plan Announced for QLD - My Sunshine Coast

SICK and injured Queenslanders will be better protected under a historic nursing initiative announced today.

Qld health minister defends nursing plan - 7 News

Queensland's health minister is adamant a $212 million four-year plan to bolster the state's nursing workforce will improve patient care.

Qld budget contains $212m for more nurses - 7 News

The Queensland Labor government's first budget on Tuesday will include more than $210 million to improve the state's nursing workforce, the premier says.

One nurse to every four patients will be required during the day under new laws - couriermail.com.au

THE Palaszczuk Government, in a bid to improve patient safety, is planning new laws that will prescribe the number of nurses required in Queensland hospitals.