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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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Prison nurses see red over pay - NCAH

Victorian prison nurses are taking protected industrial action in their fight for better wages and conditions. About 60 nurses held two-hour stop work rallies today outside four prisons across the state after talks broke down between the Australian Nursing Federation Victorian Branch and prison health care provider GEO Care Australia.

We trust in paramedics, nurses and pharmacists - NCAH

Who can you trust? Well, as it turns out – we trust our paramedics and firefighters the most, with nurses and pharmacists also rating high.

Vic nurses ignored instructions: inquest - 7 News

Nurses caring for a Victorian man who hanged himself in a psychiatric facility did not follow doctors' instructions and made misleading nursing entries, a coroner has found.

Bates in trouble over nurse claim - Goldcoast.com.au

STRIFE-prone Newman Government Gold Coast MP Ros Bates is in more hot water, accused of misleading parliament and breaking the law by falsely claiming she is a registered nurse. The Gold Coast MP, who resigned as a Minister earlier this year after a nepotism and lobbying scandal, has confessed to the bungle.

Outback nurse honoured with OAM - North West Star

FORMER Mount Isa Nurse Andrew Cameron has become one of Queensland's newest Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipients for his work with patients in Australia and abroad.

Marclene helping to nurse the future of indigenous education - News.com.au

COMING from tiny Dauan Island in the Torres Strait, on the northernmost tip of Australia, Marclene Mooka's chance to go to a local school ran out at Grade 7.

Synthetic drugs taking their toll says nurse - Port News

PSYCHIATRIC wards are facing unprecedented displays of violence and drug-induced psychosis, following a rise in synthetic drug use in Port Macquarie. That’s according to a local nurse, who doesn’t want to be named for fear of reprisal.

Specialist nurse at risk - ABC News

The fate of a health support service on the New South Wales far south coast is still unclear, with less than a month until its funding runs out.

Angels of outback - The Age

Jill Macdonald was a nurse at the Outpatients Clinic at Morven, a tiny town of 250 people in south-west Queensland. [book review]

NSW nurses and midwives vow to ramp up their fight - NCAH

New South Wales’ nurses and midwives are vowing to escalate their claim for better ratios and pay against the state government.