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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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International Nurses Day an opportunity to recognise nurses - and mothers - My Sunshinecoast

Amidst the breakfasts in bed and the flowers marking Mothers’ Day, a second worldwide celebration is under way - International Nurses Day. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said all Queenslanders should find time today to remember the value of nurses as skilled professionals vital to patient safety.

Qld Government to privatise public hospitals: nurses' union - ABC News

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) is launching a campaign to expose what it claims are the State Government's plans to privatise public hospitals.

Celebration of a caring career - Sunraysia Daily

PAM Beard was born to be a nurse. As a little girl she would dress up and pretend to be one, and now, after more than 40 years in the field, she couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

BLOG: Another gruelling, gratifying day as a nurse - Illawarra Mercury

If anyone says nursing is easy then it’s clear they don’t know what challenges nurses face on a daily basis. It is not easy, but it is gratifying to know that you make a difference to someone’s life each time you enter their presence.

Nurses step back in time for anniversary - The Examiner

BEING a nurse in the 1960s was like the army -  strict rules, a hierarchy to follow and uniforms with a military flavour, complete with sergeant stripes. About 100 former and current nurses celebrated International Nurses' Day, held on Florence Nightingale's birthday, at Launceston General Hospital yesterday with a breakfast, lunch, chapel service, hospital and nurses' home tour, academic dress procession and speeches.

Nurse hangs up uniform after five decades - Canberra Times

AFTER a career spanning more than 5½ decades, nurse Pat Cumming is going to retire. The British-trained nurse, who emigrated to Australia in 2004, is spry and fit at 73, with the energy levels of women half her age, and Sunday will be the last time she celebrates International Nurses Day as a registered nurse.

All nurses to be congratulated - Daily Liberal

WESTERN NSW Local Health District (LHD) will join the rest of the world in saluting its nursing staff tomorrow for International Nurses Day.

Bush nurses celebrated - Queensland Country Life

A NEW book on the shelves, Bush Nurses, may describe itself as “inspiring true stories of nursing bravery and ingenuity”, but at its heart it’s a love story.

Bendigo Health nurses celebrated - Bendigo Advertiser

MORE than 1400 nurses from Bendigo Health and many more around the world will be recognised for their hard work this weekend.

Perth woman Sara Lohmeyer is 'Nurse of the Year' - Courier Mail

A CHILD health nurse who works in Perth's eastern suburbs was last night named Australian ‘Nurse of the Year' at a national awards ceremony. Child and Adolescent Community Health child health nurse Sara Lohmeyer received the award at the 2013 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards held in Melbourne.