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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 union launches wages campaign - ABC News

Mid north coast members of the Nurses and Midwives Association are launching a campaign today for better wages and conditions.

Nurses to rally in support of safe patient ratios - Illawarra Mercury

Nurses from Shellharbour Hospital will rally today to ensure Illawarra patients get the same level of care as those in Sydney. In a day that has been dubbed Super Wednesday, nurses from more than seven hospitals across NSW will take part in the rally, descending on their respective workplaces to demand better nurse to patient ratios.

War nurses' role focus of tribute - The Leader

THE mostly young participants at Mortdale RSL's Anzac commemorative service on Sunday learnt about history by listening to John Hodgkinson. Captain Hodgkinson RFD (RAE — Royal Australian Engineers) Retired, and Hurstville Grove resident, chose the occasion to pay tribute to women.

QLD Health nurses pay better off than under Labor - My Sunshinecoast

Queensland Health’s 32,700 nurses and midwives have woken up this morning to find their pay packets contain their second pay rise since the LNP Government was elected just over a year ago.

Hair ripped out, breast flesh bitten off: hospital violence triggers nurse safety demand - Brim Bank Weekly

Nurses are calling for the state government to immediately improve security in Victorian hospitals after a string of violent attacks in recent months.

Oncology treatments rushed, hearing told - Geelong Advertiser

ST JOHN of God oncology nurses hurried blood transfusions, "guessed" treatment data, ignored and fought against "grave" safety concerns and created an "unbearable" culture of bullying, a former senior nurse has told a Fair Work hearing.

Listen up, Barry: council clear in nurses support - Goulburn Post

THE Premier and state MPs will know exactly what Council thinks of nursing ‘inequities’ thanks to a show of support. Cr Robin Saville led the charge at Tuesday’s council meeting. His notice of motion, passed unanimously, means that Council will support nurses in their campaign to “achieve nurse to patient equity with their city counterparts.”

Nurses' Day part of 150th for LGH - Examiner

THOUSANDS of nurses have trained and worked at the Launceston General Hospital over its 150-year history and it is fitting that its sesquicentenary celebrations start on International Nurses' Day.

Nursing finalist has passion for kids - The West

A High Wycombe child health nurse passionate about the wellbeing of babies and children is in the running to be named Australia's Nurse of the Year.

Nurses' union warns of 'burnout' after FNQ restructure - ABC Indigenous

The Queensland Nurses Union (QNU) says health professionals in the state's far north are being given too much work and are at risk of burnout.