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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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Assaults in nursing homes go unreported - ABC Lateline

Aged care experts believe hundreds of assaults in Australia's 2000 nursing homes are going unreported because they are committed by violent dementia patients.

Nurses rally in the name of regional staffing levels - Daily Advertiser

CLOSE to 100 people turned out to a rally on Baylis Street last night to protest for improved staff-to-patient ratios in regional hospitals. Nurses are unhappy with current staffing levels at regional hospitals –including Wagga Base Hospital – and last night called on the state government to rectify the issue and reduce nurse-to-patient ratios.

Hundreds of dementia assaults going unreported - 7 News

Industry experts believe hundreds of assaults in nursing homes are going unreported as managers struggle with increasing numbers of violent dementia patients. Aged care companies are not required to report assaults perpetrated by someone with a cognitive impairment such as dementia.

Nurses rally in Sydney for fixed ratios - Courier Mail

NURSE numbers in hospital emergency departments have to be guaranteed to make sure patients' lives aren't at risk, their union says. Addressing a rally in Sydney on Thursday, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) general secretary Brett Holmes called on the state government to ensure a fixed ratio of ED staff to patients.

Hospital crisis: Patients ‘treated in the corridors’ - Border Mail

PATIENTS are being treated in corridors and on ambulance trolleys because there’s not enough beds in Albury hospital’s emergency department. The department’s nurse unit manager, Michael Enright, said staff’s main concern was often where to put the sick and injured.

Scar-faced alleged nurse abductor avoids police - North West Star

Detectives have been unable to find the scar-faced man accused of attempting to abduct a nurse near the Princess Alexandra Hospital last month. Two days after the March 16 attack police issued reporters with a comfit of a young man with an African or indigenous appearance who they wanted to talk to over the attack.

Ex-nurse blows the whistle - South Coast Register

A NURSE who has worked in the emergency department of Shoalhaven Hospital for more than a decade has lifted the lid on a workplace of bullying and intimidation.

Community urged to join push for increased staff-to-patient ratios - Maitland Mercury

Maitland nurses and midwives will stage a home-grown community rally to demonstrate their commitment to securing better patient care across the state.

Plan for rural Victorian nurses to perform X-rays - NCAH

Victoria could follow in the footsteps of other Australian states where nurses at small rural hospitals receive training to perform X-rays.

First aboriginal nurse honoured - 1233 ABC Newcastle

A tribute to Marilyn Lowe takes place today, the first Aboriginal nurse at Royal Newcastle Hospital. The event will mark 50 years since Marilyn gained her nursing papers. [audio]