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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 call for Auditors General to investigate row on health cuts - Herald Sun

NURSES have called on the state and federal Auditors General to investigate the bitter feud between the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments over stinging health cuts.

Dingee community divided over nursing centre plan - Bendigo Advertiser

A COMMUNITY group is accusing the board of the Dingee Bush Nursing Centre and Rochester Elmore District Health Services (REDHS) of impacting on the vote for the centre’s transition advisory committee.

Nurses slam use of funds - The Mercury

COMMONWEALTH funding to help Tasmania's ailing health system needs to be redirected urgently, Tasmanian nurses say.

Children's hospital forced to cut nursing hours - Cowra Guardian

NURSES at the Royal Children's Hospital are being asked to reduce their working hours as Victorian hospitals struggle with a $107 million funding cut over the next six months.

Union slams health workforce plan - 7 News

A draft plan to tackle workforce needs in the ACT health system has been slammed by the nurses' union. The ACT Government is seeking comment on its draft five-year plan to tackle workforce issues.

Break the ice - Staff bitten and punched - Bendigo Advertiser

BENDIGO Health staff are suffering at the hands of methamphetamine users who are lashing out in drug-affected states.

Hurt Wodonga nurse keeps $1.28m - Border Mail

A NURSE injured in a “life and death situation” with a patient “foaming at the mouth” will retain a $1.28 million court payout after the Wodonga hospital yesterday failed in a court appeal.

Nurses call for Auditors General to investigate row on health cuts - Courier Mail

 

NURSES have called on the state and federal Auditors General to investigate the bitter feud between the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments over stinging health cuts.

Vic nurses seek end to hospital blame game - 7 News

Nurses want the Victorian and commonwealth auditors-general to sort out a dispute between the state and federal governments over hospital funding cuts.

Push to recruit police watch house nurse fails - ABC Indigenous

The Northern Territory Government says it has been unable to recruit a nurse to work at the Alice Springs Police Watch House.