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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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Man charged with threatening Bathurst nurses - ABC News

A man has been charged with attacking two nurses at the Bathurst Hospital.

Police taser men after separate attacks - Daily Telegraph

POLICE tasered two men in separate incidents this weekend where two nurses were threatened with a knife and an officer was attacked.

Man tasered after holding knife to nurses' throats - 7 News

Police say they had to use a Taser on a man who was holding a knife to the throats of two nurses at a regional New South Wales hospital overnight.

Campaigning nurses threaten to close beds unless pay talks begin - Herald Sun

HUNDREDS of patients will be stranded in ambulances and emergency departments every day if Health Minister Kim Hames doesn't meet nurses to negotiate their pay claim in their biggest industrial action campaign in more than a decade.

No action taken to tackle violence in hospitals - News.com.au

NURSES are still not carrying personal alarms, and security staff have not been adequately trained in dealing with aggressive patients and families, a year after a state government inquiry into reducing hospital violence.

From nurse prescribing to an Australian experiment: some recent news in primary health care - Crikey blog

There is widespread and increasing acceptance of the legitimacy and value of nurse prescribing, according to a recent review of research conducted by PHCRIS.

Former nurse CEO steps into new MS role - NCAH

Debra Cerasa has always admired the resilience of humanity.

Bathurst MP agrees to push for more nurses - ABC News

Concerns about low staffing levels at Bathurst Hospital will be referred to the state government if health chiefs do not intervene. Nurses have held talks with the local state MP to ask for his support to lobby the Western Local Health District board.

Warning issued after nurse injects Botox at home - ABC News

A registered nurse giving Botox and cosmetic filler injections in her Perth home, is being investigated by the WA Health Department.

A social way to recruit - Aged Care Insite

Many employers are turning to the internet and its various networks to find the people they need. As the size of Australia's ageing population and demand for care increase, the already challenging task of finding qualified nurses to work in the sector is set to worsen.