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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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Nurse in training - Moree Champion

Gracen Bussell, 16, has been busy learning new skills at the Moree District Health Service.

Aboriginal PhD a first for USQ - The Chronicle

On Saturday, Ms Best became the first indigenous person to graduate from the University of Southern Queensland with a Doctorate in Nursing.

Author tells tales of heroic nursing corp - Bendigo Advertiser

HISTORIAN and author Katrina Hedditch is working to preserve the memory of local nurses who served in World War I.

Mum's the word with health hotline - Central Western Daily

MORE than 1600 people in Orange have called an after-hours GP hotline in the last 12 months with many of the callers new mothers, according to data released recently.

Nursing home rebuilding as murder accused appears in court - Sydney Morning Herald

A nursing home devastated by fire and the deaths of at least 11 elderly residents is being rebuilt, with plans to have 128 beds by the end of next year.

Nursing can suit diverse skill sets - Macarthur Chronicle Camden

ONE patient Lyne Dine can’t forget is a boy who was brought from overseas to a southwest Sydney hospital for treatment to his badly deformed legs.

Breast care nurse gets more involved - Northern District Times

AFTER seven years of helping patients through their chemotherapy treatment and never knowing the outcome, Catriona Ross decided she wanted to become more involved with the whole journey.

Midwives still await PBS script training - The Australian

MIDWIVES have not written a single prescription under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, nearly 18 months after they were supposed to begin, because no training courses exist to teach them safe prescribing.

Many positives in nursing career - Hornsby Advocate

AFTER growing up on a farm and helping sick birds and rabbits back to good health, Peg Hibbert decided she wanted to pursue a career in nursing.

Plenty of comfort and care required as a nurse - Penrith Press

KERRY Rodgers has been present at many surgeries that have helped to welcome new lives or make someone better.

http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/plenty-of-comfort-and-care-required-as-a-nurse/