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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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A third of Australia's nurses are thinking of leaving the profession - SMH

Nursing had become "too dangerous" for Catherine Taylor before she left the profession.  Ms Taylor resigned in April from her job as a nurse in an acute mental health care unit in south-west Sydney.

Poor comms cause Brisbane hospital death - 9 news

A father of three who was given too much morphine in a Brisbane hospital died after staff missed opportunities to diagnose his deteriorating condition, a coroner has found.

Lecturer makes real difference - Queensland Times

UNIVERSITY of Southern Queensland (USQ) alumni Dr Odette Best has been recognised for her research and passion for Indigenous health.

Call for aged care to reflect “pivotal” role of nurses to deliver quality care - Australian Ageing Agenda

Nurses are pivotal to the delivery of care in aged care and the sector needs to better support them to use their full scope of practice, the head of the national professional organisation for nurses in health and aged care has said.

Canberra Hospital to receive $10m boost to nursing numbers if Liberals win ACT election - ABC News

The Canberra Liberals have pledged $10 million to hire more nurses at Canberra Hospital and to improve security for frontline health staff if they are elected at October's poll.

A bunch of Gaylord Fockers': The prejudices failing male nurses - ABC News

Men in nursing and other caring industries dominated by women face prejudices and challenges because of their gender, writes Samantha Selinger-Morris. But could the increase in men in nursing be a sign that stubborn stereotypes are beginning to break down?

Call for aged care to reflect “pivotal” role of nurses to deliver quality care - Australian Ageing Agenda

Nurses are pivotal to the delivery of care in aged care and the sector needs to better support them to use their full scope of practice, the head of the national professional organisation for nurses in health and aged care has said.

Michael Calder: Nurses' records on man who died inconsistent, Brisbane inquest hears - ABC News

A coronial inquest into the death of a 33-year-old after he was given painkillers in a Brisbane hospital has heard there were inconsistencies in nurses' records about how much pain he was in.

WA nurses call for sick pet leave as they negotiate work agreement - ABC News

The head of the nurses' union in WA says calls for days off to care for sick pets is not silly or frivolous and would be a first in Australia.

Nurses union demands Tasmanian Government hand over overtime data - ABC News

The Tasmanian Government has been accused of hiding how much overtime the state's nurses are working.