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NEWS ABOUT: nurses

nurses stories: 19 news summaries

 Brit Nurses Fear 
 Swine Flu Vaccine: Poll 

One third won't have it for fear of danger; one third undecided

Aug 17, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A full two thirds of British nurses are undecided about or outright against getting vaccinated for swine flu, the Telegraph reports. Some 60% of those who plan to decline say they are concerned about the safety of the untested treatment. “I would not be willing to put myself... More »

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nurses • England • vaccination • vaccine • influenza • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus • frontline caregiver

 Obama Praises 
 Nurses, Recalls 
 Sasha Scare 

Prez has lifelong respect for nurses after infant daughter's hospitalization

Mar 27, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Barack Obama’s White House Internet town hall meeting yesterday wasn’t all business: he also discussed his soft spot for nurses, People reports. During his response to a health policy question, the president remembered the care given to daughter Sasha during her hospitalization with life-threatening meningitis at age... More »

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Barack Obama • nurses • meningitis • Sasha Obama • President Obama

Octuplet Mom Spills to Dr. Phil, But Not on Stripper Past 

Suleman defends firing free nurses

Mar 25, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman tells Dr. Phil her version of her home's staffing shakeup in an interview airing today and tomorrow, E! reports, while attorney Gloria Allred fires back, saying Angels in Waiting nurses filed three reports with Child Protective Services and that Suleman's octuplets are in danger. “I personally felt... More »

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nurses • Gloria Allred • stripper • Dr Phil • interview • Child Protective Services • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octu-Mom Cans Free Nurses 

Suleman freaks when one reports her to CPS

Mar 24, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Never a dull moment in the octu-house: Nadya Suleman fired four Angels in Waiting nurses helping with her octuplets after one filed a report with Child Protective Services, the Orange County Register reports. The nurse was concerned the house was overcrowded, says Suleman’s lawyer. Two nannies are still... More »

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nurses • nanny • Dr Phil • multiple births • Child Protective Services • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Air Force
Nurse Charged in 3 Deaths

'Soldier of mercy' allegedly gave lethal doses to terminally  ill

Mar 17, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(AP) - An Air Force nurse has been charged with giving lethal amounts of medication to three terminally ill patients in his care. Capt. Michael Fontana, 35, was formally charged in military court with deliberately giving three patients at Wilford Hall Medical Center—the Air Force's largest hospital—lethal amounts of medication,... More »

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nurses • murder • death • US Air Force

 Octuplets 
 Need 6 Nurses, 
 11 Nannies, 
 64 Daily Feedings 

Suleman will pay for many expenses

Mar 12, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Suleman octuplets will require 64 feedings per day, and six nurses and 11 nannies will be on hand, Us reports. The charity Angels in Waiting revealed details of the massive group effort involved in the family’s new life. Nadya Suleman plans to pay for the nannies and living... More »

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nurses • baby • nanny • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Obama Will Undo Abortion 'Conscience' Provision

Rule helped workers avoid aiding abortions

Feb 27, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The Obama White House plans to overturn protections that President Bush extended to health workers who refuse to perform abortions or other procedures on moral grounds, the New York Times reports. Bush’s last-minute “conscience regulation” took effect on Obama’s first day in office, and now, after a... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • nurses • Planned Parenthood • George W. Bush • doctors • President Obama

Paging Dr. Nurse:
New Degree Sparks Turf War

Physicians irked at nurses' doctoral status

Feb 23, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A doctoral degree for nurses has sparked a backlash from physicians, who say referring to nurses by the title "doctor" could be confusing to patients, NPR reports. “I can just imagine a patient walking into my exam room and saying, ‘Now, Dr. Smith, are you a doctor... More »

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medicine • nurses • physician • doctor • nursing • advanced degrees

(Newser) - US hospitals are running short of nurses as the high-pressure work pushes many to walk out, the AP reports. With little on-the-job training, one in five are quitting in less than a year—forcing hospitals to invest in residency programs to try to keep them. "It really was, 'Throw... More »

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nurses • hospital • medical care

Obnoxious Docs Linked to Dangerous Mistakes

Nurses often afraid to point out errors, ask questions

Dec 3, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - If your doctor's a jerk, it might be dangerous to your health. Many nurses are reporting that hostile, harried physicians often ignore their summons—or make them hesitant to questions in the first place. This "health care equivalent of road rage" causes errors, dangerous complications, and sometimes the... More »

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nurses • medical errors • hospital • surgeon • attitudes • doctors • anger management

Nurses Raise Alarm Against Attacks at Work

Stressed patients often make victims of healers on 'front lines'

Jul 8, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - People may be at their most human when in pain, but often turn their anguish on their would-be healers—and now nurses are calling on workplaces and lawmakers to be more vigilant against physical attacks, the New York Times reports. “Nurses are just starting to get to the place... More »

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health care • nurses • hospitals • assault

Some Calif. Workers Rake In 6-Figure OT

Paper reveals $1.1B in overtime pay as state debates shortfall

Jun 30, 08 7:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - As California kicks off the fiscal year with a $17.2 billion deficit and no budget, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that state workers are raking in big overtime bucks—some as high as six figures. Including a nurse who collected $198,000 and an official who banked $403,000... More »

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California • nurses • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • budget

Boomers Will Overrun Health System: Study

Aging US already low on doctors, others with geriatrics training

Apr 15, 08 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s healthcare system isn’t prepared to handle the wave of aging baby boomers about to hit, according to a sweeping government report released today. As that huge generation enters its 60s, the industry faces crisis-level workforce shortages, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There will never be enough... More »

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health care • baby boomer • nurses • geriatric medicine • nurses aides

Nurses With Doctorates
Ease Shortage

Advanced degrees, 'hybrid practitioners' raise questions

Apr 2, 08 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - As part of the effort to counter the worsening doctor shortage, some 200 American nursing schools plan to train "hybrid practitioners" with doctorates in nursing practice who can function as independent primary care givers. But even as the concept of the DNP catches on, some physicians and nurse practitioners... More »

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medicine • education • nurses • physician • health care industry • doctor • shortage • nursing • Doctor of Nursing Practice

UCLA Staff Peeked Into Brit's Records

Hospital moving to fire 13 after second wave of Spears snooping

Mar 14, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California hospital is trying to terminate some 13 employees, and has already disciplined others, for poking around in Britney Spears’ medical records, the Los Angeles Times reports. The firings come after bosses at UCLA Medical Center specifically warned employees about unnecessary perusal of patient files on the morning of... More »

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Britney Spears • nurses • hospitals • discipline • UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital • confidential information • psych ward • UCLA Medical Center • medical records

Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

Personal trainer, CEO and cowboy also turn-ons, site finds

Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though... More »

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nurses • CEO • sex • firefighters • reporter • doctor • flight attendants • lawyer • veterinarian • interior designers • event planners • job • teacher

Freed Doctor Recounts Libyan Torture

“My wounds are still bleeding,” says Palestinian

Aug 2, 07 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of last week's jubilant homecoming of the Bulgarian nurses released from a Libyan prison, it's their Palestinian cellmate who’s first to go public with his story. Dr. Ashraf al-Hazouz’s joy at release after 8 years is “turning into a hunger for justice,” he... More »

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torture • nurses • AIDS • prison • Libya • Bulgarian nurses • Ashraf al Hazouz

Nurses, Prosecutors Joust Over Post-Katrina Testimony

Caregivers accused in deaths of elderly patients

Jun 20, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold in the courts, where prosecutors have offered to drop second-degree murder charges against two nurses in exchange for their testimony about the deaths of four patients. The motions may be a sign that the case against the nurses is weak, the Times-Picayune ... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • nurses • New Orleans • hospitals • murder • euthanasia • Katrina aftermath

U.K. Nurses Enter Abortion Battleground

Could perform early-term procedures under new reading of 40-year-old law

Mar 27, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Specially trained nurses should be allowed to perform early-term surgical abortions without a doctor present, two U.K. medicos are arguing, based on a "wide interpretation" of Britain's 1967 Abortion Act. Though British nurses are currently allowed to carry out drug-induced abortions, they have been barred up to now... More »

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reproductive rights • abortion • pregnancy • health • nurses • United Kingdom • pro life • pro choice • Britain

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