More hospitals switch to color-coded uniforms
Gunderson Lutheran in LaCrosse, Wisconsin is one of the latest hospitals to implement color-coded uniforms for nursing staff. According to wxow.com, Registered Nurses at Gunderson will wear white tops...
View ArticleFacebook photo leads to dismissal from nursing school
Four nursing students were dismissed from Johnson County Community College in Kansas after being photographed with a placenta during an off-site learning session. At least one student, Doyle Brynes,...
View ArticleAnother insurer recognizes NPs as primary providers
Pennsylvania-based health insurer Highmark Inc. announced last week that it will recognize nurse practitioners as primary care providers. That designation is important, because it allows nurse...
View ArticleLong hours linked to patient deaths
 A study published in the January/February issue of Nursing Research links patient deaths with a lack of time off for nurses. The study, “Nurses’ Work Schedule Characteristics, Nurse Staff and Patient...
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Nurse fights for right to wear crucifix
A British nurse was moved to a desk job after refusing to remove her crucifix necklace last fall — a move she contends was an act of religious discrimination. Shirley Chaplin, a 54-year-old nurse,...
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“Crucifix nurse” loses discrimination claim
Image: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Blend Images | Getty Images Shirley Chaplin, the 54-year-old British nurse who claimed religious discrimination when her employer told her to remove her crucifix necklace...
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Nurse Cake Wrecks!
There truly is a cake for every occasion. You probably celebrated National Nurses Week last year with a cake that looked like this: Image: iStockphoto | Thinkstock But what if you could have had a cake...
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Nurse paintings worth a lot of money
Nurse in Hollywood | Richard Prince A painting of a nurse by American artist Richard Prince recently sold for $6,466,500 at auction. The painting, Nurse in Hollywood #4, was just one of 19 nurse...
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Can nurses fix healthcare?
stokkete + bahrialtay | iStock | Thinkstock + ScrubsThe United States spends more than any other country on healthcare, yet ranks dead last for access, patient safety, coordination, efficiency and...
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The history of National Nurses Week
iStock | m-imagephotography May 6, National Nurses Day, is the official kick-off to National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12 (otherwise known as Florence Nightingale’s birthday). But while nurses...
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