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- 5/14/2012
Palliative care nurse is taking the conversation about end-of-life care into her community
Christine Spencer is looking to take the conversation about end-of- life care from Maison Vale Hospice into the community. - 5/14/2012
Off-duty nurse revives woman who collapsed during Sporting Life 10K Run
Jules McKernan is used to saving lives, but not outside the walls of Sick Kids hospital. - 5/14/2012
Nurses decry part-time job status
Retiring nurses at Bluewater Health are leaving big shoes to fill, and the union representing registered practical nurses fears those shoes will be left empty. - 5/14/2012
Nurse who sexually assaulted colleague kept working
A male nurse who used the hand of an unconscious patient to try to touch a colleague's breast has had his licence suspended. - 5/14/2012
TV ads promote pharmacist med reviews
The 30-second commercials, created by PANS, first aired on CTV in fall last year and are now making a second appearance. - 5/14/2012
N.S. nurse union threatens strike
Nurses outside the Halifax region are ready to walk off the job if they don't get wage parity with their colleagues at Capital Health, their union leader says. - 5/14/2012
Job study finds nurses walk miles for their patients—literally
With nurses at hospitals in Wiarton and Meaford trying to streamline their jobs, some startling facts have emerged about their typical shifts. - 5/14/2012
How nursing should tackle its image problem
The nursing profession has been subjected to an onslaught with criticism coming from all quarters and recommendations for improvement coming from those outside the profession. - 5/14/2012
Drummond to vendors: don't expect hospital price squeeze to let up
Companies supplying products and services to Canadian hospitals have been experiencing a tight squeeze on prices over the past few years, and they should not expect to feel any relief in the foreseable future. - 5/14/2012
Does Ontario really have a nursing shortage?
Nursing in Ontario more of a distribution problem than shortage, says chief nursing officer. - 5/14/2012
Churches hiring nurses to aid parishioners
Nurses working with parishes to complement a pastor's spiritual counselling met in Ottawa last week to encourage other churches to follow their example. - 5/14/2012
Are NPs the answer to easing ER wait times?
Could a nurse practitioner relieve the workload of physicians and ease the wait times?