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- 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
Veteran nurses on how the profession's evolved
“It’s been a learning experience for us all along the way.” That’s how Kathy Burton and Dorothy Jones describe 40 years of working at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) as Registered Nurses (RN). - 5/14/2012
Program educates high-school students about organ donation
In an innovative teen-focused outreach program, three Toronto transplant centres are teaming up with young transplant recipients and Trillium Gift of Life Network to educate high-school students about the lifesaving impact of organ and tissue donation. - 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
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
RCMP nab psychiatric centre escapee who assaulted nurse, stole her security card
A 37-year-old nurse at Hillside Psychiatric Centre was grabbed by the throat by a patient with a history of violence Sunday night who then ripped away her security card and escaped from the facility. - 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
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
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.