When the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) was offered the opportunity to award 30 nurses across Canada with Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals, they jumped at the chance.
Nurses work hard. And virtually all of that hard work, from administering medication to hanging IVs to moving patients and equipment, is done standing up on hard surfaces.
What do you do with parents who don't think it's a good idea to get their kids vaccinated? Don't dismiss their concerns, but talk them off the ledge and let them know the risks of their choice, says a the Canadian Pediatric Society.
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