Nursing News Online: Shock of woman's five-year stay in the maternity ward

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Shock of woman's five-year stay in the maternity ward

Nursing News - October 7, 2010

Shock of woman's five-year stay in the maternity ward (Financial Standard)

Updated 13 hr 11 min ago Alex Kiprotich and Racheal Kimanthi She was rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital when her labour pains started in 2005, but little did she know that five years later today, she would still be in the ward.

Breast cancer series: Rapid access clinics reduce diagnosis waits by half (Vancouver Sun)

A A A A Anastasia Elworthy helped develop the Mount Saint Joseph rapid access clinic.

North Adams nurses ratify 2-year contract (Boston)

Unionized nurses and North Adams Regional Hospital have announced that they have ratified a two-year contract they say protects the rights of employees and the safety of patients.

Labor dispute reflects tension for nurses (The Washington Post)

Washington Hospital Center nurses' labor dispute reflects tensions across U.S. SLIDESHOW Stephen Frum, a leader of the local union representing nurses at Washington Hospital Center, is one of many nurses who voted this week to affiliate with National Nurses United, the country's largest nurses union.

Elderly patient forced to nursing home: Eastern Health (CBC)

Bessie Bennett, 88, was upset Wednesday afternoon after she was moved from St. Clare's Hospital to a nursing home.

Dying teenager 'lost' in hospital, inquest told (Diss Today)

A dying teenager who was a boarder at a Warwickshire school was "lost" for an hour in an NHS hospital after a bed manager asked nursing staff to move her to an inappropriate ward, an inquest has heard.