Nursing - News October 3, 2011

Que. nurses' union wins fight over private agencies (Vancouver Sun)
Quebec's largest nurses' union has won what it calls a major victory in its fight against the growing reliance by hospitals on private nursing agencies.

Adventist Employees Create Dance Video to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness (Patch)
Hip hopping nurses? Break dancing doctors? Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital employees can now be seen in a brand new dance video created earlier this year by employees of the Breast Centers at Adventist Midwest Health.

Indiana nurses form group to train, attract nurses (WTHR-TV Indianapolis)
Indiana nurses are forming a group to improve nursing education, raise money to train nurses and draw more nurses to Indiana.

Disney flash-mob proposal to wed catches fire (Anaheim Bulletin)
ANAHEIM Valerie Albania was completely relaxed walking through Downtown Disney, having just enjoyed a day off from her nursing job with her boyfriend and a few close friends inside the Happiest Place on Earth.

Union declares victory against private health care (CTV)
A Quebec Labour Relations Board decision has sided with the FIQ complaint that 21 hospital staffers hired by the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital must be included in the FIQ union, which represents 58,000 nurses and other health staff.

In the best of health (Basingstoke Gazette)
The staff, who had all won WOW awards, gathered at The Ark, in the grounds of Basingstoke hospital, to celebrate their success.

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