Nursing - News December 24, 2011

Children's Hospital Screens Guests for Sex Crimes (Fox News)
A Salt Lake City children's hospital is screening visitors to see whether registered sex offenders are entering the building.

"Stop The Lies" CNA Sutter Alta Bates Striking Nurses Fight For Justice, Health And Safety (Indybay)
The strike took place on December 22, 2011, the same day Sutter put full page ads in newspapers in Northern California lying about the real conditions and of nurses.

Festive tips from matron matron (Bakewell Today)
Healthy Christmas: Healthcare Assistant Wendy Hodgkinson, Manager Therse Smith, Matron Melissa Dalton, Staff Nurse Penny Watson and Emergency Nurse Practitioner Sheila Shepherd of Whitworth Hospital wish all our readers a happy and healthy Christmas.

Nurses Locked Out (Patch)
Registered nurses at nine Sutter Health-managed hospitals in the Bay Area who went on a 24-hour strike Thursday will not be allowed back to work until Saturday, officials said today.

Nurses Locked Out of Hospital (Patch)
Registered nurses that participated in a one-day strike yesterday were locked out of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller's Children Hospital Friday morning, as they attempted to return to work a day after picketing.

Nurses fired for taping Utah patient's mouth shut (WINK-TV Fort Myers)
A Provo hospital official says two nurses were fired for taping a patient's mouth shut and laughing about it.

Eastern Connecticut: Windham Hospital Breast Care Center Nationally Accredited (The Hartford Courant)
PHOTO CAPTION: Kate Starkey, Certified Cancer Patient Navigator, Beth Cheney, APRN, Director, Oncology Programs, and Carol Palonen, RN, Certified Cancer Patient Navigator are all members of the cancer care team at Windham Hospital.

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