Nursing - News December 12, 2012

UK nurse in prank phone call death Jacintha Saldanha left suicide note (CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV)
The UK nurse who committed suicide after she was duped during a prank phone call by two radio DJs left a suicide note, reported the London Evening Standard .

Saskatoon hospital closes doors to visitors as viral outbreak continues (Squamish Chief)
A Saskatoon hospital plagued by an outbreak of a Norwalk-like virus says it is closing its doors to visitors until further notice.

Nursing shortage: Govt ... (Bangkok Post)
In govt hospitals 48% of new nurses leave job in 1st year to work at private hospitals & 25% in 2nd year.

Court rejects request for injunction against nurses (Jerusalem Post)
TA court rejects state request to issue restraining orders against 28,000 nurses for implementing labor sanctions in public hospitals.

Jacintha Saldanha: Nurse left suicide note in royal prank call scandal (Zap2it)
The nurse who was found dead after a prank call to Kate Middleton 's hospital room left a suicide note for her family.

Women smokers, former and current, have higher risk of sudden cardiac death: study (680News)
Women who smoke half a pack of cigarettes a day - or even less - have a significantly higher risk of sudden cardiac death than those who never smoked, researchers say.

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