Nursing - News January 17, 2013

Striking Devonshire nurses reach contract agreement (Canada)
A new agreement between nurses and Park Place Devonshire Care Centre is expected to end a two-week strike at the long-term care facility in south Edmonton.

Surgeon slammed over mum's staple death (NEWS.au)
A CORONER has recommended disciplinary action against a surgeon he said had provided grossly inadequate care to a mother who died six months after a botched stomach stapling procedure.

No shot, no job (Marietta Times)
As cases of influenza continue to spread at the fastest rate in nearly a decade, hospitals around the country are buckling down on safety precautions, with some hospitals going so far as to mandate flu vaccinations for all employees.

TV series Nursing the Nation highlights vital work of North Devon nurses (Western morning News)
Five district nurses from North Devon are starring in a television programme about caring for patients in their own homes.

Mandatory flu shots opposed by some health care workers (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Unlike patients who have a choice about getting the flu shot, many health care workers didn't have a say this year.

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