Nursing - News January 16, 2013

Free Flu Shots in Elko at Temporary Drive-Thru (KTVN Reno)
Doctors and nurses in northeast Nevada battled the frigid weather this week to provide hundreds of free flu shots at a temporary vaccine drive-thru. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital organized the fee shots in Elko for area residents age 18 and older regardless of whether they were insured.

Dummies part of training at Bremerton hospital (MilitaryCity)
The hospital's 2 1/2-year-old simulation lab just got three of the most advanced mannequins available, increasing its population to eight.

Nurse loses battle to wear her Christian cross at work (This Is Exeter)
A Christian nurse who lost a major battle over discrimination at work in a Devon hospital has said she plans to appeal against the verdict.

Hadassah director resigns after 14 months (Jerusalem Post)
The Hadassah Medical Organization's 850 physicians, 2,000 nurses and 1,000 paramedical and support staff - along with much of the country's medical system - expressed shock on Tuesday following an announcement that the organization's director- general, Prof.

New head of nursing envisions bright future for VGH (The Monroe Monitor & Valley News)
Debbie Brown, new chief of nursing at VGH, comes to the hospital with almost 40 years of experience in health care, much of that in management.

Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots (WSJV-TV South Bend)
Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

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