Nursing - News January 8, 2013

Nurses call off strike but vow to challenge registrar (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
After a strike spreading over a period of four weeks, nurses have finally consented to return to work after industrial court judge Nduma Nderi ordered that they go back to work and fight for the registration of their Union from their places of work.

Indiana Nurses Fired After Refusing Flu Shots On Religious Grounds (Slashdot)
Hugh Pickens writes writes "ABC News reports that Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital has fired eight employees after they refused mandatory flu shots , stirring up controversy over which should come first: employee rights or patient safety.

Loyola student's anti-obesity effort wins grant (SFGate)
A Loyola University student has won a grant to help teach health care providers at a New Orleans area school counseling skills aimed at reducing childhood obesity.

Serving you: School nurse for MM... (Marietta Times)
Carol Thomson is the school nurse for both Marietta High and Middle School, responsible for monitoring health data and issues for all sixth- through 12th-graders in the Marietta City school district.

UT Health Science Center Revives Bachelor of Nursing Program (The Daily News)
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center plans to reactivate its baccalaureate program for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing beginning in the fall.

Jake Owen's Father Steve Undergoes Surgery (ACC TOP 40)
Get well wishes go out to Jake Owen 's father, Steve, who had surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital Monday morning.

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