Nursing can be an extremely rewarding profession, but along with the positive impact nurses can make in people's lives comes, stress is also part of the job. As a nurse, you may find that your job is affecting your home life and relationships in a negative way.
The field of nursing is an occupation that has exploded in recent years and is poised for continued impressive growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment as registered nurses is forecasted to rise by 12% from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the overall average for all jobs. Equally important, nursing is an occupation that pays comparatively well in the United States.
Nurses and technicians from at the Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth organized a vigil on Tuesday evening to draw attention to staffing vacancies they say undermine patient safety. The registered nurses union has been in contract negotiations with the hospital since May, while medical technicians, who unionized in 2017, are bargaining their first contract.
An Arizona nurse is maintaining her innocence after prosecutors allege she murdered a friend who wanted to end his life by drug-assisted suicide. Kristie Jane Koepplin, 58, of Peoria, Ariz., pleaded not guilty in an Orange County, Calif., court Monday, two weeks after she was arrested in Arizona and extradited to face a felony murder charge in the death of 57-year-old Matthew Peter Sokalski.
A fair contract. That's what nurses and tech staff of Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital are hoping for. They were demonstrating at S-K Whiting Park in Ellsworth Tuesday evening. Nurses and tech staff we spoke with say their main concern is patient safety.
The University of Michigan held a groundbreaking for its new $920-million-dollar hospital on Friday, featuring remarks from University President Mark Schlissel and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor. Outside the private event, dozens of Michigan nurses stood holding signs and chanting protests such as “U of M you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side,” and “U of M, you’re no good, treat your workers like you should.”