Nurses die by suicide at a significantly higher rate than the general population, according to a recently released study from a team of researchers at UC San Diego. Examining nationwide data on violent deaths from 2014, the only year for which occupation information is included, the team found that suicide rates were nearly 58% higher for female nurses and 41% higher for male nurses.
St. Joseph Hospital nurses are calling for a change in their contract language following multiple assaults of nurses by patients this month. Four nurses have been assaulted this month, according to California Nurses Association press material, and two of them in a 72-hour period. The association is bargaining for new additions to nurses’ contracts, including a “workplace violence plan,” paid leave for assaulted nurses and injury insurance.
A new law in New Jersey is expected to increase the number of licensed nurses in the state by getting rid of a bureaucratic roadblock. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact covers more than 30 states across America. New Jersey is now part of that agreement which, in effect, recognizes nursing licenses from other states that also take part.
When a person goes to the hospital after being sexually assaulted, they require special care. Not only to treat their physical injuries, but to collect evidence and provide appropriate emotional support. In the late 1990’s, Maine established a program to train nurses to provide that specialized treatment. More than two decades later, many advocates say there still are not enough of these nurses in Maine, but a new initiative aims to boost their numbers.
The trial in a lawsuit over alleged age discrimination in the firing of a Women’s and Children’s Hospital nurse who had worked at the hospital since 1996 began Tuesday in Boone County Circuit Court. Cynthia Roberts, 64, filed the lawsuit against the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri and Christina Vollrath, Women’s and Children’s Hospital director of nursing services, seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
Allegedly unsafe working conditions and inadequate staffing are driving nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center to rally outside the hospital on Monday. The rally, organized by the National Nurses United (NNU) union, is distinct from a strike and not intended to be a work stoppage.