The union representing 3,700 registered nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital has reached tentative bargaining agreements with the hospitals, bringing an end to a contract impasse that the nurses had previously authorized a strike over.
Fifty years ago, nurses received much less formal education than they do today. Doctors treated nurses more as assistants and caregivers than respected medical professionals, according to Nurse.org. Here's a visual look at how being a nurse has changed in the last 50 years.
Enter a hospital, doctor’s office, adult-care facility or medical clinic and you are bound to encounter nurses. “Nurse” is a broad term used to describe most individuals who perform patient-based care in a variety of settings. A nurse’s duties and title will vary depending on his or her educational background and the certifications and licenses he or she has received.
Washington State Republican Sen. Maureen Walsh’s recent comment that nurses “working at hospitals in rural regions probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day” is offensive to nurses regardless of nursing role or practice setting.
As nurses of Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, we have deep and serious concerns about a legislative proposal, House Bill 2604, that would impose mandatory nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals.
A nurse who admitted to using drugs meant for patients has been identified as the likely source of a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Washington state that infected 12 people, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.