The family of a Minneapolis woman who died early last year is now suing the team of nurses that provided her care. The suit follows a report by the Minnesota Department of Health that found the medical team failed to take action to save her.
There are not enough nurses, and those on the job must deal with more complex medical care. The University of Rochester has a new program to meet both issues head-on. It will now cover the full cost of tuition for new employees pursuing higher degrees in four specific nursing programs. Those programs are RN to BS, Clinical Nurse Leader, Nursing Education and Health Care Management Organization and Leadership.
A suburban nurse who sued Kane County after being held hostage and raped by a jail inmate at a west suburban hospital in 2016 has received a $7.2 million settlement. Inmate Tywon Salters overpowered a deputy at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva and terrorized four nurses before an officer fatally shot him.
Nurses working at St. Charles Bend have alleged that the hospital threatened them after they raised concerns about workplace staffing and participated in union activities. Last week, three local nurses filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, a federal agency that oversees and enforces laws related to organized labor.
A top city health official says the challenge of finding nurses for New York City schools is the worst it has been in 15 years. An average of 25 public school buildings each day don’t have a nurse assigned, by city data. Some parent leaders warn that could lead to disaster if a student suffers a serious injury, asthma attack or other illness at school, and have asked the city to fast-track recruiting nurses.
In the 16 months since Maria Mendoza-Sanchez was deported to Mexico, she and her family have been asked many of the same questions over and over in front of a horde of TV cameras and reporters. How do you feel? What’s it like to be separated from your family?