There is no such thing as same-old, same-old in the operating room. That’s where Kaitlin Pedeville works as a licensed practical nurse, making sure equipment is sterile and in place for when the surgeon needs it.
A job-related dispute led to a health care worker opening fire inside a hospital in a shooting that left two people dead and another critically injured, authorities said Thursday. UAB spokesman Tyler Greer said the gunman, who police identified as 31-year-old Trevis Coleman of Birmingham, worked for UAB, as did Nancy Swift, a 63-year-old nursing manager who was killed.
A Merritt Island Surgery Center nurse has been accused of systematically stealing the opioid fentanyl, a pain medication often used with other medications as an anesthetic during surgery.
A bill awaiting the governor's approval could improve access to health care for southwest Virginia residents. The bill approved by the Virginia General Assembly would elevate the profession of nurse practitioners.
Ramsey County's Healthy Families program provides home visits from a nurse from pregnancy until a child is 3 years old. Like a lot of parents-to-be, when Zipora and KP Niowong were expecting their first child, they had a lot of questions.
UnityPoint Health-Meriter didn’t respond appropriately when an infant was found bruised in the hospital’s newborn intensive care unit in April 2017, and four more babies were injured, including two with fractures of the skull, ribs or arm, a federal agency said.