Boston, MA – Nurse Shannon Wilkens on floor 4 West thought she saw someone she knew in scrubs walking into room 414. “He was tall, I swore he looked familiar. Our charge nurse informed me he was recently hired and volunteered to work nights,” Wilkens recalled. “So being that it was slow and I had only 3 patients as opposed to the usual 5, I went over to see if the new guy … [Read more...] about Doctors Getting Nursing Degrees to Stay Competitive
Nurse who posted anti-Singaporean rant on Facebook has been fired by TTSH
The nurse who made anti-Singaporean comments on Facebook has been fired by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). The Facebook post went viral last weekend, outraging many. Mr Ello Ed Mundsel Bello later claimed that his social media account had been hacked. But it was posts he made last year that led to his dismissal. TTSH said in a press release on Friday that Mr Bello … [Read more...] about Nurse who posted anti-Singaporean rant on Facebook has been fired by TTSH
Doctors and nurses who don’t speak good English should be fired
Nigel Farage has called for the mass sacking from the National Health Service of doctors and nurses who do not have a good command of the English language. The Ukip leader suggested it was “scandalous” that the health service was recruiting from abroad due to a lack of UK-trained staff and said it was natural that people in this country wanted to live alongside those who speak … [Read more...] about Doctors and nurses who don’t speak good English should be fired
How Will We Break Down the Gender Bias? Let Male Nurses into OB
If we, as women, want equality in the workplace, why are we sabotaging our fellow nurses? Why do we call males in the nursing profession "male nurses"? Using this phrase insinuates that nursing is a female profession. It is true that in recent history nursing has been dominated by females. Currently about 10% of nurses are male, but that number is growing. Women have fought … [Read more...] about How Will We Break Down the Gender Bias? Let Male Nurses into OB
FDA Approves Gadavist® First MRI Contrast Agents For Pediatric Patients
Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY) announced today that the FDA has granted a label expansion approval for the additional use of its drug, Gadobutrol (marketed in the US as Gadavist injections), for pediatric patients younger than 2 years of age (including term neonates), at the standard injection dose given to adults. The injection was granted approval to be used with an MRI to … [Read more...] about FDA Approves Gadavist® First MRI Contrast Agents For Pediatric Patients