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Army Nurse in Afghanistan Dies While Skyping With Wife

Matt Cantor — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:16:05 CDT

An Army nurse in Afghanistan died Monday in the middle of a Skype conversation with his wife, the El Paso Times reports. The cause of Cpt. Bruce Clark's death has not been disclosed by the Army; an investigation is underway. "Bruce's wife tragically witnessed her husband's death during one of...

Swedish Hospital Hiring 'TV-Hot' Nurses

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:40:15 CST

If you've ever been admitted to the hospital and thought, "Man, these nurses really aren't as attractive as the ones on TV," apparently you should visit Sweden's Stockholm South General. In a recent job advertisement, that hospital recruited nurses who are "motivated," "professional," … and "TV-series hot." The nursing manager...

Top 5 Dying Regrets

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:08:14 CST

What are the most common regrets of people on their death beds? An Australian palliative nurse named Bronnie Ware, who spent years tending to patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives, compiled a top-five list in book form . Here's a peek, from the Guardian :

UK Docs, Nurses Face Cleavage Ban

Matt Cantor — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:34:05 CDT

Following patient complaints, health care workers outside London have been warned to rein in “excessive cleavage” and cover midriffs, the Telegraph reports. The national health care service has also barred shorts, mini-skirts, denim, and unkempt beards. The goal: a “professional and consistent” appearance. “There had been complaints from patients about...

Accused 'Angel of Death' on Internet Pleads Not Guilty

savageviking — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:28:19 CST

Update on a case that involves a disturbing twist on social networking—in which a Minnesota nurse stands accused of urging people he met online to commit suicide. William Melchert-Dinkel pleaded not guilty to felony counts stemming from the deaths of two individuals, one in England and the other in...

Nurse Caught on Tape Switching Off Ventilator

Rob Quinn — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:56:36 CDT

A British quadriplegic who installed hidden cameras in his home because he was worried about the quality of his care was left severely brain damaged by a mistake that confirmed his suspicions. The cameras captured a nurse who lacked the proper training accidentally disconnecting his ventilator and then struggling to...

Nurse Saves Toddler's Life—Via Facebook

tricksy_rabbit — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:13:39 CDT

While browsing Facebook photos of her friend's daughter, a UK pediatrics nurse noticed something wasn't quite right. Nicola Sharp was looking at a photo of Grace Freeman, 2, when she saw that the girl's left pupil appeared white, while the right pupil had the normal "red eye" effect from the...

Women Battle 'Birth Rape'

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:03:00 CDT

The mothers of the world are mad, and they're not going to take it anymore. A growing movement against "birth rape" is placing institutions on notice that women in labor oppose any vaginal intrusion by "fingers, hands, suction cups, forceps, needles and scissors" without consent, notes the Sydney Morning Herald...

Postpartum Depression Is Preventable

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:41:28 CDT

The solution to preventing postpartum depression may lay in the hands of ... nurses, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK found that women who received a visit from a nurse who had been trained to assess and psychologically support new moms were 30% less likely to have become...