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More men turn to nursing but stereotypes remain
March 9, 2013 1:43 PM
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Male nurse Todd Ingram couldn't bring himself to finish the movie "Meet the Parents." Ingram said he made it to the point in the movie when a group of men erupted into laughter upon learning Ben Stiller's character's profession: a male nurse. They assumed he... more » -
Hospital, nurses reach agreement in union battle
December 7, 2010 2:03 PM
According to National Nurses United, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo has reached an agreement with a federal agency regarding alleged harassment and coercion of registered nurses. National Nurses Organizing Committee-Colorado--an affiliate of National Nurses United, had filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. The union claimed the hospital... more » -
Colorado medical groups sue over anesthesia change
September 29, 2010 10:58 AM
Doctors are trying to stop a new state policy allowing advanced-practice nurses to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists and the Colorado Medical Society filed a lawsuit challenging the change Tuesday, a day after Gov. Bill Ritter approved it. Ritter said the move... more » -
Colorado to allow nurses to give anesthesia
September 28, 2010 8:14 AM
Colorado has joined 15 other states in allowing advanced-practice nurses to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. Gov. Bill Ritter said Monday he made the change to help rural hospitals that don't have anesthesiologists on staff. Anesthesiologists fought the proposal, saying it would put lives at risk. ... more » -
Pueblo health department requests more volunteers
November 19, 2009 6:11 PM
Many of you have waited in long lines to get a swine flu vaccine. The Pueblo City-County Health Department is calling for volunteers to help run the clinics more efficiently. Specifically, they're in need of registered nurses and paramedics to give shots to patients. The health department says in the... more » -
Nurses' union threatens strike over swine flu
October 20, 2009 12:43 PM
A nurses' union is threatening a one-day strike at 34 hospitals across California, accusing them of poor swine flu preparedness. California Nurses Association spokesman Chuck Idelson says up to 16,000 registered nurses will strike on Oct. 30 if federal swine flu recommendations aren't written into their contracts. Idelson said Monday... more »
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