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News17% of nurses exposed to chemo
About 17 percent of nurses who work in outpatient chemotherapy infusion are unintentionally exposed to toxic drugs, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. "Any unintentional exposure Read more...
Texas may prohibit forced nurse overtime
Texas may soon become the second state in the U.S. to ban mandatory overtime for nurses, following a similar law enacted in Pennsylvania on July 1. States have varied degrees of overtime Read more...
Nurse shortage expected to extend over next seven years
Not only do we have a massive nursing shortage, but apparently it is expected to continue getting worse for the next seven years. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that about 233,000 Read more...
PA bill would end required overtime by health workers
A new bill working its way through the Pennsylvania legislature would ban the state's hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and long-term-care providers from demanding nurses and other clinical Read more...
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