It turns out that dressing up as a naughty nurse is … well, naughty. There are calls around the world to ban sexy nurse Halloween costumes, with one nursing council claiming the raunchy outfits are “offensive and degrading.” Spain’s nursing council, which represents 330,000 workers, said the costumes perpetuate “sexualized, trivial and frivolous” images of women. … Read more
Being a “sleeping beauty” isn’t always a fairytale. A young nurse suffers from an extremely rare condition dubbed “sleeping beauty syndrome,” which has her sleeping for two weeks at a time. Bella Andreou, 24, sleeps for over 20 hours a day and becomes a “zombie” during her episodes. She has had countless episodes that lasted … Read more
Physical violence. Sexual harassment. Verbal abuse. Indifferent management. Long hours on graveyard shifts. And a chance that you’ll catch a deadly illness. If that sounds like an ideal job, consider working in a hospital. A new survey finds that hospital doctors and nurses — including hospitals ranked among the best in the nation — are … Read more
Special delivery: It’s a daughter-in-law! Utah nurse Mary Ann West realized that she helped deliver her now-daughter-in-law, Kelsey Poll, more than 20 years ago. At the time, West worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Lakeview Hospital, helping expectant mothers welcome their bundles of joy into the world. On June 15, 2001, West assisted … Read more
Now this is the mother of all flexes. One member of the graduating class of 2023 took home more than just her diploma on graduation day — she also walked away with a brand-new baby. “POV: You become a mom and a doctor in the same 24 hours,” bragged new mommy and medical degree-holder Hannah … Read more
A nurse was photographed watching a soccer game while taking blood from a 19-year-old seizure patient — and suffered no consequences. The patient, Libby Bates, was taken in an ambulance from her home in southeast London to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 8 after having a non-epileptic seizure. Her mother, Nicola, knew that in the … Read more
These babies have entered the world in “Style.” Taylor Swift is bringing her Eras Tour to Nashville this weekend, and it appears everyone in the city is … “Ready For It.” Nurses Olivia Horne and Allison Harris and respiratory therapist Leah Landa were working the night shift at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, … Read more
She’s cashing in on her crash courses. A California nurse has claimed that she’s earned $2 million for her class notes from school after listing them for sale on Etsy. Stephanee Beggs, 28, began selling her study notes when she graduated from nursing school, she told Fox News, adding that she reached a sudden, “very … Read more
A new survey of 1,000 American nurses found that nine in 10 believe the quality of patient care often suffers due to nursing shortages (90%). The majority added that they feel guilty about taking a break because they think they must always be on call (55%). Almost six in 10 nurses have even noticed their … Read more
Death doesn’t have to be so scary, according to Hospice Nurse Julie — a TikTok star with more than 1.1 million loyal followers. Yes, “HospiceTok” videos have racked up more than 600 million views on the platform —and many of them belong to real-life nurse Julie McFadden. The 39-year-old healthcare worker has witnessed many patients … Read more
A nurse in Sydney, Australia has urged people to update their medical identification on their phone after an ordeal at Boost Juice reminded her it “might just save your life”. Posting on TikTok, the nurse named Lauren said she was waiting in line at a shopping center on Tuesday when a woman collapsed and hit … Read more
There’s a thin line between good and evil. But for most of 2003, that line was nearly nonexistent between New Jersey critical care nurses Charles Cullen and Amy Loughren. The two were inseparable. Working side-by-side on the graveyard shift at Somerset Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit in Somerset, NJ, Cullen, a seemingly dutiful caregiver, and … Read more
The season of the witch and All Hallow’s Eve is upon us and with it the call to release your inhibitions and cover your flesh with a costume that could be wild, whimsical or downright wicked. The tradition of masquerading reaches back to the ancient Celts that dressed themselves in animal hides to ward off … Read more
Meghan Trainor claims the nurses who cared for her and her son when she gave birth implied she was to blame for the newborn’s admission into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). “They kept asking me if I was on antidepressants during the pregnancy, and I was, but on the lowest dose possible,” the “All … Read more
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