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International Nurse News Round-Up

USA/Liberia

Ebola Health Care Workers Appear at Special Risk

Company Makes Protective Clothing to Fight Ebola

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Australia

GP co-payment could triple SA wait times

Nurses urge political action on violence in hospitals

Anger grows over Werribee’s South Stone Lodge closure

'Be outraged' by suicide scourge

Mercy Place staff in pay dispute

STATE: Stabbed surgeon in hospital safety push

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Brazil

Enfermeiros de Aracaju farão paralisação de 24h
Aracaju nurses will strike on the 24th

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Canada

Prescription Drug Program Pharmacare Gains Support in Canada

Bullet points from pharmacare study

HOWE ROOM: Friday mediator deadline looms for parties in Health Authorities Act


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Dominican Republic

Enfermeras hospital infantil de Santiago levantan paro luego de diez nombramientos
Nurses at Children’s Hospital of Santiago Strike after Ten Appointments

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Kenya

Union Head Locked Out of Eldoret Nurses' Forum

Nurses On Contract Ordered Back to Work

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Portugal

Sindicato de Enfermeiros quer mais investimento na saúde
Nurses union wants more investment in health


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Spain

SATSE denuncia falta de formación y equipos de protección individuales frente al ébola en Castilla y León
SATSE criticizes lack of training and equipment of individual protection against Ebola in Castilla y León

Los sindicatos descartan un error humano y denuncian un fallo del protocolo ante el ébola
Unions rule out human error and report the failure of the protocol against Ebola

El Sindicato de Enfermería denuncia la irresponsabilidad política en la crisis del ébola
Nursing Union denounces the political irresponsibility in the Ebola crisis

El Sindicato de Enfermería denuncia fallos en el protocolo del ébola
Nursing union denounces the faults in Ebola protocol

Satse exige revisar los protocolos sobre el ébola y dar una formación adecuada
SATSE demands review of protocols on Ebola and provision of appropriate training

El sindicato de enfermería SATSE exige formación y equipos para afrontar posibles casos de ébola
The nursing union SATSE demands training and equipment to deal with possible cases of Ebola

Ébola en España: empeora enfermera que recibe suero de hermana Paciencia
Ebola in Spain: nurse that received serum of her sister patient worsens

Enfermeiros espanhóis ponderam negar-se a trabalhar por falta de formação contra o ébola
Spanish nurses are considering refusing to work due to lack of training against Ebola

Ebola crisis: Nurse in Spain tests positive in first infection outside west Africa

Spanish Nurse Contracts Ebola after Treating Repatriated Patient in Madrid

La auxiliar contagiada de ébola recibirá Zmapp y se encuentra "estable dentro de la gravedad"
Assistant infected with Ebola received Zmapp is “stable within gravity”


La auxiliar de enfermería contagiada por ébola está estable dentro de la gravedad
The nursing assistant infected by Ebola stable within gravity


La auxiliar de enfermería se contagió de ébola al tocarse la cara con los guantes
Nursing assistant was infected with Ebola by touching the face with gloves


Otra de las enfermeras aisladas con fiebre no tiene ébola
Another nurse isolated with fever doesn’t have Ebola


La otra enfermera que estaba en observación ha dado negativo por ébola
The other nurse that was under observation has tested negative for Ebola


La enfermera contagiada por ébola está en una situación "muy crítica”
The nurse infected by Ebola is in “very critical” situation

La enfermera contagiada de ébola es una mujer gallega de 44 años con más de 15 de experiencia
The nurse infected with Ebola is a 44-year old Galician woman with more than 15 years of experience


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USA

The Shocking Truth: The U.S. Medical System Is Woefully Unprepared for Ebola

California Nurses Say They Are Unprepared for Ebola

U.S. Nurses Say They Are Unprepared To Handle Ebola Patients

Central San Joaquin Valley hospitals guard against potential Ebola infections


US NURSES: We're Not Prepared To Handle Ebola Patients

U.S. Nurses Say They Are Unprepared To Handle Ebola Patients

U.S. Nurses Say They Are Unprepared To Handle Ebola Patients

US Hospitals report 100+ cases involving Ebola-like symptoms

1 Dallas Ebola case spurs concern about hospital readiness

Headline :Nurses say U.S. hospitals not ready for Ebola, change needed after TB scare in El Paso

Dallas Ebola case spurs concern about hospital readiness

Yes on 45: Health Insurance Reform Prop 45 Facing the David v Goliath Battle of Its Predecessor

Stanislaus County health workers prepare in case Ebola arrives

Both Sides of California's Health Rate Initiative Make Prop. 103 Comparison

Nurses’ Union Calls for Stepped Up Action in U.S. and Africa

National Nursing Survey: 80% Of Hospitals Have Not Communicated An Infectious Disease Policy

Bonnie Castillo on The Reid Report on MSNBC (video)

Hazmat Trucks Arrive at Dallas Ebola Apartment; Calls for More Training, Precautions in U.S. Hospitals; Ebola Questions Answered

Deborah Burger-President of the Califronia Nurses Association – speaks on Ebola (The Ed Show on MSNBC: Video)

Ebola preparations launched months ago in Vegas

Dallas Ebola case spurs concern about hospital readiness

Texas Health Resources backs off statement about EHR flaw in Ebola case

Dallas Ebola case spurs concern about hospital readiness

Central San Joaquin Valley hospitals guard against potential Ebola infections

Ebola in the U.S.: Are hospitals and health care workers prepared?

Nurses union survey finds US hospitals widely unprepared for Ebola

Fake billionaires celebrate tax code changes outside Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's office

As Anxiety Increases, Agency Scrambles to Address Concerns of Health Workers

Stanislaus County health workers prepare in case Ebola arrives

Tampa Bay nurses concerned about Ebola preparedness

80 Percent Of Nurses Say U.S. Hospitals Are Unprepared For Ebola

US health providers expand their Ebola precautions

Hospitals secretly send in actors to fake symptoms, test staff

US Health Providers Expand their Ebola Precautions

US health providers test Ebola readiness

Ebola crisis reveals massive disparities in U.S. hospital preparedness

Ebola prep includes undercover actors and souped-up ambulances for disease that may never come

Yes on 45: Consumers Launch New Yes on 45 Street Art Campaign - Asks San Franciscans: 'Health Insurance Rates Killing You?'

Hospitals Battle Unions Over Mandatory Flu Shots for Nurses

City Councilors Rips Firm for Closing Rehab Hospitals

Cape Cod Hospital Nurses Object to Flu Shot Requirement