Janet Runbeck is 71 and working the same job she began at age 20. And she doesn’t get paid for it. “Nursing, for a lot of us, is a passion,” the volunteer public health nurse said. “It’s almost a ...

More than 50 cancer patients will have to wait an agonizing three months to find out whether they have been infected with HIV, after a New South Wales clinic used one needle on patients for two months ...

The dreaded needlestick in the healthcare environment is a source of nightmares for many. People have dreamed about getting rid of needles for years, not only to help patients relax when getting their ...

Naomi Derrick of Sicklerville has agreed to a temporary suspension of her nursing license. The alleged assaults were recorded on video or witnessed by another employee. The registered nurse has worked ...

Registered nurses face the same risk of being stuck by a needle across all settings — whether that be a nursing home, hospital or other setting, say researchers at Columbia University in New York.

Every year, nurses, physicians and other health care workers suffer an estimated 800,000 needlestick injuries in U.S. hospitals, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. More ...

A FORMER nurse is considering legal action after a hospital blunder which she claims left her with an injection needle embedded in her leg. Mrs Joyce Mack, who is disabled, says that since the ...

NEWARK - A registered nurse from Sicklerville has lost her license after being accused of repeatedly jabbing an autistic boy with a hypodermic needle. Naomi Derrick assaulted the 10-year-old boy after ...