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Nurses still run risk of latex allergy

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A case of a nurse is described who most of the time wore latex rubber gloves while working in the intensive care and finally she had become so allergenic that coming into contact with substance could send her into anaphylactic shock. This nurse won her a claim for compensation and finally gave up the job of nursing.

Author: Strachan-Bennett, Seonaid, OEDowd, Adrian
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2004
Health aspects, Risk factors, Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Allergic reaction

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Nine years to end an injustice

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A nurse wrongly accused of tampering with a ventilator relates the ordeal she faced. She got justice after nine years and is happy that she does not have a criminal record.

Author: Strachan-Bennett, Seonaid
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2005
Company legal issue, Cases, Education

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Unsocial hours pay deal delayed

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The U.K. governmentEs pay committee is yet to fully endorse the approval for implementing the unsocial hours payment scheme for nurses.

Author: Staines, Richard
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2007
Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Economic aspects, Laws, regulations and rules

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Subjects list: Compensation and benefits, Nurses, United Kingdom, Health care industry
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