Tag: nurses
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Federal judge declines to dismiss strike-breaking nurses’ lawsuit over wage violations
A federal judge last week declined to dismiss 39 nursing employees’ claims for compensation against a Greenwood Village-based company for its alleged violations of state and federal law. U.S. Nursing Corporation employs health care professionals to cross the picket lines during strikes. During a three-day strike in October 2023 at Kaiser Permanente facilities, USN sent…
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Pikes Peak State College resurrects practical nursing program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To meet the needs and demands of its local industries, Pikes Peak State College is bringing back an old option for aspiring nurses. Starting this fall, students can sign up for the college’s Practical Nursing Program, which could provide a quicker path into the healthcare…
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Children’s Colorado, Evans Army hospitals team up with twofold goal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Evans Army Community Hospital providers spend most of their time caring for adults, but many Fort Carson families have children who live on base, and when one needs immediate medical attention, it’s important that they…
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History-making NICU nurses care for Children’s Hospital Colorado’s tiniest patients
When Brooke Coleman began working as a clinical assistant in Children’s Hospital Colorado’s neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, one of the first things that struck her was how small everything was. “Everything is so little,” said Coleman, now a first-year nurse in the same unit. “It takes a very niche kind of skill set.”…
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COVID: The Longest Year | An interview with nurses at Penrose-St. Francis
Gazette reporter Mary Shinn sits down with two nurses at Penrose-St. Frances, Tammi Phillips and Gisela Brocius, to reflect on the last year of COVID-19.
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Cigarette, vaping taxes pass at local level
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters took advantage of a new state law on Tuesday by approving local taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products in multiple jurisdictions. The city of Boulder will now have a 40% tax on vape products. A 40% tax on other tobacco products, including…
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Cigarette, vaping taxes pass at local level
Voters took advantage of a new state law on Tuesday by approving local taxes on cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products in multiple jurisdictions. The city of Boulder will now have a 40% tax on vape products. A 40% tax on other tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, passed in Crested Butte, Glenwood Springs, New Castle,…
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Colorado man sues e-cigarette manufacturer over nicotine addiction
A Colorado man has filed suit in federal court against JUUL, the manufacturer of e-cigarettes, for a nicotine addiction he says he developed from vaping as a teenager. Mohammed Aldawoodi, 19, alleges that JUUL and Pax Labs used “attractive young people” in advertisements and hired social media “influencers” with large followings of minors in order…
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DEA to hold prescription drug take-back event in Denver
For the ninth year, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration is holding an anonymous and free prescription drug take-back event. On Saturday, Oct. 26, all six Denver police districts will have drop boxes for opioids, other prescription drugs, and — new this year — vaping devices or cartridges. However, any lithium ion batteries must be removed from…