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Severance is the first hospital in South Korea to trial a four-day workweek, aiming to improve the work-life balance of its staff. Under the program, introduced in 2023 following an agreement between labour and management, some hospital employees are allowed to take three days off per week in exchange for a 10 percent reduction in salary. Staff take turns participating in six-month rotations, after which they return to a five-day week.

The layoffs, which are set to take effect in October, will eliminate 41 nursing positions and one art therapist role at Kaiser's San Rafael Medical Center, according to Monday WARN filings with California's Employment Development Department (WARN documents are generally required by the state for significant layoffs). The staff reductions also include two employees in Oakland, one in Pasadena, four in Corona and eight in Pleasanton, mostly in IT consultant, engineer and environmental health specialist roles.

Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island of the UK, is seeking a new nurse, as the current one is leaving, highlighting its need for medical expertise.

In any new environment, acceptance can take time. Adjustments in dynamics and workflows require patience and understanding from both the newcomer and existing team members.

Fifteen nurses have since been fired, and another disciplined, amid questions over how Niyimbona was able to leave her room undetected.

A survey of Royal College of Nursing members showed 91% did not think the 3.6% pay increase this year was enough. The RCN warned there was widespread dissatisfaction with the NHS contract, known as Agenda for Change. Nurses begin on band five, with a starting salary of just over 31,000, after this year's pay rise. Nearly half of nurses are on this bottom band and research shows many struggle to move on from it.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has described the proposed 3.6% pay increase for nurses as 'grotesque', expressing deep discontent over disparities in pay increases among public sector workers.

"I'm basically starting over - that's the part that bothers me," said Francis, who's in her 50s and based in the Northeast US. "But I have to do what I have to do to survive."

Niamh O'Shea coordinates patient care and manages junior staff while doing the role of a clinical nurse manager 2, yet lacks the corresponding title and salary.

Nurses' pay is 8,000 lower than if wages had kept pace with inflation since 2010, severely eroding earnings, particularly for junior staff and affecting recruitment.

"After coming out of working the first 15 months of COVID in hospitals, it was like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm in nature. This is amazing. No mask, no PPE,'"

Eileen Alice Ainsworth, 91, dedicated her life to family and nursing, influencing many through her initiative for a refresher course for returning mothers in the workforce.

When other moms there learned about Holbert and her husband Jacob Wallace, who had no family in New York City, they offered them a place to stay, dinners, gift cards and new clothes.

Candace Castro reflected on the joy of witnessing her daughters become nurses, stating, "It's very emotional. It makes me very happy, very proud.”

Shawnika Howell, a nurse with 13 years of experience, turned to the nursing app Clipboard for gig work during the pandemic, seeking flexibility and better pay.

Officers rolled up to the home, and Erikson explained she had to use pepper spray on the dementia patient...to de-escalate the situation.

"Acting is something I've always wanted to do ever since I was younger. It wasn't something that was particularly encouraged. It was seen as more of a hobby."

Buying a home is a significant milestone, especially for registered nurses who often work long hours to care for others.