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A Georgia nurse is accused of taking multiple hospital patients' credit cards and making almost $10,000 in fraudulent purchases, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Members of Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital's two unions picketed Wednesday to challenge an updated attendance policy, reports The Providence Journal.

Approximately 80 people, comprised of University of California employees and union officials, demonstrated Tuesday near UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and the UC Davis main campus in Yolo County, reports The Sacramento Bee.

Nurses at Baystate Health's Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., plan to picket Wednesday over contract negotiations, according to a Boston Business Journal report.

Administrative and clerical workers represented by Teamsters Local 2010 went on strike Tuesday near UC San Diego hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Many healthcare organizations have been stung by staffing shortages that continue to swell. These effects can be felt at the unit-level of patient care facilities, where difficulties in scheduling and staffing of registered nurses are rising.

Registered nurses at Alhambra (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center have voted to join the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the CNA announced Friday.

The Service Employees International Union Local 199 is calling for better pay and improved staffing at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, reports The Gazette.

Health aide positions make up many of the fastest growing jobs, but this isn't necessarily a go-to field for the 9 million American men between ages of 25 and 54 who are not working.

The healthcare industry added 43,200 jobs last month, with hospitals contributing 10,700 to that total, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.