Nurse News: Jamaica’s Urgent Plea for Healthcare Volunteers, Nursing Student Saves Life with Bee Gees, ‘St. Denis Medical’ Returns, and ER Worker Beaten at UPMC

This week on Nurse News, Colton Lord is serving up all the feels — from heroic saves to heartbreaking headlines, with a little side of nursing inspo. 

Here’s what’s making waves in nursing this week:  

• 🚑 Jamaica issues emergency call for healthcare volunteers at Black River Hospital after Hurricane Melissa
• 💪 Nursing student channels the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” to save a life after motorcycle crash
• 📺 NBC medical drama St. Denis Medical set to return with a star-studded cast
• 🚨 ER staff member brutally beaten by patient at UPMC Altoona — nurse airlifted for emergency surgery

From global callouts for help to life-saving hero moments and shocking hospital violence, this week’s stories hit every emotion — joy, anxiety, heartbreak, and hope (basically, the full Inside Out cast).  

>>Jamaica Issues Emergency Call for Healthcare Volunteers at Black River Hospital

>>Nursing Student Channels the Bee Gees to Save a Life

>>Nurses, Get Ready for ‘St. Denis Medical’ to Return with Real-World Hospital Humor

>>ER Healthcare Worker Brutally Beaten by Patient at UPMC Altoona

Jump Ahead to Listen:

[00:02:48] Jamaica emergency issued.
[00:05:06] Bee Gees. 
[00:09:45] St. Denis Medical returns.
[00:10:32] ER nurse brutally attacked.

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