(15 stories) Preventing a nurse shortage in Iowa

Nursing - News January 31, 2011 See Nursing Weather Preventing a nurse shortage in Iowa (Http) AGE: 59 FAMILY: Husband Jay Wangerin; six children HOMETOWN: Emmetsburg, Ia. Lives in Clive. Bye-bye babies: Longwood hospital closing its birthing unit (The Orlando Sentinel) After 18 years and more than 20,000 deliveries, South Seminole Hospital is closing its obstetrics unit. Florida nurses hope Legislature gives them more authority to act independently POLL (Naples Daily News Online) Armed with reports that bolster their arguments they provide cost-effective and quality care, nurses are ready when the Florida Legislature convenes in March and takes up measures to reform Medicaid and reduce costs. UNMC to offer doctorate in nursing practice (KLKN) The University of Nebraska Medical Center will soon be offering a doctorate in nursing practice. DELAWARE: Health care industry salve for job hunters (The Daily Times) WILMINGTON - Pam James got snared by the recession in October 2009, when she was laid off from her sales job and she found her prospects bleak when she was called in for job interviews. LWC Nursing students celebrate historic White Coat ceremony (Columbia Magazine) LWC Nursing students celebrate historic White Coat ceremony 'Dr. Aaron and I - in addition to the community - have for years wished and prayed for a nursing program here, and we are ecstatically happy that it is available to us," -Diane Theiry, a nurse practitioner, Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business Fighting cancer (Desert Valley Times) Password: Close Close Close OR Close Your browser's security settings are preventing some features from appearing. Healthy Impact (Medical Design & Technology) Revenue: $760 million in 2009; $1.2 billion in 2008. Net income/loss: $122.2 million net loss in 2009; $34.4 million in net income in 2008. Puberty coming earlier for U.S. girls: Study (The Province) Compared to the 1997 findings from girls across the U.S., girls in the current study - especially white girls - were more developed at a younger age. Specialist Medical University Management System Released by Sharvani Infosolutions (AmericanBankingNews) Sharvani Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., SIPL announces availability of a Medical University Management system for medical colleges and medical universities in India and anywhere on the globe. Upstate University Hospital heart surgeon has one of the best track records in the state (Post-Standard) Dr. Greg Fink, a heart surgeon at Upstate University Hospital, has one of the lowest patient mortality rates in the state. Hutcheson Medical Center's executive salaries rise as lean years continue (Walker County Messenger) In the face of Hutcheson Medical Center's financial losses over the past several years, financial documents reveal that president and CEO Charles Stewart's compensation package has increased more than 26 percent from 2007 to 2009. Hospital errs on payroll (Cavalier Daily) University Health System discovered that it mistakenly underpaid several employees due to confusion over federal regulation. Cape Girardeau cancer center a week away from opening (Southeast Missourian) KRISTIN EBERTS keberts@semissourian.com The Southeast Cancer Center will open Feb. Hospital and Health System Executive Moves (Beckers Hospital Review) Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, announced his resignation. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(12 stories) 'My fear for the future of our NHS'

Nursing - News January 30, 2011 See Nursing Weather 'My fear for the future of our NHS' (Bournemouth Echo) NURSES' leader Dr Peter Carter expressed serious concerns about the future of the National Health Service when he visited St Ann's Hospital in Poole. Hutcheson Medical Center's executive salaries rise as lean years continue (Catoosa County News) In the face of Hutcheson Medical Center's financial losses over the past several years, financial documents reveal that president and CEO Charles Stewart's compensation package has increased more than 26 percent from 2007 to 2009. Choosing nursing care (NBC 15 Online) If you're considering home healthcare, it's a good idea to be familiar with the different types of nursing care available. Cuts to elder care could cost state dollars, lives (Press-Enterprise) The grooves in Jose Lanz's gold college ring have been worn smooth by time, just as age and illness have eroded the 71-year-old Cuban's mind and body. Newport resident noted for academic excellence (Jacksonville Daily News) It took seeing a lack of passion in others for Carteret Community College student Danielle Garner to find her own. Airmen, Soldiers participate in for medical evacuation training (Missileer) Members of the 8th Medical Group load a litter onto a UH-60 Black Hawk as Army Staff Sgt. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business Good paying jobs still difficult to find (Business) A good job is still hard to find, though recent labor market data indicate the employment situation is slowly improving. Patients provided access to new CAT scan system at Al Rahba Hospital (AME Info) United Arab Emirates: 30 minutes ago Al Rahba Hospital, a SEHA Health System facility, is now offering patients across the UAE access to faster and more thorough care through the introduction of a state-of-the-art CAT scan system. Doctors push use of HPV vaccination (Amarillo) The Gardasil shot made its debut years ago, but some doctors and nurses said there's still a need for more education about the vaccine. MaryAnn Selenski weds LCpl. Dennis Ellis in Oct. (Times Leader) MaryAnn Selenski and LCpl. Dennis Alan Ellis were united in marriage on October 30, 2010 at Dr. State-of-the-art health care comes to rural western Wis. community (WQOW) A new $47 million dollar hospital will soon open its doors in northwestern Wisconsin. Studentsa letters show frustration, support (Dayton Daily News) Dozens of students have offered testimony regarding the nursing program at Miami-Jacobs Career College, painting a stark portrait of people enrolling with high hopes but oftentimes leaving disappointed. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(15 stories) A realistic approach

Nursing - News January 29, 2011 See Nursing Weather A realistic approach (Amarillo) Traci Taylor, West Texas A&M Faculty, plays a grieving spouse Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, during nursing simulations at Jones Hall on the campus of Amarillo College. Questions on the state of health care (USA Today) Nurse.com shared nurses' questions about health care reform and the State of the Union with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a live webcast from the White House Jan. Md. medical study suggests link between lengthy nurse shifts and patient deaths (Daily Times) The demanding work schedules of registered nurses may be to blame for patient mortality, says a recent study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Nursing school to open, despite... (Houston Business Journal) Proposed budget cuts to the state's Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Fund have not halted the forward motion of a new Houston nursing school on track to open in February. State budget cuts threaten nursing homes, group says (Austin Business Journal) Proposed state budget cuts would force nursing homes into bankruptcy and closure, displacing residents and sending hundreds of skilled health care workers to unemployment lines, the president of the Texas Health Care Association warned this week. Doctor warned over brain surgery viewing (News24) Sydney - A top Australian medical body warned a renowned brain surgeon on Friday he risked turning his work into a "spectator sport" by offering people a chance to watch him operate to raise money for charity. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business 12 Advances In Medical Robotics (TechWeb) It resembles something from a Hollywood sci-fi movie, but Hybrid Assistive Limb 5, or HAL 5, as it is known, is an artificially powered ecoskeleton that helps double the amount of weight someone can carry unaided. Sick girl's room gets all dolled up (Mary Beth Breckenridge) Sick girl's room gets all dolled up UA student volunteers, charity help add cheer to home of 5-year-old battling serious illness Published on Saturday, Jan 29, 2011 PLAIN TWP.: Grace Koontz's world just got a little brighter. Give Me a Break...Please (Examiner) Unlike Right to Work states such as Virginia and the Carolinas, Colorado is a Work at Will state giving employers the right to fire employees and determine time off at-will. As far as providing time off for hours worked, Colorado law requires employers to provide a half hour for every five hours worked for mealtime, except when the workday will be ... Mercy workers reject union representation (Journal-News) Employees of Mercy Health Partners, including Mercy Hospital Fairfield, overwhelmingly voted against union representation, according to votes tallied Friday. Westside resident learns "there are still good people" (Florida Times-Union) Boy and Girl Scouts were among the volunteers at a waterway and shoreline cleanup at Tillie K. Fowler Park on the Westside. Signs of flu increase in area (ZanesvilleTimesRecorder) ZANESVILLE --It's not too late to get a flu vaccine. There is an increase in flu-like symptoms going around, but officials say if you are vaccinated and take care of yourself, you could stay healthy. Crook-Satterfield engagement (Sedalia Democrat) John and Deborah Crook, of Sedalia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Crook, of Aurora, Ill., to Jeff Satterfield, of Aurora. Why some people still get flu after being vaccinated (WATE-TV Knoxville) Although Knoxville doctors say they're seeing flu cases in some of their patients who received the flu vaccine, they also say it's not unusual. Mercy Health employees opt not to unionize (Dayton Daily News) Most Community Mercy Health Partner employees in Springfield chose not to unionize after years of waiting for labor unions and Catholic hospitals to work out their differences and allow a vote. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(13 stories) Oxfordshire's three main hospitals are failing you

Nursing - News January 28, 2011 See Nursing Weather Oxfordshire's three main hospitals are failing you (Oxford Mail) THREE Oxfordshire hospitals have 28 days to come up with an action plan to deal with "worrying" staff shortages and patient waiting times, a watchdog has warned. Union backs out of hospital (Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...) More than 15 months after a vote by Lee’s Summit Medical Center Nurses that decertified the National Nurses Organizing Committee, the union has pulled out of the hospital. USDA To Fund 45 Rural Telemedicine Projects (InformationWeek) The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that it will fund 45 telemedicine projects to increase access to healthcare in rural areas. Students get dose of the real world at nursing center (News 8 Austin) More than 130 Bell County high school students left school Wednesday to spend the day in the real world. SJSU planning to offer doctorate in nursing (Inside Bay Area) San Jose State is preparing to open its doors next year to nursing students seeking to earn the highest degree in academia: the doctorate. Funding boost for dementia group (Isleofbute Today) A dementia support group is being given A 300,000 to help fund specialist nurses. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business Med school still finds favor among backers (Clinch Valley News) Despite changes in leadership, both of the original clinical allies for King College's proposed medical school continue to support the concept, more than two years after it was first announced. Nursing school to open, despite... (Houston Business Journal) Proposed budget cuts to the state's Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Fund have not halted the forward motion of a new Houston nursing school on track to open in February. Opportunities Abound with Healthcare Reform (Nurse) Welcome to the Nurse.Com community. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Winthrop Hospital Gives a Potentially Life Saving Tour (Mineola American) A heart attack can be a painful, life-changing and frightening thing. Just ask North Hempstead Town Clerk Leslie Gross and hospice nurse Nancy Black. the Buckingham Honors Local Volunteer (KHOU-TV Houston) After retiring from AT&T after 25 years, Frankie Santoro has stayed very involved with their volunteer organization, The Pioneers. Timberhorn Healthcare Solutions Increasingly Offers Travelers (Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...) Timberhorn Healthcare Solutions recently announced that a number of their customers at healthcare facilities across the country are now also utilizing their firm to provide travelers on thirteen week assignments. Obsessions: 9021-OB-GYN (CNN) After years of tabloid photos of celebrities buying coffee, going to the gym and occasionally flashing the camera as they step out of cars, there's not a whole lot that is private in Hollywood anymore -- including childbirth. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(17 stories) Will Mercy employees unionize? Vote is Thursday

Nursing - News January 27, 2011 See Nursing Weather Will Mercy employees unionize? Vote is Thursday (Middletown Journal) About 6,500 employees of Catholic Health Partners, including Mercy Hospital of Fairfield, will vote Thursday on whether to unionize. Inquest sought into Manitoba mana s death (Toronto Sun) The head of an aboriginal organization is blaming the death of a 27-year-old man in a northern Manitoba community on inadequate health care. Cal State to begin offering doctorates in nursing (KTVN Reno) California State University will soon start offering doctorates in nursing at several of its campuses. Preventing a nurse shortage in Iowa (Http) AGE: 59 FAMILY: Husband Jay Wangerin; six children HOMETOWN: Emmetsburg, Ia. Lives in Clive. Election canceled after union drops Lee's Summit nurses (KansasCity) The union that's fought to keep representing nurses at Lee's Summit Medical Center has decided to withdraw as that group's bargaining agent, hospital and union officials said. Crandell earns Extra Mile Award (Calhoun Times) Luisa Crandell, RN, has been awarded Gordon Hospital's prestigious Extra Mile Award. Breastfeeding: Is Facebook Squeamish About Nursing Mothers? (The Hartford Courant) This is a column about boobs. There. I said it. Jessica Martin-Weber is a Houston mother of five girls aged 12 to 12 months. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business Virus hits Pitman Manor residents, worker (CourierPostOnline) More than a dozen residents of a Gloucester County senior citizens facility have come down with a gastrointestinal condition in the past two weeks, a county official confirmed Wednesday. Not flushable: Giving birth in the bathroom (Examiner) CHICAGO, January 26, 2011-- It seemed incredible, but the story came out several days ago in the USA. State fines Cayuga Medical Center after doctor operates on wrong side of patient's back (The Post-Standard) The state has fined Cayuga Medical Center $8,000 because a doctor at the Ithaca hospital operated on the wrong side of a patient's back during spinal surgery. The Confusing Costs of Continuing Care (SmartMoney) Al Green was ready to make his last move, he settled on a residential community that offered tiered care independent, assisted, and nursing near his alma mater, Penn State. Orasqualia Awarded African PPP Water Deal 2010 (Market Wire) OCI Construction Group Cairo, Egypt / 27 January, 2011 10:15 AM Orasqualia Awarded African PPP Water Deal 2010 by Euromoney's Project Finance Magazine Orascom Construction Industries announced today that its 50/50 joint venture with Spanish group Aqualia has been awarded "African PPP Water Deal of the Year 2010" by Euromoney's Project Finance ... Hospital wants its $16M back from failed computer system (Post Tribune) The Methodist Hospitals claims in a federal lawsuit that the company it hired in 2006 to help steer it out of a financial mess instead directed it to a new computer system that wasted $16.6 million. Will Mercy employees unionize? Vote is today (Dayton Daily News) About 6,500 employees of Catholic Health Partners, including Mercy Hospital of Fairfield, will vote today on whether to unionize. Lawrence considers referendum, health-care partnership (The Indianapolis Star) The Lawrence Township School Board took a big step this week toward reducing the school district's health-care costs. First baby of 2011 reunited with CRMC staff (Log Cabin Democrat) The first Faulkner County baby of this year was born, though he wasn't ready to be, on Jan. Well: Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer (International Herald Tribune) Breast implants - both saline- and silicone-filled, and whether for reconstruction after cancer surgery or for cosmetic enlargement of the breasts - may cause a small but significant increase in the risk of an extremely rare type of cancer, writes the New York Times health reporter Denise Grady. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(13 stories) Asia Stocks to Watch: Eisai leads Japan drug makers down on setback

Nursing - News January 26, 2011 See Nursing Weather Asia Stocks to Watch: Eisai leads Japan drug makers down on setback (MarketWatch) Japanese pharmaceutical shares were dragged lower Wednesday as Eisai Co. stock tumbled a day after the drugmaker announced a setback to what was seen as a promising sepsis treatment. Fight between Bridgewater nursing home, union continuing (Central Jersey) The battle between the Somerset Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and a union that wants to organize its workers is continuing. Thinking young (Morris Daily Herald) Kathy Rink, a registered nurse and pediatric quality coordinator in the emergency department at Morris Hospital, sits with board-certified emergency medicine physician Dr. Betsy Watson Scholarship awarded to Truckee nursing student (Sierra Sun) TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Sunrise Rotary Club announced the award of the Betsy Watson Nursing Scholarship for 2010 to Kai Amundsen of Truckee. American Journal Of Nursing Announces 2010 Book Of The Year Awards (MediLexicon) The American Journal of Nursing recognized the best nursing and healthcare publications of 2010 with an announcement of its Book of the Year Award recipients. SA hospitals: the frightening facts (Pretoria News) Itumeleng Phelane, a mother who's baby was one of six babies that died at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital last year. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business Nursing School Dean Michael Evans Appointed Next ANCC President (MediLexicon) The American Nurses Association Board of Directors has appointed Michael L. Evans, a nursing school dean and former nursing executive and chief nursing officer at several hospitals, as the next president of the American Nurses Credentialing Center , the largest nurse credentialing organization and subsidiary of ANA. HP And mothers2mothers Partner To Prevent Mother-To-child Transmission Of HIV In Africa (MediLexicon) Today at the Digital Life Design conference, HP and mothers2mothers , a South Africa-based nongovernmental organization, announced a new collaboration that will use the power of technology to help prevent the transmission of HIV from HIV-positive pregnant mothers in Africa to their children. Breastfeeding: Is Facebook Squeamish About Nursing Mothers? (The Hartford Courant) This is a column about boobs. There. I said it. Jessica Martin-Weber is a Houston mother of five girls aged 12 to 12 months. Comprehensive Foot Care Training Now Available Online for RNs and LPNs/LVNs (PRWeb) Professional Education, LLC, is launching two comprehensive Foot Care Programs online for nurses. BodyLase Skin Spa Hosts SmartlipoTM "Evening of Beauty" (PR) Raleigh, NC, January 26, 2011 -- -- Karen Albright, president of BodyLase Skin Spa , has announced that the spa will host an "Evening of Beauty" on Thursday, Jan. IOL pic jan26 aaron motsoaledi (Pretoria News) Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has complained about the poor services offered by state facilities. Mercy employees to vote on union (Cincinnati Business Courier) Employees at Mercy Health Partners will vote Thursday on whether to unionize. The Service Employees International Union election will involve 6,500 workers at seven of Catholic Health Partners' 32 hospitals. Read Nursing Local Business...

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(14 stories) Fate uncertain for Metairie site of former Alzheimer's day-care center

Nursing - News January 25, 2011 See Nursing Weather Fate uncertain for Metairie site of former Alzheimer's day-care center (NOLA) East Jefferson General Hospital officials have not yet decided what they will do with a central Metairie building that housed its Alzheimer's day care center for 12 years, before closing in the fall. Drug changes needed to improve dose accuracy for children: CMAJ (Canada) Drug companies and regulators should adapt the production of narcotics and other strong medication to ensure correct dosages for infants and small children, says a new research letter published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Hospital introduces hyperbaric pressure healing (Calhoun Times) Doctors and nurses, hospital officials and members in the community gathered for the ribbon cutting of Gordon Hospital's new Center for Wound Healing on Jan. Nurses to host talk for cancer patients (Essexcounty Standard) Cancer patients and their families can find out about chemotherapy and preventing infection at a public meeting. Union attacks NHS jobs cut plan (Burystedmunds Today) Union leaders have attacked plans to cut 1,600 jobs at a West Midlands NHS Trust, warning of a possible repeat of a hospital scandal that led to hundreds of avoidable deaths. One year at Avery Point can mean a second career as a nurse (The Day) University of Connecticut nursing student Lauren Breor, center, and her "patient," fellow student Heidi Mowell, listen to instructor Maria Sparmer as they practice taking vital signs Thursday at Avery Point. More Nursing News... Nursing Local Business University of Chicago Medical Center's incoming president began career in nursing (WQAD) University of Chicago Medical Center has named a former critical care nurse as its new president. I can do what with an iPad? (Techwhack) Whether iPads are used for personal use or corporate use - everyone benefits. Let iPads WorldWide, the leading innovator in iPad use show you. HP and mothers2mothers Partner to Prevent Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV in Africa (TM) Today at the Digital Life Design conference, HP and mothers2mothers , a South Africa-based nongovernmental organization, announced a new collaboration that will use the power of technology to help prevent the transmission of HIV from HIV-positive pregnant mothers in Africa to their children. Two North Jersey hospitals recognized for unique programs. (NorthJersey) Two North Jersey hospitals were recognized by the New Jersey Hospital Association for programs that help serve residents. Student runs for those who can't (The Battalion) Danielle Cordes is a nursing student at the Texas A&M Health Science Center who is an Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia survivor. Hospitals make pitch, answer Tega Cay residents' questions (Fort Mill Times) Three entities vying to build a Fort Mill hospital made a pit stop in Tega Cay last week to give residents a dose or two about the long-awaited hospital. Spartanburg grandma has reasons to ride across US (Spartanburg Herald-Journal) Katherine Jeter, a grandmother from Spartanburg, is planning a cross-country bike ride to raise funds for nursing scholarships. Jeff Spenard, Head of World Talk Radio, LLC, to Talk About the Future Impact of Internet Talk Radio (PR-inside) Phoenix, AZ - January 25, 2011 -- Jeff Spenard, President of World Talk Radio, LLC will be featured as a guest on The Self Improvement Show. Read Nursing Local Business...

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