Nursing - News January 13, 2011

Nurses stop bed closures after govt offer (The Sydney Morning Herald)
A NSW government offer aimed at ending the closure of hundreds of hospital beds across the state by nurses will have to be "pretty good" to be effective, a union boss says.

Birmingham Black Nurses Association fight obesity with a support group (Birmingham News Online)
The Birmingham Black Nurses Association is participating in a national weight-loss campaign.

Nursing Home Closures Clustered In Poor, Minority Areas (MediLexicon)
Nursing home closures eliminated about 5 percent of available beds between 1998 and 2008, with closures concentrated in minority and poor communities, according to a report posted online today that will be published in the May 9 print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Gift of laptop will help woman stay connected (The Stayton Mail)
Jim Alfano did not think he would ever see his 85-year-old mother, Annie Alfano, at a loss for words.

Vandy applicant complains over abortion clause (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
A Christian legal group has filed a complaint against Vanderbilt University Medical Center over a clause in a nursing residency application form regarding the care of women having abortions.

Docs arrive on time (MDJonline - Marietta, Gia)
Jon King has a background in emergency medical services, which required him to brave snow, ice and other potentially hazardous conditions regardless of the danger.

Staff shortage delays 24-hour emergency service (The New Zealand Herald)
The move to 24-hour opening at Waitakere Hospital's emergency department, where patient numbers have risen dramatically, has been delayed again.

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