Nursing - News January 23, 2011

Virtual beds to fill the gap as unit shuts (Worcesternews.co.uk)
OLDER people who were cared for at a Worcester hospital will now receive care in virtual beds in their own homes, say health chiefs.

Circle weighs up flotation (Telegraph.co.uk)
Sources said the business, which is run as a John Lewis-style mutual organisation, has been talking to several banks about a listing on the stock market.

Silence follows HSU nursing meeting; pre-nursing students remain in... (Times-Standard)
Humboldt State University administrators spent Thursday meeting with local health care providers, presumably discussing the future of the school's nursing program.

End-of-life simulations for area nursing students (KVII-TV Amarillo)
About 140 nursing students fromA West Texas A&M University A andA Amarillo College A got together today to learn how to care for terminally ill patients and their families.

Nurse anesthetists' role grows ever more vital (The Tennessean Nashville News)
Most likely, you or someone you know is one of the 32 million patients who have safely received anesthesia this past year from a nurse anesthetist.