Nursing - News February 11, 2011

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17K Kaiser Permanente nurses OK new three-year contract (East Bay Business Times)
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 8:41am PST - Last Modified: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 9:08am PST The California Nurses Association /National Nurses United said Thursday that 17,000 RNs at more than 60 Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics in California have "nearly unanimously" approved a new three-year contract.

Two suits filed against Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
A union representing about 70 employees at the Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has initiated two lawsuits against the financially-strapped facility, saying it isn't honoring a deal brokered last fall by area politicians.

How to tackle drug-error toll (National Post)
The landmark Canadian Adverse Events Study in 2004 estimated that 24,000 Canadians die annually from preventable adverse events, one quarter of them being related to medication and intravenous fluids.

Paying for nursing home care (KMPH-TV Fresno)
You can use your own money, get help from your state, or use long-term care insurance to pay for nursing home costs.

Short sleeves on doctors 'do nothing to reduce build up of bacteria', research finds (Telegraph.co.uk)
Researchers from the University of Colorado found that there was no difference in the level of bacteria contained on long- and short-sleeved garments after working an eight-hour day.

Nursing In Washington State (KUOW-FM Seattle)
Steve Scher 02/10/2011 at 9:00 a.m. One of the biggest, practical challenges to implementing the new health care law is a shortage of primary care physicians.

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Ohio part of study on nurse mentors (Columbus Dispatch)

Ohio is one of three states in a pilot project that will pair mentors with new nurses to reduce high turnover rates at hospitals and improve patient care.

Undergrad Costs See 4.8% Increase (The Emory Wheel)

Following yesterday's meeting, Emory's Board of Trustees approved an aggregate 4.8-percent hike in tuition, fees and room and board for Emory College and Goizueta Business School undergraduates enrolled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Newark-based Autumn Health Care... (Business First of Columbus)

A half-empty Newark nursing home attracted a bidding war before it was bought out of bankruptcy by a crosstown rival and creditor.

Kindred acquisition is good news on... (Business First of Louisville)

The news that Kindred Healthcare Inc. will buy St. Louis-based RehabCare Group Inc.

CDC warns that deadly superbug Clostridium Difficile is spreading (Helium)

Clostridium Difficile, often referred to as "C-Diff", is a highly contagious bacterial infection that attacks the intestines and causes serious abdominal discomfort.

Half of high-cholesterol sufferers treated (Loveland Herald)

Half of high-cholesterol sufferers treated Comments Mike Stobbe Associated Press Only about half of U.S. adults with high levels of bad cholesterol get treatment for it.

Top Hospital Electronic Health Records Vendors Rated by Client... (PRWeb)

Hospital EHR users narrowed down an elite group of vendors in each of three major bed size classifications across eighteen probing key performance indicators from a field of over 400 qualified healthcare software firms.

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