Nursing - News February 6, 2011

In My Shoes: In nursing and life, his goal is to try his best (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Once I got past the idea of becoming Luke Skywalker when I grew up, the only other thing I've ever wanted to do was make a difference in people's lives.

BOCES?Nursing Students Donate To Lily's Hope (The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York)
When students enrolled in the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES School of Practical Nursing first heard about a local effort to help women undergoing treatment for cancer, they knew they had to help.

Mistakes conceded in Alberta hospital suicide (Vancouver Sun)
A A A A supplied photo of Shayne Hay. Shayne Hay's parents are haunted by the way their 34-year-old son died, deliberately ending his life by hanging himself in the emergency department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital after a long, desperate wait for help.

Hospital CEO visits ER as patient, finds problems (Nashville Rage)
It's not often that emergency room workers treat their own hospital CEO, but in December the ER staff at Sumner Regional Medical Center unknowingly did just that.

Tory tax cuts would mean service cuts, McGuinty warns (The Toronto Star)
As Ontario's governing Liberals gather to craft a re-election platform, they are revelling in the Progressive Conservatives' reluctance to unveil any firm policy plans.

Fla. adds 64 new nursing programs in 18 months (FOX30Online)
Florida has added 64 new nursing education programs of all types in the 18 months since a new law went into effect easing the approval process.

Kharge lays foundation stone of ESIC Nursing College in Bangalore (Newkerala)
Bangalore, Feb 4 Union Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday laid the foundation stone of Employees State Insurance Corporation Nursing College and Auditorium at ESI Hospital, Indiranagar, in Bangalore.

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Unsung heroes honored (Times Leader)

Two local nurses receive awards for the first time in event's 16-year history. SARAH HITE shite@timesleader.com WILKES-BARRE Some say that nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical field.

It's Mama to the rescue after hospital stay (Asheville Citizen-Times)

I have worn my poor Mama flat out. The color drained from her cheeks and her eyes gave birth to a new set of bags.

Families can make or break mothers' efforts to breastfeed (9NEWS)

Breastfeeding has found a new cheerleader in U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, who released a report Jan.

Cape Coral briefs: St. Andrew to host 'Western Night' (News Press)

St. Andrew Catholic Church in Cape Coral will sponsor a 'Western Night' with a catered Western buffet of ribs, chicken, baked beans, red roasted potatoes, corn on the cob, slaw, texas toast and green salad, from 6-10 p.m. March.

Branded Restaurant Fare and Culinary Exploration Stand among Emerging ... (Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...)

Underpinning the largest and fastest-growing sector of the economy, hospital & nursing & residential care foodservice programs can count on serving an increasing pool of patients, employees, and visitors.

Facing a critical shortage (The Indianapolis Star)

It was the mid-1960s, and Mariann Davis was going to school for that coveted white nurse's cap.

Hospital celebrating perianesthesia nurse week (Mt. Airy News)

Northern Hospital's perianesthesia care unit department staff includes, front row, Myriah Wilmoth LPN, Erin Surratt RN, Phyllis Leftwich RN; and, back row, Jean McMillian PCTII, Bob Simmons RN, Shane Graves RN and Bart Shoaf RN.

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