Nursing - News February 7, 2011

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Nurses: 'Not Enough Staff On NHS Wards' (LBC 97.3)
Nurses have told of their fear that patient care may be "dumbed down" due to a lack of proper staffing, with Government reforms adding to pressure on the NHS.

Local: System tests hand-washing at Saint Agnes (Fresno Bee)
"Thank you Susie Gaston for washing your hands." Every time Gaston, a registered nurse, washes her hands in a patient's room at Saint Agnes Medical Center, the message appears on a small screen above the soap and sanitizer dispensers.

Breast-feeding mothers poised for greater rights (The Tennessean)
Patrick and Cassi Johnson enjoy son Darby, 10 months, as he plays alongside dog Django at their Nashville home.

Poll of nurses found 83 per cent believe poor staffing compromises patient safety (Ealing Times)
Fewer than one in 10 nurses believe there is adequate staffing on NHS wards to deliver good-quality care, according to a poll.

SC docs face rate cuts for Medicaid patients (Rock Hill Herald)
South Carolina likely won't be reimbursing doctors as much for treating poor, disabled and elderly patients, though it's unlikely providers would deny those patients health care despite the rate cuts.

Facing critical shortage, nursing profession is 4th-hottest in Indiana (Indianapolis Star)
Mariann Davis, 64, a registered nurse with Community Health Network, is among the 57 percent of Indiana's licensed registered nurses who are 45 or older.

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Families can make or break mothers' efforts to breast-feed (Asheville Citizen-Times)

* Get educated. Ask about prenatal classes and other resources. * Talk with your employer.

Nonprofit hospices see costlier patients; Avastin linked to fatal complications (Boston Globe)

Although Medicare pays a flat rate to hospices for each patient they serve, some patients require more and costlier care than others.

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Pediatric physicians present 12 research abstracts, posters at Cardiology 2011 (Medical News)

Scottsdale, Ariz. for Cardiology 2011, the 15th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease , sponsored by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Vital Signs: Some workers offered pay, perks to stay healthy (Market Watch)

Employers are trying a new tactic to prod their workers to live healthier lives and thus reduce medical costs: more creative and often lucrative incentives.

Families can make or break efforts to breastfeed (The Shreveport Times)

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

At Ball State University (Star-Press)

MUNCIE -- Niel C. and Karen M. Ellerbrook have committed $250,000 to Ball State University to create a scholarship fund for accounting students in honor of Joseph W. Jackson, professor emeritus of accounting.

Megadyne Medical Products Selects Pilgrim Software As Its... (BioResearch Online)

Pilgrim Software, Inc., a world-leading provider of Enterprise Risk, Compliance and Quality Management software solutions, recently announced that Megadyne Medical Products, Inc., a Utah-based manufacturer of electrosurgical products, will implement Pilgrim's integrated suite of automated products beginning with its Document Management solution.

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