Nursing - News February 20, 2011

Need for nurses will spike as current generation retires (Star-Press)
INDIANAPOLIS -- It was the mid-1960s, and Mariann Davis was going to school for that coveted white nurse's cap.

The Mag Interview | Alyssa Morrison, Miss Rodeo Kansas (KansasCity)
Alyssa Morrison is Miss Rodeo Kansas 2011. Morrison is a senior nursing student at Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe and a graduate of Mill Valley High School in Shawnee.She grew up west of Bonner Springs.

Summit will explore expected shortage of nursing faculty (Gainesville The Gainesville Sun Gaine...)
Published: Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 5:07 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 5:07 p.m. Florida faces a severe shortage of nursing faculty to teach the next generation of registered nurses.

"Alarm fatigue" blamed in hospital deaths (KGBT-TV Harlingen)
Boston Globe probe: More than 200 linked to alarms in past 5 years, many because so many go off, nurses often ignore them A Boston Globe investigation has uncovered a dangerous hospital trend that could put patients at risk.

Monitor workers who care for elderly (DesMoinesRegister The Des Moines Regi...)
The editorial page is exploring how Iowa can embrace the state's aging population and make this the best and safest place to grow older.

B.C. nurses to train in gang awareness (CBC)
B.C. Nurses' Union president Debra McPherson says hospital security, not nurses, should have to worry about gang members.

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