Nursing - News March 9, 2011

Northwood workers could strike Friday (CBC)
A Northwood Care worker goes to sign up for picket duty. Employees at Northwood Care could be on strike as early as Friday.

Libya's doctors follow the rebels in their battles (WHDH)
The scream of an ambulance siren shattered the calm and the staff of the Ras Lanouf hospital sprang into action as the paramedics rushed in a camouflage-clad fighter with a head wound.

The Past, Present, and Future of Nursing (Battle Creek Enquirer)
We've all heard about the special skills nurses offer their patients, but now we are discovering that the nursing profession has even more potential to effect wide-reaching changes in the health care system.

Trauma Patients Have Higher Rate Of Death For Several Years Following Injury (MediLexicon)
In a study that included more than 120,000 adults who were treated for trauma, 16 percent of these patients died within 3 years of their injury, compared to an expected population mortality rate of about 6 percent, according to a study in the March 9 issue of JAMA.

Sun reporters win investigative reporting award for hospital series (Las Vegas Sun)
The award, which carries a $25,000 prize, was presented Monday to Marshall Allen and Alex Richards in ceremonies in Cambridge, Mass.

Forget formulas, why these mums say breast is best (Kildare Nationalist)
Devoted mother: Chris Finn breastfed her daughter Eliza for two and a half years.

US funding to train 140,000 African health workers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The United States will fund training for 140,000 African health care workers in an initiative to "transform and dramatically increase" medical education on the continent, the top U.S. AIDS official announced Tuesday.

New Perspective Diminishes Racial Bias In Pain Treatment (MediLexicon)
Years of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests that a quick dose of empathy helps close racial gaps in pain treatment.

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