Nursing - News April 12, 2011

Effective Pain Management Crucial To Older Adults' Well-Being (MediLexicon)
Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics Article Date: 11 Apr 2011 Improved management of chronic pain can significantly reduce disability in older adults, according to the latest issue of the WHAT'S HOT newsletter from The Gerontological Society of America .

Nurses Struggle As Staffing Pressures Bite, Says Royal College Of Nursing, UK (MediLexicon)
Nurses are propping up the NHS by consistently working in excess of their contracted hours and providing last minute shift cover.

Stanford, Packard hospitals settle with nurses (East Bay Business Times)
Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital said late Friday they've reached new contract agreements with the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement, the union that represents 2,700 nurses at the affiliated hospitals, after more than a year of wrangling.

NHS reform: Nick Clegg signals concession over GP consortiums (Guardian Unlimited)
Deputy prime minister says 'alternative arrangements' will be made if GP practices are not ready to become commissioning consortiums by April 2013 deadline Nick Clegg, who has signalled the government is ready to make a key concession on NHS reform.

Former UofL Nursing student lawsuit ruling 'improper'; (WAVE-TV Louisville)
A federal appeals court has overturned a decision to reinstate a University of Louisville nursing student expelled over blog posts about an assignment to follow a woman the day she gave birth.

NHS Cuts: Nurses Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Effect (Metro Radio)
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