Nursing - News April 18, 2011

Venue change hearing begins in sheriff's trial (KIII)
The prosecutor in the felony trial of a long-time West Texas sheriff accused of retaliating against two whistle-blowing nurses says the jury pool favors the lawman and he wants the felony trial moved.

Poll: Students optimistic despite money doubts (KansasCity)
For young people who came of age in the recession, the American dream of life getting better for each new generation feels like a myth.A majority expect to have a harder time buying a house and saving for retirement than their parents did.

SUSLA's school of nursing gets new building downtown (Shreveport Times)
Dr. Ray Belton, chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport, announced that the nursing school will refurbish this building at the corner of Texas and McNeill streets in downtown Shreveport to house its allied health and nursing programs during a news conference Thursday.

Missing out on millions (Indianapolis Star)
In-home care is cheaper than nursing home care. People prefer it. Why won't Indiana invest more in it? Comments Eight years ago, Indiana legislators passed a law that could save taxpayers millions of dollars that the state spends to support elderly and disabled Hoosiers who live in nursing homes.

Our blonde bombshell (Andover Advertiser)
The newborn was the talk of the maternity wards at Basingstoke hospital when she arrived in the world on March 2. Unusually, Jessica was born with a full head of blonde hair - a rare sight that attracted the attention of nurses and midwives.

Pharmacists, nurses at Utah Poison Control respond to 145 calls a day (Deseret Morning News)
The teenagers were hallucinating and their vital signs were all over the place, rapid heart beats battling delusions for the attention of emergency department staff.

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