Nursing - News April 27, 2011

Guest Column: Get tested for organ disease (Augusta Chronicle)
That's what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls the swath of Southern states and counties that have diabetes rates almost a third higher than the rest of the country.

McCarthy awarded 'Lives Made Better' Scholarship for student nursing (Warwickonline)
Warwick resident Carrie McCarthy, a nursing student at New England Institute of Technology, was recently named one of four "outstanding nursing students" and awarded a "Lives Made Better" Scholarship by Landau Uniforms, the nation's leading quality health care apparel manufacturer.

NHS plans 'may harm patient care' (BBC News)
The planned shake-up of the NHS in England that will put GPs in charge of buying in services could risk patient care, warns a group of influential MPs.

Making a meal of hospital nutrition (Fleetwood Today)
Director of nursing & quality Marie Thompsn and Assistant director of nursing Angie McKeane chat to patient Joe Davidson about a new project called 'Nutrition Mission' being launched at Blackpool Victoria hospital, stressing the importance of healthy food for patients.

RN Staffing Affects Patient Success After Discharge (MediLexicon)
Higher non-overtime staffing levels of registered nurses lower the probability of patient readmissions to the hospital, a new study finds.

Colleges' animal research under fire (Detroit News)
As part of training at the University of Michigan, a big brown cat with blue eyes recently was anesthetized so nurses could practice putting a flexible plastic tube in her windpipe.

Nurses will picket at BMC Thursday (Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week)
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, whose local workers rejected a contract proposal late last month, is planning to picket at Berkshire Medical Center this Thursday afternoon, a union representative said.

EGH expanding home nursing care services (ETruth)
Elkhart General Hospital is spending at least $250,000 to expand its home nursing care services.

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