(6 stories) End-of-Life Doula Program at Valley Hospice is a First for NJ

Nursing - News May 31, 2011 See Nursing Weather End-of-Life Doula Program at Valley Hospice is a First for NJ (Patch) Henry Fersko-Weiss, manager of social services for Valley Home Care & Hospice and Maria Salerno, Coordinator, Volunteers and Bereavement Services with some of the volunteers with the End-of-Life Doula Program Rebecca K. Abma You might think it takes a special person to voluntarily stay by a stranger's side while they pass from life to death, but to ... RNs across region earn bachelor's in Great Falls (KWYB) Everett, Wash. resident Dan Dahl earned his associate's registered nursing degree in 1987, and though he always planned to get his bachelor's degree, the goal kept getting put off. Students fare well in nursing school competition (East Texas News) Twentyeight Coldspring-Oakhurst High School students participated at various levels in this year's Health Occupation Students of America competitions, resulting in COHS representation at regional, State, and national contests. Stress doesn't raise risk of MS: study (WNFL-AM Green Bay) Having a stressful home or work environment doesn't make a person more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, hints a large new study. Prerequisites for Nursing Online (Buzzle) If you're interested in health specialties, but want to study through the courses available on the Internet, you must give a read to the prerequisites for nursing online, in order to get a degree from your online nursing course. Mentoring in Nursing Education (Buzzle) The process of mentoring is one that enables the growth of both, the mentor and the mentee. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Volunteer network SCANs seniors

Nursing - News May 30, 2011 See Nursing Weather Volunteer network SCANs seniors (The Daily News Journal) Two retired women with a history of administrative and volunteer experiences will serve as coordinators of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Senior Citizens Awareness Network program to provide services for seniors. INMO: Nurse job cuts 'in breach of Croke Park Agreement' (Irish Examiner) The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is holding urgent talks with HSE management in Cork today in an effort to reverse the decision to cut 52 agency nurses and midwives at two Cork hospitals. Martinez named dean of UTB-TSC College of Nursing (The Brownsville Herald) Nelda C. Martinez will join the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College as the first dean for the College of Nursing. Nurses, teaches in training shortfall (NEWS.au) Unidentified SA teacher writing on blackboard at Gillies Street Primary School. english grammar/Teachers Picture: Grant Nowell MEDICAL and teaching students will struggle to gain necessary training placements from next year. Welcome to the Wilmington News Journal, Wilmington, Ohio (Star - Republican) Demographics Weight Loss Challenge winners announced Sue and Jim Wylie of Ideal Nutrition have announced two of the winners in Ideal Nutrition's latest Weight Loss Challenge conducted at the Wilmington Saving Bank, Clinton County Senior Center. Fishing therapy used by hospitals (Arbroath Today) Fishing is being used as a form of therapy at two Scottish hospitals, health bosses said. More Nursing News...

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(5 stories) Many nursing facilities are family-owned, so why is that bad?

Nursing - News May 29, 2011 See Nursing Weather Many nursing facilities are family-owned, so why is that bad? (News Journal) It's shameful that Gov. John Kasich has chosen to attack Ohio families who own and operate skilled nursing facilities and hard-working facility administrators by publishing their pay. Nursing home faces getting younger (The Daily News) Carol Holland checked her hair in a hand-held mirror, draped a bag of lollipops over the side of her wheelchair and rolled out of her room to begin her daily routine of passing out candy to residents at Heritage Place, a Squirrel Hill nursing home. Porn films soon to be starring? Condoms (New York Daily News) Condoms may be more than a guest appearance in porn films made in California. California officials may start leaving their fingerprints on the sets of porn movies across the state. Mass. chain makes offer on troubled RI hospital (WLNE-TV Providence) A Boston-based hospital chain has made a last-minute offer to buy the troubled Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. Cancer patients denied last wish to die at home because of shortage of nurses (Guardian Unlimited) Photograph: CaptureItOne/Alamy Tens of thousands of cancer patients are dying in hospital, despite wishing to end their lives at home, because of a "shameful" lack of NHS nurses, campaigners say. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Minooka Woman Honored for Nursing Excellence

Nursing - News May 28, 2011 See Nursing Weather Minooka Woman Honored for Nursing Excellence (Patch) Pat Quinn during a recent trip to the Capitol building in Springfield.. Mike Maggio Joan Kelley has a habit of excellence; in fact she recently won an award for that very thing. Beware! Hand sanitizers can get you 'drunk' (Newkerala) Washington, May 27 : A new study has suggested that excessive use of hand sanitizers may cause users to test positive for booze. Nurses Win Long Fight for Voice with CNA/NNU (AFL-CIO) More than five years ago the 500 registered nurses at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., began a drive to improve patient care and win fair treatment from hospital management by gaining a voice with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United . Union Approves Contract For Nurses At 5 UC Centers (KNX-AM Los Angeles) A California union for registered nurses says its membership has approved a contract with five University of California medical centers. Nursing schools get MMC grant (Nwlanews) Minden Medical Center recently presented Lifepoint Community Foundation grants to three local nursing schools: Northwest Technical School, Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University. CNA nurses ratify new 26-month University of California contract (American City Business Journals) Registered nurses represented by the California Nurses Association have ratified a new 26-month contract with the University of California system. Clinton County students receive Benson, Rand scholarships (Clinton County News) Ted Lewis , chairperson of Clinton Area Care Center, Inc. presented three scholarships recently. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Ugandan activists march, sue over deaths of pregnant women asked to bribe at gova t hospitals

Nursing - News May 27, 2011 See Nursing Weather Ugandan activists march, sue over deaths of pregnant women asked to bribe at gova t hospitals (Penticton Herald) Ugandan activists are marching to the constitutional court to sue over the deaths of two pregnant women who they say died because they did not pay adequate bribes to government medical workers. Alberta fire evacuees going home (CANOE) Nearly two weeks after an historic firestorm emptied this northern Alberta town of 7,000, evacuees were poised to begin returning Friday morning in a major step toward rebuilding the fire-ravaged community. Attacked service dog dies (WAVE-TV Louisville) A service dog that was viciously attacked while in the care of Metro Animal Services has died. Nursing Home Owner Threatens Lockout (The Hartford Courant) Going into a negotiation meeting Thursday night, the owner of six Connecticut nursing homes, including Wethersfield Health Care and Newington Health Care, was threatening to lock out about 800 union workers because talks for a new contract had failed to progress. UH Hilo to offer Ph.D. in nursing (American City Business Journals) The University of Hawaii at Hilo School of Nursing will begin to offer the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's new doctor of nursing practice degree by fall 2012. Study: One building for nursing (Providence Journal) A new feasibility study on nursing education favors construction of a single high-tech building close to the city's hospitals in the so-called Knowledge District to help the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College address a critical nursing shortage that is only expected to get worse in the next decade. Doctors, nurses 'tipping point' in vaccine scares May 26, 2011 10:16... (CBC News) Childhood immunization campaigns should better target doctors and nurses to head off the next vaccine scare, says one expert. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Court Workers, Cedarbrook Aides May Get Raises

Nursing - News May 26, 2011 See Nursing Weather Court Workers, Cedarbrook Aides May Get Raises (Patch) In 2012 and 2013, the 3-year contract would give the county nursing home staff a general wage increase of 2 percent or a step increase of 3 percent, but not both, according to Tom Muller, county director of administration, who negotiated the contracts. Woman's treatment 'was degrading' (BBC News) A Scottish hospital has been severely criticised over the care of an 80-year-old woman with dementia. Hospital has new look, more space (Marion County Record) After years of the physical therapy department at St. Luke Hospital being in an area about the size of two hospital rooms, therapists and patients are now enjoying an area that is six times larger. Ely hospital nurses authorize union to call strike (WXOW-TV La Crosse) Bloomenson Community Hospital have voted to reject the hospital's final contract offer and instead authorize their negotiators to call a strike. Huguette Clark: New York's billionaire recluse dies, aged 104 (Guardian Unlimited) Huguette Clark, the Manhattan billionaire who inherited a Montana copper fortune, pictured in 1930 in Reno, Nevada. Sharon Bass earns H.E.A.R.T. of Nursing Award, Sanford recognized as DOVE Award recipient (Calhoun Times) Sharon Bass, BSN, clinical coordinator for Gordon Hospital's Surgical Services Department, was presented the 2010 H.E.A.R.T. of Nursing Award at Gordon Hospital recently. Good Sam Receives Top Nursing Honor (Patch) View full size new Pictured : Senior Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer Patricia Hogan, Karen Fitzgerald, RN, Amy Ormond, RN, Donna Stapleton, RN, Caroline Stenchever, RN, Grace Keller, RN, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs Jerome Weiner, MD; : Geraldine Rohan, RN, Heather Parry, NA, Carolyn ... More Nursing News...

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