Nursing - News May 12, 2011

The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center At Parkridge Earns Commission On Cancer Commendation (Chattanoogan)
Receiving care at a CoC-approved cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to: Comprehensive care, including a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment A multi-specialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options Access to cancer-related ...

Nursing home trend eliminates institutional feel in design, care, attitude (Steuben Courier - Advocate)
What comes to mind when you think "nursing home"? A nursing station, perhaps. Long gray corridors, a big gray dining room, small rooms similar to dormitories or hospitals.

Patient care 'hit by staff cuts' (Romsey Advertiser)
Patient care is suffering due to mounting workloads and staff cuts, according to a poll of nurses and midwives.

Irma Levy (Hillsboro Star-Journal)
Irma P. Levy, 91, of Herington, died May 7 at Salem Home of Hillsboro. She was born Jan.

Program provides text alerts to pregnant patients (Fond du Lac Reporter)
More information on the Marian texting program is available www.whispers2mom.webs.com/. Nursing students at Marian University are texting for a cause.

Decision on NHS 'needed urgently' (BBC News)
The NHS in England needs rapid decisions on the health bill to avoid disarray, doctors and managers say.

Bedbugs can carry dangerous bacteria: Study (KGWC-TV Casper)
Bedbugs are back in the news, and this time the little blood-suckers are packing heat - in the form of antibiotic-resistant bacteria commonly called "superbugs." In a preliminary study by Canadian researchers, bedbugs from three hospital patients from Vancouver were found to be carrying infectious bacteria - including those that cause potentially ...

Health care clinic targeting Hispanics in southwest Arkansas to close due to lack of funding (5NEWSonline)
A health care clinic in De Queen intended to provide care to the area's mostly Hispanic residents is being closed due to a lack of funding.

Zombie game bites into biases about nursing May 11, 2011 1:54 PM Et a " ... (CBC News)
In the game, a nurse has to triage patients while avoiding bites from marauding zombies.

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