Nursing - News June 22, 2011

Quarry Hill Honors Nursing Assistants (Herald Gazette)
Nina Cunningham, RN, Quarry Hill's Assisted Living Unit Manager, and CNA Nancy Gamage have been part of the same nursing care team at Quarry Hill for over 16 years.

Nursing, Social Work Programs Enhanced with New Space at AU (The Legal Record)
As a school social worker for DeKalb School District 428, Colleen Heffernan knows the value of teamwork.

UAB Cancer Center launches Cancer Care Network (WIAT-TV Birmingham)
Often people diagnosed with cancer who don't live near a major academic medical center have limited choices for specialized cancer care close to home.

First lady an advocate for underdogs (Warwickonline)
Rhode Island's First Lady, Stephanie Chafee, puts Ritz crackers in her meatloaf, and takes sugar and cream in her coffee.

Nursing home chain seeks tax change (Hawk Eye)
An Iowa nonprofit nursing home chain wants dozens of its facilities reclassified from commercial to residential properties, a move that would cut its taxes in half and leave cities and counties with less revenue.

Urinary incontinence doubles risk of postpartum depression (Science, Industry and Business)
Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a new study led by Wendy Sword, a professor in McMaster University's School of Nursing.

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