Nursing - News July 15, 2011

RNs, Sutter snapping at each other over Mills-Peninsula Health Services (Business Journal)
It hasn't been a hot summer in much of the Bay Area, but things are getting sticky with RN contract negotiations, especially where Sutter Health Sutter Health Sutter Medical Center names new CEO; Gagen to retire California Pacific spells out 'package deal' for B in hospital work California Pacific spells out 'package deal' for B in hospital work, ...

Institute for Nursing to Use Polaris Outcome System for Substance Abuse to Support Recovering Nurses (PR-inside)
Polaris-CD, an outcomes assessment system for chemical dependency, will be used to support recovering nurses who are participating in the Recovery and Monitoring Program.

When Hospital Overcrowding Becomes Personal (StarNewsOnline)
Last Modified: Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 5:04 p.m. Early in my residency, I realized that like Pavlov's Russian dogs of yore, the other surgeons-in-training and I had developed a conditioned response to our electronic pagers.

Robots Act As Patients For Nursing Students (Local10)
Many people might not want a rookie handling their medical emergencies, but when the patient is a robot, all bets are off.

SAP-IBM payroll system woes fouled up nurses' pay (Network World)
Problems with an SAP software implementation led by IBM consultants have resulted in six months of erroneous paychecks for nurses in Nova Scotia, although now officials say the issues have been resolved.

Hospital Authority accepting grant applications (Griffin Daily News)
The Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority will again award grants for 2012 and is accepting applications until Aug.

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