Nursing - News July 26, 2011

Hospitals take cultural sensitivity seriously (CW11 New York WPIX-TV)
In 20 years as a nurse practitioner, Ann Cho found herself preventing a false child-abuse claim - because a bruise on a baby was a "Mongolian spot" common to Asian babies - and explaining to health care workers why a new mother wouldn't take a shower - because of a Korean belief that teeth and bones are weak after childbirth .

New Madison Hospital on track to open Feb. 28, 2012 (Alabama Live)
After nearly a decade of dreaming and planning and pushing for the necessary state licenses, the $71 million Madison Hospital is rapidly nearing completion.

Medics urged to blow the whistle (Hampshire Chronicle)
Doctors and nurses have a "professional obligation" to blow the whistle on colleagues they have concerns about, MPs said.

Chicago blogger Gina Crosley-Corcoran holds her 2-month-old daughter, ... (Alexandria Daily Town Talk)
One mother chose home birth because it was cheaper than going to a hospital. Another gave birth at home because she has multiple sclerosis and feared unnecessary medical intervention.

Santa Fe preparing for potential hospital strike [11:55 a.m.] (Farmington Daily Times)
A possible walkout by Santa Fe hospital workers is just over a week away. Sunday evening, Christus St.

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Winnipeg nursing home resident dies after being neglected: government review (Weyburn Booster)
Manitoba's Health Department says a nursing home patient in Winnipeg died from "physical abuse by neglect." The department says the woman died after a wound went untreated at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre.

Sydney private hospital nurses to strike (The Age)
Nurses at private hospitals across Sydney will strike for 24 hours over a pay dispute.

New Nursing Program To Begin In Spring (KDLT-TV Sioux Falls)
A new Registered Nursing program will soon be available in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Board of Education Monday approved a plan by Southeast Technical Institute to add an associate's degree in Registered Nursing.

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