(6 stories) For many Americans, caregiving a long-distance burden

Nursing - News August 31, 2011 See Nursing Weather For many Americans, caregiving a long-distance burden (WFIE-TV Evansville) Caring for a parent or relative in the same zip code can be hard enough, but long-distance caregiving, which is becoming more common in an increasingly mobile society, brings with it added burdens. Get Vaccinated or . . . Be Terminated? (Fox News) A large health care group in northern Michigan is taking every precaution when it comes to keeping patients safe by issuing an ultimatum for employees: Get a flu shot by Dec. Shutdown looming for Sarasota nursing home (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg) Several families stood outside Harmony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Sarasota on Tuesday morning, unable to believe that it had been ordered to shut down. Good Sam Back To Normal Following Evacuation (Patch) Operations at Good Samaritan Hospital are returning to normal following its evacuation of 370 patients Friday and Saturday as the medical center prepared for Hurricane Irene. HIV Scare Shuts Down Billion-Dollar Porn Industry (WFMY 2 Greensboro) Southern California's multi-billion dollar porn industry has shut down following news that an adult film performer tested positive for HIV. 1,500 NHS staff cut during quarter (Eastlothian Today) The NHS workforce in Scotland shrunk by more than 1,500 in three months, with further reductions expected over the year, according to new figures. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) 8/30/2011 - Get flu shot or get fired, hospital says

Nursing - News August 30, 2011 See Nursing Weather 8/30/2011 - Get flu shot or get fired, hospital says (WWUP-TV Cadillac) Some employees at a Traverse City hospital are upset over a demand that they roll up their sleeve for a flu shot. Hospital Staff, Patients Weathered Irene (KMBC-TV) When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg instructed five hospitals to evacuate their patients from Hurricane Irene's path, one replied it couldn't follow his order. Memorial nurses to picket hospital Tuesday, public asked to attend (KNDO) YAKIMA, Wash- You've seen the purple signs all over town. It seems there's one on every block, Memorial nurses aren't happy about their new contract. NHS Reforms: 'Govt Must Answer Concerns' (Clyde 2) The Government is "washing their hands of responsibility" for provision of care in the NHS, a pressure group has claimed. Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to close by Oct. 31 (Daily Hampshire Gazette) The Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, home to the only pediatric unit in western Massachusetts, plans to shut down by Oct. Texas cuts nursing education funding (Pegasus News) The state has dramatically reduced support for nursing education, meaning Texas will continue to face a critical shortage of registered nurses. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Writer Gives Great Compliments To Flowers Hospital Nurses

Nursing - News August 29, 2011 See Nursing Weather Writer Gives Great Compliments To Flowers Hospital Nurses (RickeyStokesNews) My recent stay at Flowers Hospital gave me a great respect for special nurses. I was on 2nd floor South and was given great attention and special treatment. NICU reunion draws nearly 40 families (Statesman Journal) Nearly 40 area families gathered together in southeast Salem this afternoon to connect with the doctors, nurses, and staff members who cared for their newborns who spent time in Salem's Neonatal Care Unit. 'House calls are coming back to Ontario': Liberals (National Post) Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews announced Sunday that the province would commit $60-million to a program allowing health-care providers to treat seniors and the disabled in their homes. Letter: Public support pays off with mother/baby home nursing visits via Martin Memorial (TCPalm) Thanks to the continued support of the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County, we at Martin Memorial Medical Center are able to offer a home nursing visit to all families who deliver a baby at Martin Memorial and reside in St. Nursing home has settled multiple suits (Cincinnati) Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle FINAL Cincinnati - 6 Washington - 3 WP: M. Leake LP: R. Detwiler S: C. Cordero BOX SCORE POSITIVES... Carespring Health Care Management faces four active civil lawsuits in Hamilton, Butler, Campbell and Clermont counties. Do Not Disturb: Fury over nurses uniforms that ban patients from trying to speak to them (Daily Mail) A row has broken out over a hospital trust's decision to give nurses 'Do Not Disturb' uniforms to wear during routine ward duties to prevent patients from speaking to them. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) 3M Awards KC Nursing Stethoscopes

Nursing - News August 28, 2011 See Nursing Weather 3M Awards KC Nursing Stethoscopes (WIFR) Twelve first-year nursing students at Kishwaukee College were the recipients of prestigious Littmann Stethoscopes from the Community Support Group at 3M and the Kishwaukee College Foundation. UHV nursing professor wins Excellence in Nursing silver medalupdated 2 hours, 54 minutes ago (The Victoria Advocate) Eugenia Blomstrom, an assistant clinical professor in the University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing, recently received the Excellence in Nursing Silver Medal in the faculty category from the Good Samaritan Foundation. Registered Nurse I - Sina... Sinai Hospital of Baltimo... (Nurse) A member of LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore features state-of-the-art facilities, national acclaim, and renowned Centers of Excellence. Lifelong nurse shares stories with nursing students (Rome News) Christine Penn, who is 102 years old, is one of the last living nursing students that graduated from the Harbin Hospital program, and a handful of students from Shorter University's School of Nursing have been meeting with her to talk about how nurse training was back then compared to now. Ohio Responds To Demand For Better-Educated Nurses (NBC4i) The state's hospitals are demanding nurses with more schooling, forcing Ohio colleges to reevaluate and reconfigure their nursing programs. Parkland hires 32 temporary ER nurses (KTEN-TV Denison) Parkland Memorial Hospital is hiring 32 temporary emergency-room nurses to address safety problems named in a critical governmental inspection. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) CNA. - Certified Nursing ... White Glove - NY & NJ

Nursing - News August 27, 2011 See Nursing Weather CNA. - Certified Nursing ... White Glove - NY & NJ (Nurse) Access All of New York's RN & LPN positions, salaries & best benefits ... With White Glove, it's Your Choice. 3: Concern grows over Tripoli plight (BBC News) Living conditions in Tripoli are becoming increasingly desperate, with most of Libya's capital without water, electricity or proper sanitation. Hurricane Irene Looming, Creeping Toward Land (WHIOTV) Ferocious winds and torrential rainfall lashed coastal North Carolina early Saturday as major cities along the East Coast braced for the wrath of Hurricane Irene. Cooley Dickinson, registered nurses to use federal mediator in contract talks (Daily Hampshire Gazette) For the first time in recent memory, an independent federal mediator will be called in to help Cooley Dickinson Hospital and its registered nurses find their way to agreement on a new contract, eight months after the last one officially expired. Many Health-Care Workers Have Turned to Alternative Medicine (MedicineNet) Three out of every four U.S. health-care workers use some form of complementary or alternative medicine or practice to help stay healthy, a new report shows. 200 rotting corpses found at abandoned Tripoli hospital (USA Today) More than 200 decomposing bodies have been found at a Tripoli hospital that doctors and nurses abandoned because of fierce fighting between Libyan rebels and loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi, according to eyewitness reports. Boy Falls Out Window at Dorm in Des Moines (KCRG) A child has been hospitalized after he fell out of a window on the third floor of a dormitory at Grand View University in Des Moines. More Nursing News...

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