(7 stories) Jacksonville University expands nursing program

Nursing - News September 30, 2011 See Nursing Weather Jacksonville University expands nursing program (Business Journal) Jacksonville University is begining a new curriculum for its online RN to BSN degree program. Hilton Head Hospital Settles Privacy Lawsuit (WSAV) A Hilton Head Island hospital has settled a privacy lawsuit filed by a former patient who says an employee showed pictures of the patient's infected tattoo to others without her permission. Nursing shortage expected in Wisconsin (WOZZ-FM Appleton) Victoria Will has her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner Sapana Patel during a routine physical in New York March 22, 2010. EEOC sues Wilkins company for refusing to hire HIV-positive nursing assistant (PittsburghLive) A Wilkins company that provides staffing for the health care industry violated federal disabilities law by refusing to hire a nursing assistant who is HIV positive, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says in a federal lawsuit filed today. Workers at Saginaw nursing home vote to leave union and join new one (Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance) Workers at Luther Manor Nursing Home voted by a 2-to-1 margin to leave the Service Employees International Union and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Mary L. Bundy (Fredericksburg) She was born Aug. 1, 1930, to the late Harold Green and Eleanor T. Bundy. She grew up in Essex County and attended the former John Montague High School. WVU Announces Spring Commencement Schedule (WOWK-TV) As the university has done for the past few years, the commencement will be broken up into a series of smaller ceremonies at different locations across WVU's campuses. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Benefits are hard-earned, say military retirees

Nursing - News September 29, 2011 See Nursing Weather Benefits are hard-earned, say military retirees (Marine Corps Times) Betsy Majma and her family sacrificed greatly for the military and thinks proposals to cut her pension or medical benefits are grossly unfair. Simple screening can detect heart defects in newborns (ClipSyndicate) A new screening test is helping the tiniest patients get a healthy start in life.Selena Garcia can't stop staring at her newborn son Jesus. Nurses and therapists to protest over mental health cuts (Surreet.co.uk) Nurses, therapy and support staff will protest today over cuts at a board meeting of Kingston's mental health trust. Pilot project tests potential of portable blood tests to save heart attack victims (Canada) With one drop of blood taken and tested in the back of an ambulance, University of Alberta researchers are hoping to transform care for heart patients across the country and abroad. Please support Curie nurses (Corby Today) I am writing to ask churches in Northamptonshire to consider taking a collection for Marie Curie Cancer Care at one of their special Christmas services this year. DHS alumna chosen for Cleveland Clinic Nursing Hall of Fame (Crescent-News) A former Defiance resident, who has been a pediatric nurse for almost 39 years, was recently chosen to be in the Cleveland Clinic 2011 Nursing Hall of Fame. Beebe School of Nursing senior receives Lord Baltimore Lioness Club Scholarship (Cape Gazette) Shown at the scholarship presentation are Bonnie McBride; Carol Justice, president of the Lord Baltimore Lioness Club; Melissa Penuel, Beebe School of Nursing student; Kathy Miles; and Ann Persinger. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Lab technician tops list of 15 most-caffeinated jobs

Nursing - News September 28, 2011 See Nursing Weather Lab technician tops list of 15 most-caffeinated jobs (Business Journal) Lab technicians top a list of coffee-addicted professions compiled by Dunkin' Donuts parent Dunkin' Brands and jobs site CareerBuilder. Limerick nurses warn shortages affecting patient safety (Irish Examiner) Health Minister James O'Reilly is being warned that patients lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages in hospitals around the country. Workers at nursing home in Saginaw vote to join new union (WNEM-TV Saginaw) Workers at Luther Manor Nursing Home in Saginaw voted by more than a 2-to-1 margin to leave the Service Employees International Union and join a new union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers . Nursing student helps deliver neighbor's baby (New York Daily News) Nikesha Morrison a nursing student, and Aionga Pereira a midwife and also a nursing student, sprung into action to help deliver a baby. Harrisburg-based hospital system retains nursing distinction (PennLive) The CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system can treat many complex conditions-including cancer-without surgery at PinnacleHealth-Fox Chase Regional Cancer Center. More (Broward-Palm Beach) A single scene captures the tricky tonal balance of Jonathan Levine's cancer comedy 50/50 . Adam, the straightedge radio producer played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has just finished his first round of chemotherapy. More Nursing News...

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(8 stories) Rabies concerns Fort Riley medical officials

Nursing - News September 27, 2011 See Nursing Weather Rabies concerns Fort Riley medical officials (KMAN-AM Manhattan) Irwin Army Community Hospital is seeking to identify and treat Soldiers and civilians potentially exposed to the rabies virus while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan after March 2010. Debates: risk and reward (CBC) David Cochrane is the provincial affairs reporter for CBC News in Newfoundland and Labrador. Lipscomb University growth spurt continues (The Tennessean) Lipscomb University continues to experience an enrollment and building boom, and a new $8.5 million nursing building is another building project intended to spur growth on the bustling Green Hills campus. Nurses accused of racism face delay (Wellingborough Today) A misconduct hearing against two nurses accused of staging a campaign of racist abuse against colleagues has been adjourned after it ran out of time. Austin nursing home helping residents through personalized music program (Austin American-Statesman) Marcos Madero, who was partially paralyzed by a bout of valley fever, has learned to set his music player in his room at the Gracy Woods II Nursing Center in North Austin to the sort of music that helps lift his depression. Nurses union accuses Lourdes of bargaining in bad faith (KNDU) One of the nurse's unions at Lourdes Health Network is accusing the hospital of bargaining in bad faith. Jefferson County, former nursing home, medical providers sued over patient's 2009 death (Alabama Live) A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Jefferson County and its former nursing home claiming staff failed to provide the treatment and care that could have prevented a patient's death in 2009. Dr Peter Carter: Nursing boss defends claims that relatives of the... (Daily Mail) Dr Peter Carter, head of the Royal College of Nursing, said families should be encouraged to assist patients during mealtimes and take them to the toilet. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Michelle is an expert on car baby seats danger

Nursing - News September 26, 2011 See Nursing Weather Michelle is an expert on car baby seats danger (Goole Today) A SISTER at a Doncaster hospital has had her research into the risk of cot death in car seats published by a leading babycare charity. Fewer Hospitals Giving Away Free Formula (Local10) An increasing number of hospitals are no longer giving new moms industry-sponsored baby formula samples when they leave the hospital -- and that's a good thing, health experts say. Do hospitals' freebies undermine breast-feeding? (My Mother Lode) Jessica Ewald brought more than a new baby boy home when she gave birth earlier this year. Manikin prepares nursing students for real-life childbirth (The Shorthorn) A technician or instructor trained to use Noelle runs the manikin computer program. Scots nurses fear job insecurity (BBC News) A new study has found less than a third of Scotland's nurses feel the profession offers a secure job. Nurses want longer visiting hours (BBC News) Hospital visiting times should be extended so patients' relatives can become more involved in their care, the Royal College of Nursing has said. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Local center seeks funds for nursing program

Nursing - News September 25, 2011 See Nursing Weather Local center seeks funds for nursing program (GoDanRiver) The center had asked for $215,000 and the Tobacco Commission's education committee approved granting $107,550 of it, said Delegate Don Merricks , who serves on the commission and committee. TN lawmakers give negligent nursing homes a break (The Tennessean) When Dennis Matthews hears lobbyists and nursing home operators in Tennessee talk about the high cost of lawsuits and the need for tort reform, he can only shudder. UHV to offer dual nursing, business master's degreeupdated 33 minutes ago (The Victoria Advocate) The University of Houston-Victoria intends to answer the call for nurses with top-level skills and solid business know-how by offering a dual-degree program through the schools of Nursing and Business Administration. 100pc pass rate for quake nursing heroes (The Press On-Line) Nursing students are being hailed by leading medical staff as the unsung heroes of the February 22 earthquake for contributing hundreds of unpaid hours to the stretched medical sector. Burned fast food cook says 'miracle' he survived (KCTV5) A cook, Cifuentes was undertaking his normal task by tending baskets filled with hot grease when his world literally exploded in August. Parkland board votes to withhold perks (El Paso Times) Parkland Memorial Hospital's board has voted to withhold perks from managers as it struggles to address patient-care deficiencies that threatened its federal funding. More Nursing News...

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