Nursing - News September 6, 2011

Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg marks 30 years in the community (Patch)
Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg threw itself a 30th birthday party Aug.

Two kids, kidney failure, Grambling nursing school (The Daily Advertiser)
For most students, the rigors of college can be stressful enough. But for one Grambling State University student, it's just one more thing she has to juggle between rearing two children and self-administering nightly dialysis treatments.

Martha's Vineyard Hospital Offers Nursing Students Change of Scene (The Martha's Vineyard Times)
Erica Mazza, a nursing student at Northeastern University, worked at Martha's Vineyard Hospital this summer as a certified nursing assistant.

Too many drive to ER during heart attack (WFIE-TV Evansville)
Instead, the patients hopped in someone else's car or even drove themselves to the emergency room while they were having a heart attack - risking their own lives and sometimes the lives of others.

Nurses least likely to get flu jab (Salisbury Journal)
Data from the Department of Health shows 30% of nurses, including hospital nurses and midwives, got vaccinated last year, despite a Government drive to encourage vaccination.

Should risky investing be taxed? (The BIG One)
The nurses union is calling for a Wall Street transaction tax to fund health care programs, rebuild the infrastructure, and to provide services for Americans in need.

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