Nursing - News September 1, 2011

Saving lives:Better ways, newer methods (The Bee-Picayune, Beeville, Texas)
A child can tell his or her parent when something is wrong. An infant can't. That is why Coastal Bend College, Driscoll Children's Hospital and Christus Spohn have joined forces to better educate local nursing and emergency staff.

Robert Morris students play sick for nursing students (Pittsburgh Tribune)
Any information a patient discloses to a medical professional is typically confidential.

New Study Finds Mutual Benefits Of Improved Care By Nurses Treating Depression (MediLexicon)
Today new discoveries released by Mind in association with the Royal College of Nursing, reveal that the recovery in individuals suffering with chronic and recurrent depression can be helped by organized contact with practice nurses.

Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation awards scholarships (Lincoln Daily News)
T he Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation has awarded scholarships to two local students who are studying for their eventual health care careers at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Doctors need to scrub their scrubs: Study (Peterborough Examiner)
More than 60% of doctor and nurse uniforms tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Mass. Senior Care Foundation receives nursing grant (Business Journal)
Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation has received a $225,000 grant and chosen as one of 11 foundations nationwide to receive funding from Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, according a press release from the foundation.

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