Nursing - News October 17, 2011

New cancer support group for women at St Richard's Hospital (Midhurst and Petworth)
The group, led by gynalogical nursing specialist Annette Martyn will be launched on Friday, October 21 at the Chichester Medical Education Centre and will also be attended by Bognor Regis MP Nick Gibb.

Low birthweight 'link to autism' (BBC News)
Babies born weighing less than 4lb could be more prone to developing autism than children born at normal weight, a study suggests.

Silent auction raises $1000 for Malawi nursing school (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Thirty-nine students, faculty and staff from Penn and Drexel and Jefferson universities submitted photos to benefit a nursing college in Malawi.

Pinoy nurses seeking jobs in US declining (The Pinoy)
By Paolo Romero MANILA, Philippines - The number of Filipino nurses seeking jobs in the United States dropped in the third quarter of the year, a lawmaker said yesterday.

Neonatal units 'not up to scratch' (Hampshire Chronicle)
More than half of specialist care units for newborn babies are not meeting the Government's minimum standards, putting England's sickest babies at risk, a charity has warned.

Oregon nurses use British technique to cut waste, improve care (The Oregonian)
Nurses in Unit 5G at Providence Portland Medical Center post wall charts to help with focus and accountability as part of a new program called Releasing Time to Care.

Quadruple Amputee Gets New Arms, Hands (Fox News)
Oct. 14: Double hand transplant recipient Richard Mangino, 65, of Revere, Mass., smiles following a news conference at the hospital.

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