Nursing - News October 18, 2011

IUSB mourns sudden death of dean (WSBT)
The Indiana University South Bend campus is in mourning following the sudden death of Mary Jo Regan-Kubinski, dean of the College of Health Sciences.

Presbyterian Healthcare plans $84 million orthopedic hospital in Charlotte (Business Journal)
The new, 141,000-square-foot orthopedic facility will be built at the corner of Fifth Street and Caswell Road.

Andrew Hitchen gets nursing pin at Owens Community College (Port Clinton News Herald)
Andrew Hitchen, of Genoa, was among more than 30 Owens Community College students recently bestowed honorary pins by the School of Nursing.

Collboration gives students valuable internship opportunity (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Billi Petroski, MA, of Core General Surgery, mentored high school student Joe St.

Drug Shortage Impacts WNY (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
Western New York is noticing the impact of a shortage of more than 100 medications, including cancer drugs, that has been going for months.

Nurses to rally in San Dimas (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Nurses will be joined by community members today at a 5 p.m. rally in San Dimas to call on Ontario-based Prime Healthcare, Inc.

editorial image (Northampton Today)
BREAKING NEWS: Mental health nurse accused of offering Northampton care home patient a glass of sherry in return for touching her breasts A mental health nurse was accused today of a string of misconduct charges including paying a patient for sexual favours and making inappropriate comments.

Low birth weight linked to autism (CNN)
Babies who are unusually small at birth have a higher-than-average risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder later in life, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests.

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