Nursing - News October 6, 2011

A new survey shows that many doctors do use online error reporting systems when they make mistakes. (KDIF AM 1440 La Preciosa)
U.S. physicians say they often fail to use online error reporting systems designed to improve care because of fear of trouble and embarrassment, a survey says.

Thailand expels medics in role fight (The Age)
PROVINCIAL officials in Thailand have forced the international medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres to quit the country after 36 years, leaving thousands of migrants without access to a doctor.

Alberta raising bumper crop of men in nursing (The Toronto Star)
An unprecedented proportion of men are studying nursing at the University of Calgary this year.

'Nurse is our guardian angel' say Nuffield patients (Heraldseries.co.uk)
And now, ward sister Louise Flaxman has been handed the hospital's highest accolade - the Nurse of the Year award.

Nurses' Unions File Federal Complaint Against Sutter Health (CBS Local)
Two nurses' unions filed federal charges against Sutter Health on Tuesday on behalf of nurses who participated in a one-day strike in September , a California Nurses Association spokesman said Wednesday.

$166M deal for nursing facilities (Business Journal)
Healthcare REIT II Inc. said it has agreed to buy 10 skilled nursing facilities in the Southeastern United States for $166.5 million.

Deseret Nursing Home cleared of wrongdoing (Business Journal)
A state investigation found that Deseret Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wichita wasn't responsible for an incident in which a resident arrived at the hospital with maggots and open sores on his feet.

Leann Rimes nursing husband back to health after on-set foot injury (WHAM-AM Rochester)
Eddie Cibrian was rushed to the emergency room Tuesday night after injuring his Achilles tendon on the Chicago set of 'The Playboy Club' Leann Rimes is playing nurse to her husband Eddie Cibrian after the actor was injured on the set of his new television show.

WIT launches first PhD programmes in Nursing (Waterford Today)
Waterford Institute of Technology last week announced that its Department of Nursing has been granted the power to deliver doctoral research programmes in nursing by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council .

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