(7 stories) 'Complacent' NHS nurse given caution

Nursing - News November 30, 2011 See Nursing Weather 'Complacent' NHS nurse given caution (Worksop Guardian) AN experienced nurse who put a woman in hospital after giving her a drug she was allergic to has been given a caution. Thousands take to the streets in Swindon (Gazetteandherald.co.uk) Your opinion counts so tell us what you think about our stories. Add your comment below each story or e-mail the editor by clicking here . Two million strike in Britain over pension changes (Turkish Daily News) Two million public sector workers in Britain went on strike on Wednesday over changes to their pensions in the biggest walkout for decades, which is expected to cause widespread disruption. Public servants join picket lines (This Is Lancashire) Schools, hospitals, courts and transport were hit by the biggest strike in decades today as teachers, nurses and civil servants joined weather forecasters, botanists and nuclear physicists on picket lines. Up to 50% Off Two Personal Training Sessions or Unlimited Month of Classes Nimble Fitness 80 5th Ave | New York, NY 212.633.9030 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-12-03 Number of doctors, dentists and nurses declines (Jerusalem Post) The rates of physicians, nurses, dentists, dental technicians and assistants to pharmacists compared to the population continued to decline in 2010, according to a statistical report on health professionals released for publication on Wednesday. Huge pensions strike gets under way (This is Guernsey) The biggest strike for over 30 years has got under way with schools, hospitals, courts, transport and government set to be hit by a walkout involving up to two million workers. March will be part of strikeUpdated 1:00pm Tuesday 29th November 2011 ... (Basingstoke Gazette) HUNDREDS of public sector workers are preparing to march through Basingstoke town centre this week in protest against the Government's pension reforms. More Nursing News...

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(8 stories) Patients love their doctors, hate rising costs

Nursing - News November 29, 2011 See Nursing Weather Patients love their doctors, hate rising costs (Reno Gazette-Journal) Registered nurse Susan Raeder attaches wires to Denis Humphrey's chest for a treadmill portion of the heart echo test Wednesday Nov. Sharonda Ford. Photo submitted by RCC. (Richmond County Daily Journal) Enrollment at Richmond Community College in Hamlet has grown by more than 1,000 students in the last five years. Caring is the heart and soul of nursing, say experts at SQU (Times of Oman) Close look: As many as 1,200 participants from 22 countries are attending the conference which features nearly 100 oral presentations and around 60 poster presentations. Bahrain postpones protesters' death penalty appeal (Melbourne News.Net) Bahraini doctor Nada Dhaif, center, arrives for her trial session at the Manama, Bahrain, courthouse on Monday, Nov. $25 for $50 in Thankster Hand-Written Cards Thankster 188 East 64th St. | New York, NY 917.720.7285 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-11-30 No more free infant formula at RI hospitals (Peninsula Clarion) To encourage breastfeeding, the state's seven birthing hospitals stopped formula giveaways this fall, apparently making it the first state to end the widespread practice. NHS reform 'set to cost A 3.4bn' (Salisbury Journal) Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham accused the Government of "burying" the true scale of the cost of the reorganisation in papers setting out the technical details of the plans. Former Metro nurses aide pleads guilty to abusing elderly patient (WOIO) A gown was tossed over Ester's face and an aide is seen pulling up bed sheets with Esther inside. R50m boost for KZN hospital (Pretoria News) The old Addington Children s Hospital will undergo reconstruction starting in January. More Nursing News...

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(9 stories) Mass. 'alarm fatigue' lawsuit settled

Nursing - News November 28, 2011 See Nursing Weather Mass. 'alarm fatigue' lawsuit settled (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) The family of an 89-year-old man who died at Massachusetts General Hospital when nurses did not respond to alarms on his cardiac monitor has settled its case against the hospital for $850,000. The Boston Globe reports Monday that the hospital and the man's family reached an agreement in May, but the private settlement was never filed in court and ... (more) Mamaroneck School Nurse Named NYSASN President (The Daily Larchmont) Mamaroneck High School students know Karen Cofino as the school nurse, but now she is also the president of the New York State Association of School Nurses . Mass strike to bring disruption (Hillingdon Times) A strike by up to two million public sector workers over pensions will cause widespread disruption on Wednesday, hitting schools, hospitals, airports, courts and libraries. NHS hospitals have higher death rates at weekends, research finds (Guardian Unlimited) People admitted to NHS hospitals for emergency treatment during the weekend are almost 10% more likely to die than those taken in during the week, according to a new report. $10 for $25 for dinner and drinks at Euro Diner Euro Diner 544 3rd Ave | New York, NY 212.686.0372 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-12-01 Over-stretched A&E nurses 'using terror tactics to prioritise patients' (Mirror.co.uk) An investigation has claimed nurses are so snowed under they are making major case risk assessments to decide who to treat and who to leave. NM hospital uses video conferencing in ICU (Deseret News) If you ever find yourself in the intensive care unit at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, don't be surprised to see Dr. #10 - AAMC specialist helps kids be kids, even when they're sick (Hometown Annapolis) Meghan Siegel, right, a child life specialist in pediatrics at Anne Arundel Medical Center, checks in on Dylan Lavat, 9, of Edgewater, after he suffered a concussion from a bad fall while ice skating Tuesday. Lopatcong Center health facility accused of negligence in suit seeking $6 million (NJ) A Frenchtown man is seeking $6 million from the Chester County, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare Corp. Alabama tornadoes: Trauma phone system underused (Alabama Live) Joe Acker, executive director of Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System, explains a computer system that tracks the availability of hospital services in the agency's communication center in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, Oct. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Alabama tornadoes: Trauma phone system underused

Nursing - News November 27, 2011 See Nursing Weather Alabama tornadoes: Trauma phone system underused (Alabama Live) Joe Acker, executive director of Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System, explains a computer system that tracks the availability of hospital services in the agency's communication center in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, Oct. 2012 Regional Health Care Outlook has a health prognosis (The Enquirer) Kathy Mitchell, left, a physical therapy assistant at Southwest Rehab Clinic, works with Patricia Fullerton who is rehabbing after having knee replacement surgery. Children's community nursing teams on - bronchiolitis' alertUpdated... (Messenger Newspapers) Trafford children's community nursing team is based at the Children's Resource Centre, Trafford General Hospital TRAFFORD children's community nursing team is advising parents of babies and toddlers to look out for the signs of common winter breathing infections. SQU nursing meet to focus on emerging developments (Times of Oman) Muscat: The First International Nursing Conference on 'Innovations in Nursing Education and Practice Leading to Quality Care' to be hosted by Sultan Qaboos University's College of Nursing from November 28 to 29, would showcase the emerging themes in nursing. $59 Single Process, Cut & Conditioning Package and $15 Blowout Ben David Salon 432 3rd Avenue | New York, NY 212.213.4412 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-12-01 I'm inspired by the exploits of Nollywood actresses - Edigue, Australian-based actress (Ghanamma) By Ogbonna Amadi Entertainment Editor She was the star actress in Gossip Nation, a Nollywood movie shot andA produced in far away Australia by Nigerian born Daniel Scrim Okoduwa. Medical illustrators bring cadavers to life (Rome News) Jessica Holland, a senior in the Georgia Health Sciences University Medical Illustration program, holds a human pelvis as she works on an illustration. Airports, schools, hospitals to be hit in major UK strike over public sector pensions (Brandon Sun) Long lines snaking through airport immigration halls, hospital operating theatres empty, thousands of schools closed - Britain's government warned Saturday that plans for the country's largest strike in decades could lead to tougher laws on industrial action. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Hospice care helps nursing home patients, too

Nursing - News November 26, 2011 See Nursing Weather Hospice care helps nursing home patients, too (Kennebec Journal) November is National Hospice and Palliative Care month, a time to raise awareness in the community about the compassionate care that hospice offers to patients and their families coping with a life-limiting illness. Fund partner nursing home provides physical, speech rehabilitation services (Amarillo) Area nursing homes make up an important part of the Empty Stocking Fund's efforts to brighten the holidays for locals in need. Theatre nurses given whistles to call for help in an emergency (Mirror.co.uk) Stunned staff branded the move an insult and claim it is putting lives at risk. Bosses insist the system is "simple and effective" but astonishingly admitted there is no unified emergency call procedure. 12-hour delays at strike-hit Heathrow as public-sector walkout threat grows (Daily Mail) Air passengers have been warned they could be held on planes for up to 12 hours and face mass flight cancellations due to next week's public sector strikes. $29 Two-Hour Wine Class American Bartenders School 252 W 29th St | New York, NY 212.594.8550 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-11-26 New home for Britt Nursing Station (CottageCountryNow.ca) New home for Britt Nursing Station. Ann Palamar, left, the nurse practitioner at the Britt and Area Nursing Station and Heather Breadner in one of the station's two examination rooms. Nurses organise mouth cancer exhibition at hospital todayUpdated... (Harrow Times) Sapna Mandalia, 36, from Stanmore, works in the Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery department of Northwick Park Hospital, in Watford Road, along with colleagues Nikitika Ghimire and Jocelyn Roberts. More Nursing News...

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(5 stories) Focus on family

Nursing - News November 25, 2011 See Nursing Weather Focus on family (The Piqua Daily Call) For the Daily Call TROY - UVMC's Dialysis Center staff does everything it can to make those receiving dialysis feel at home. Vic nurses again ordered back to work (The Age) The union representing Victorian nurses has been ordered to instruct its members to end their unprotected industrial action that has closed hundreds of beds and halted almost 1000 surgical procedures. Nurse Says He Was Fired for Treating Muslim Women (Fox News) A male registered nurse and Vietnam war Army medic has sued the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, saying he was fired for disobeying a Muslim supervisor's order not to treat women wearing conservative Islamic dress. Leaked memo outlines shortages at Alberta Hospital (Vancouver Sun) A severe shortage of psychiatrists at Alberta Hospital Edmonton in September threatened bed closures at the mental health facility, according to a leaked Alberta Health Services memo. $60 for $100 Worth of Cuisine or Signature Chef’s Tasting Menu for $51 Tocqueville Restaurant 1 E 15th St | New York, NY 212.647.1515 Get this deal! Deal from 8coupons, expires 2011-11-26 Main image for Death of nursing student, 20, prompts Facebook tributes (This Is Staffordshire) Friends of the former NCHS The Science College pupil, from Silverdale, have left dozens of messages to her on a Facebook page. More Nursing News...

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