Nursing - News November 28, 2011

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.

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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.

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