Nursing - News December 22, 2011

Longest case ends with two nursing home workers guilty (Richmond and Twickenham Times)
After 11 years, the longest-running case in the Nursing and Midwifery Council's history concluded with two women found guilty of misconduct.

NCC pinning ceremony celebrates 'art of nursing' (Norwalk Citizen News)
While earning a bachelor's degree in communications at Western Connecticut State University, Mark Ripollone took a position at Stamford Hospital to earn some money.

Nurses, Medical Center Workers Wait in Limbo (The Daily Somers)
The announced layoffs at the Westchester Medical Center have turned into a waiting game for many employees whose future at the center remains uncertain.

UAMS College of Nursing gets $162,000 for nursing home link (KTHV-TV Little Rock)
Using a $162,002 federal grant, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will soon put telecommunications to work in the Arkansas Delta improving the education levels of nursing home caregivers and enabling UAMS' geriatrics specialists to see patients in long-term care facilities in the Delta.

With Better Teamwork, Surgical Complications Decrease: Study (The Huffington Post)
Hospitals that introduced a program to boost communication and teamwork among doctors and nurses saw a decrease in surgery-related complications, according to a new study.

NM woman gives birth in truck during snowstorm (WHDH)
Russell LeFevre learned how to birth a baby in nursing school using clamps, blankets, a suction bulb that clears a baby's mouth of mucus and other medical supplies.

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