Nursing - News January 11, 2012

Hospital rooms may be nearly as noisy as chainsaws (The Financial Mirror)
Everybody knows hospital rooms are noisy, but now a study has confirmed it -- with the added finding that noise levels may sometimes spike to nearly that of a chainsaw.

Swedish nurses up in arms over doc's extra pay (The Local)
Nurses at the University Hospital in Linkoping , in central Sweden, made to work over the Christmas weekend, were disgruntled to find out that they were given 440 kronor extra for the trouble, while the doctor on call received an extra 30,000. 'We don't begrudge doctors earning money.

St. Vincent's, Humana sign agreement (Business Journal)
St. Vincent's Hospital signed an agreement with Humana, allowing access to St. Vincent's HealthCare doctors, programs and facilities for more than 10,000 Humana Medicare Advantage HMO members in Northeast Florida.

Some hospital meals 'cost only 86p' (Freepressseries.co.uk)
NHS hospitals are spending as little as A 2.57 to feed and water patients a day - or 86 pence a meal, according to new figures.

Tillamook hospital keeps nursing program afloat (Washington Examiner)
Tillamook County General Hospital will keep a nursing education program afloat that the hospital says provides a needed resource to the community.

High school students receive certified nursing assistant pins (WALB-TV Albany)
Seventeen students from Atkinson County High received Certified Nursing Assistant pins at a ceremony held at the school on December 14.

County nurses unhappy with health plan, prepare to strike (KVAL-TV Eugene)
Nurses with Local 2831 union met Monday night to make signs and discuss plans to strike against Lane County's new health plan.

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