(6 stories) Bury maternity unit shuts for the last timeUpdated 9:24am Wednesday...

Nursing - News February 29, 2012 See Nursing Weather Bury maternity unit shuts for the last timeUpdated 9:24am Wednesday... (Prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk) MATERNITY staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital say they are prepared for an increase in patients following the closure of the baby unit at Fairfield Hospital, Bury. Main image for Struck-off nurse is working as manager in Bristol nursing home (This Is Bristol) A CARE home manager who was struck off for a catalogue of failings is continuing to work in a Bristol nursing home. Jobs in a variety of industries are available in our area (KNDO) Jobs in a variety of industries are available in our area. The Department of Labor says jobs in business, health care and social services will be very popular in 2012. Call to ban patronising care staffUpdated 1:42am Wednesday 29th... (Congleton Guardian) Patronising language used by hospital and care home staff towards older people should be banned, a report on improving dignity in care has recommended. Nurses union calls for legislation on hospital staffing (Star Tribune) Minnesota Nurses Association President Linda Hamilton, RN, Sen. Jeff Hayden, and Rep. GWU Nursing Program Reps Visit DSLCC (Rockbridge Weekly) Members of the nursing faculty and administration at George Washington University in Washington, DC, paid a visit to Dabney S. Lancaster Community College recently to speak to prospective students about the new nursing program which will be offered through DSLCC. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Nurse accused of neglect of seriously ill babies at Blackburn hospital

Nursing - News February 28, 2012 See Nursing Weather Nurse accused of neglect of seriously ill babies at Blackburn hospital (Blackburn Citizen) ILL babies at Royal Blackburn Hospital were left by a nurse in wet and dirty nappies and covered in vomit, it has been alleged. URG nursing student comes to man's aid (Daily Sentinel) Jackson resident and nursing student at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College Penny Burnette recently put her education to the test when she responded to an emergency at an area business. Court orders Victorian nurses back to work (Yahoo!) Victoria's nurses have been ordered back to work following five days of stoppages at a number of public hospitals across the state. Hospital staff 'gave new mother the wrong baby to breast feed' (Mail on Sunday) Mix-up: A new mother was given the wrong newborn in hospital, which she subsequently breastfed not knowing it wasn't her child A new mother was left breast-feeding someone else's baby after blundering hospital staff gave her the wrong child, a hearing was told yesterday. Nursing Job Security Influenced By Type Of Elder Care Facility Ownership (MediLexicon) According to a study in the March issue of Advances in Nursing Science , the type of facility ownership can affect job insecurity and stability for nurses working in elder care facilities. Northern Westchester Hospital Defends Nurses in Kennedy Incident (The Daily Larchmont) Northern Westchester Hospital Center's president defended nurses who confronted Douglas Kennedy when he attempted to take his newborn son out of the hospital Monday, but declined to give further details on the incident. More Nursing News...

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(5 stories) Pittsburgh medical charity seeking used scrubs

Nursing - News February 27, 2012 See Nursing Weather Pittsburgh medical charity seeking used scrubs (Chambersburg Public Opinion) A Pittsburgh medical relief agency is looking for medical and nursing students to donate scrubs which can be re-used at overseas clinics and hospitals. Deadline set March 30 for ULL nursing classes (WSTC-AM Norwalk) The University of Louisiana-Lafayette's new online program leading to a bachelor's degree in nursing is accepting applications until March 30. Nurses to strike after night of unsuccessful talks (Jerusalem Post) Israel's nurses began a nationwide one-day warning strike on Monday after talks between the Histadrut labor federation, Treasury, Health Ministry and the Nurses Union failed to produce positive results the previous night. Health News: Keep experienced nurses or lose valuable resource (IcNetwork) OLDER and more experienced nurses play a crucial role in the Welsh NHS. They have a greater skill base, have experienced more conditions, and are able to mentor newly qualified nurses and pass on their experience. Healthy future for nursing programs (News Journal) On a bright January morning, work continues at the Ashland University's Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences building at 1020 S. Trimble Road. More Nursing News...

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(5 stories) NY nurse called in alert when Kennedy took newborn

Nursing - News February 26, 2012 See Nursing Weather NY nurse called in alert when Kennedy took newborn (WSJV-TV South Bend) Obama joins Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Keb Mo and more to belt out the blues in East Room concert NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. Shock results of probe into Darlington child asthma deaths (The Advertiser) A SHOCK report has discovered that nearly half of child asthma deaths in a North-East town occurred in youngsters with mild or moderate forms of the illness. Ancient killer TB thrives in shadow of London wharf (Venice Gondolier) In the shadows of some of London's tallest skyscrapers and richest banks lurks a disease borne of the poverty and squalor usually associated with the Victorian era rather than a 21st-century financial capital. More psych patients are flooding local hospitals (KNDO) RICHLAND, Wash. -- Washington state has the fewest number of private psychiatric beds in the US. CSUB nursing students hold free clinics thanks to grant money (KGET-TV Bakersfield) There is some good news for the health of our community. Thanks to a nursing grant from the California Wellness Foundation, nursing students at CSUB can provide free health screenings for the next few years. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) Simitian's proposed law seeks to boost medicine donations

Nursing - News February 25, 2012 See Nursing Weather Simitian's proposed law seeks to boost medicine donations (Almanac) Hospitals, psychiatric-care facilities and other health care centers would have greater leeway to donate unused medicine and medical supplies to residents who can't afford them under legislation proposed this week by Sen. RFK Son Accused Of Fighting Nurses At NY Hospital (Baltimore News) A son of Robert F. Kennedy is facing misdemeanor charges after fighting with nurses at a suburban New York hospital while trying to carry his newborn son out of the maternity ward. Nurses' sanctions postponed to - give talks a chance' (Jerusalem Post) The nationwide one-day warning strike by nurses scheduled for Sunday has been postponed to Monday, the Histadrut announced on Friday morning. Son of RFK facing charges after getting into fight with nurses at NY hospital's maternity ward (Star Tribune) A son of Robert F. Kennedy is facing misdemeanor charges after fighting with nurses at a suburban New York hospital while trying to carry his newborn son out of the maternity ward. Future nurses collect for diabetes research (Daily Journal) Millville High School senior Veronica Baird of HOSA says a few words on Thursday during a presentation of a fundraising check to Kids Walk Coordinator Dana Gold of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Nashoba Nursing there to help (The Item Extra) Nashoba Nursing Service and Hospice, under the auspices of Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, has been serving local citizens for home health, hospice, public health, dental care and environmental quality since 1931. New York Archdiocese planning to sell St. Teresa's nursing home in Middletown (Times Herald-Record) The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York says it has a buyer for its nursing and rehabilitation center in Middletown. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Job insecurity creates dissatisfaction

Nursing - News February 24, 2012 See Nursing Weather Job insecurity creates dissatisfaction (Newkerala) Madrid, Feb 24 : Fears of losing a job erodes commitment to work, besides casting a shadow over many areas of life, including family, health, finances and leisure, a study reveals. In Undergraduate Nursing Education, Shifting The Clinical Teaching Paradigm (MediLexicon) To address the faculty shortage problem, schools of nursing are reexamining how they provide clinical education to undergraduate students to find ways to use faculty resources more efficiently so they can maintain student enrollment and meet the future need for nurses. NICU nurses talk about seeing life and seeing death (KTVB Boise) Just about all of us know someone who has spent time in a hospital. It can be a very scary time, especially if that person is a baby. VIDEO: Nurses touch the lives of so many patients (Skegness Standard) THIS week the Horncastle News caught up with two very special women from our town who are making a difference to the lives of hundreds of people who are less fortunate than themselves. What Obama's budget would mean for seniors (KAIT-TV Jonesboro) A briefing paper is noted during a budget meeting Jan. 29, 2009 with the President, Vice President and key economic and administration staff in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Nurses to walk off the job from 8am (NEWS.au) VICTORIAN nurses will begin rolling walkouts at Melbourne hospitals this morning, while the hospitals, backed by the State Government, will ask the industrial umpire to order them back to work. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Florida Expected to Have 15,000 Nursing Vacancies

Nursing - News February 23, 2012 See Nursing Weather Florida Expected to Have 15,000 Nursing Vacancies (CBS Local) A new survey shows Florida is expected to have 15,000 vacancies for registered nurses during 2012. Teams to help patients die at home (Iol.co.za) The Netherlands has legalised euthanasia, but many doctors are reluctant to carry it out, which is why a Dutch association will next month launch six mobile units of doctors and nurses to help terminally ill patients end their own lives at home. Union College nursing students on a mission (KLKN) They are tasks here in American only our doctor would perform, but soon ten Union College students will so some of the poorest Latin American villages can still get help. Salisbury Nursing Home Battles Virus Outbreak (WMDT) SALISBURY, Md. - A recent outbreak of severe nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting among patients and staff at one local nursing home prompted quick action to get the virus under control. Ohio health system invites employee inventions (Sandusky Register) The inventions range from a high-tech 3-D joint scanner to a low-tech yet highly sanitary toilet-seat lifter, and the inventors range from a top-flight surgeon to a part-time shuttle-bus driver. Apps: Don't visit your GP, use your mobile phone for a check-up instead... (Daily Mail) Patients will be told to use mobile phones 'apps' to monitor their health at home rather than seeing a doctor or nurse. More Nursing News...

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