Nursing - News February 28, 2012

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.

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