Nursing - News February 12, 2012

Lourdes names new chief nursing officer (NJ)
Audrey R. Jadczak has been named chief nursing officer and vice president of education and research for Lourdes Health System.

Nurses-to-be take supplies to Dominican Republic (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Sean Murphy, a Mount Saint Mary College student from Port Jervis, speaks with a family through an interpreter during a health assessment.

MPMC nurses: PICC-ing out a pair in celebration of IV Nurse Day (Daily Dispatch)
PICC nurses at Maria Parham Medical Center Christie Thomas, RN, and Susan Romine, RN, stand next to the portable ultrasound equipment they take to the bedside when they are placing PICC lines for patients.

WASCO clients sing at nursing home (NewsandSentinel)
Danielle Stafford, wearing her new red dress, and Trent Fogle, donning a silver sequined vest and red sequined tie, spread Valentine's Day cheer at the Arbors at Marietta Friday.

First aid pilot will continue (Oxford Mail)
A pilot scheme designed to reduce unnecessary ambulance call outs and A&E attendances will be extended for a further two years in Chipping Norton.

Conn. National Guard, hospital team for training (The Hour Online)
A unit of the Connecticut Army National Guard is teaming up with doctors and nurses from Hartford Hospital for a training event this weekend.

Spaulding Therapy and Nursing Center Named One of 2012 Best Nursing Homes (Patch)
A Editor's note: The following is a press release. Spaulding Therapy and Nursing Center A has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Nursing Homes , released this week.

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