Nursing - News February 21, 2012

NHI coming to two KZN districts (Pretoria News)
KwaZulu-Natal will roll out the National Health Insurance in two districts this year, premier Zweli Mkhize said on Tuesday.

Young Patients Reunite With Their Doctors (NBC Miami)
It was a heartfelt reunion at Miami Children's Hospital Monday, when cardiac patients and their families thanked the doctors and nurses they credit for saving their lives.

The many kinds of nurses can be confusing, but knowing the difference could help patients (Altoona Mirror)
But for patients, their families or anyone in need of health care, it can be important to know what different types of nurses are trained to do, and what they can do to help you.

That's a lot of socks: GVSU student sells T-shirts to help clothe the homeless (Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance)
Brittney Wesche, a nursing student at GVSU, has donated 1,000 pairs of socks to Degage Ministries, which provides services for the homeless.

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission to visit Grambling State University. (Monroe News Star)
The School of Nursing at Grambling State University has been preparing for an upcoming visit from members of the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Nursing Home Workers Celebrate Contract Settlement (Patch)
Unionized workers at four New Jersey nursing and rehabilitation centers, including one in Manchester, are declaring victory after aA year-long contract negotiation A ended in a settlement they say gives them much of what they asked for.

Osceola nurses picket, seeking smaller patient loads (The Orlando Sentinel)
They're not on strike - at least, not yet. But they say they're willing to take that step if contract talks with hospital owner HCA break down.

Swedish hospital seeks new 'hot' nurses (The Local)
A hospital in Stockholm has published a job advertisement trying to attract nurses who are both qualified and "TV-series hot" in what has been explained as an "attempt to catch people's attention". "We're looking to recruit competent nurses above all, but we wanted to stick out a bit with our advertising campaign, and we managed to do that," said ... (more)

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