Nursing - News February 8, 2012

Staff levels spark suicide concerns (BreakingNews.ie)
Suicide rates are expected to rise when an estimated 400 mental health carers take retirement this month, it has been revealed.

Magruder Hospital appoints nursing vice president (Port Clinton News Herald)
Magruder Hospital recently appointed Kathy Durflinger as the hospital's vice president of nursing, a position she has held on an interim basis since June.

Supervisors patch VMC's mid-year budget deficit with mix of funds, cuts (Inside Bay Area)
In a midyear budget move that Santa Clara County officials say will resolve an unexpected $58 million deficit at Valley Medical Center, the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to use $30 million in a one-time payment from the general fund, with the balance made up by a combination of $15 million in hospital revenues and $13 million in ... (more)

HealthEdSolutions.com Launches New PALS Practice Tests, Pediatric Nursing Programs Special Section (PR-inside)
Lincoln, NE, February 07, 2012 - Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support online certification, today released new PALS certification practice tests and a Pediatric Nursing Programs special section to help individuals who provide emergency care to children prepare for ... (more)

Nursing majors dedicate hours to a future of saving lives (The Daily Vidette)
With its impressive 93-year history, the Mennonite College of Nursing continues to prove itself as an innovative, high-quality program dedicated to helping today's students become tomorrow's nurses.

Striving to serve those in need (Newberry Observer)
Dr. Elmer Long is the Medical Director of the Free Medical Clinic and one of four volunteer doctors who assists those in need at the clinic.

Nursing Home Accused Of Neglect After Patient's Death (CBS Local)
MINNEAPOLIS - A southeastern Minnesota nursing home is accused of neglect after a patient died from choking on food during a meal last march, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Practical nursing diploma hopes to attract more Inuit into health care jobs (Nunatsiaq News)
Nancy Mike of Iqaluit, left, a nursing student at Nunavut Arctic College, with Andrew Morrison of the Nunavut Research Institute, gave out information about the Bachelor of Science in nursing, practical nursing and pre-nursing programs offered through the college during a stop in Arctic Bay last month.

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