Nursing - News February 22, 2012

South African nursing students share ideas in St. Cloud (St. Cloud Times Online)
They come from a different culture, but they have the same goal as their American counterparts: to provide the best health care possible.

Nursing moms might find it easier to pump at work (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
The measure would require businesses with 20 or more employees to make reasonable efforts to provide nursing moms with clean, private places to pump.

REFILE-U.S. debate over conscience in the workplace intensifies (Reuters)
Can a state require a pharmacy to stock and dispense emergency contraception - even when the owner considers the drug immoral? That's the question at the heart of a long-running legal battle in Washington state, expected to be decided Wednesday with a ruling from U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Three nursing homes in L.A. County fined over patient deaths (Los Angeles Times)
The California Department of Public Health has issued fines against three nursing homes in Los Angeles County after concluding that poor care led to deaths at each of the facilities.

Campaigners call for Dignity Code (Freepressseries.co.uk)
NHS nurses and care workers should sign up to a code of conduct guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with dignity and respect, according to an alliance of politicians, regulators and charities.

Vic nurses to hold stopwork meeting (Yahoo!)
Nurses from across Victoria will be bussed into Melbourne on Wednesday to hear a progress report on their drawn-out industrial action for better wages and conditions.

Hospital: Only 'Hot Nurses' Need Apply (KESQ-TV Palm Desert)
The recent tongue-in-cheek ad campaign by Stockholm South General Hospital sought applicants with "TV-series hot" looks and a sense of humor for substitute nursing positions, Swedish newspaper The Local reported.

New Director of Nursing named at Hospice of Washington County (The Washington Evening Journal)
Hospice of Washington County is very excited to announce our new Director of Nursing - Deb McCreedy,RN. Deb has been a nurse for 41 years.

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.

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