Nursing - News April 23, 2012

Doc rolls out 'Hangover Heaven' on Vegas Strip (News Times)
A patient is seen hooked up to an IV on the Hangover Heaven bus, Sunday, April 15, 2012, in Las Vegas.

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient Deaths Cut By Nearly 12 Percent By Body Cooling (MediLexicon)
Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Back To Sleep: Safe Sleep Environments Key To Preventing Many Infant Deaths (MediLexicon)
Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep.

NC program a model for nursing home alternative (WHIO)
A program piloted in Burlington as an alternative to nursing homes for frail seniors is gaining momentum around the state and nation.

Union attacks regional pay plans (Burton Mail)
Changing the pay rates of public sector workers, including NHS staff, to reflect regional differences would be an "unworkable, divisive nightmare", union leaders have warned.

Media Advisory - Ontario Nurses' Association Officials in Guelph:... (Canada NewsWire)
The officials will make a series of site visits to ONA Local 15 members in their workplaces, including the Public Health Unit and Groves Memorial Hospital.

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