Nursing - News May 24, 2012

Joplin tornado victims relocate to Jefferson City (KRCG-TV Jefferson City)
For most of us, the anniversary of the Joplin tornado is little more than a replay of the same upsetting images we saw a year ago.

Woman with flesh-eating disease sits up in chair (WBNS)
A young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease sat up in a chair, surprising nurses and loved ones, her father said.

New Nursing Home Opens in Laredo (KGNS-TV Laredo)
The Laredo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center opened it's doors to show a new facility like Laredo has not seen in a while.

Workers at 8 Twin Cities hospitals ratify contract (Valley News Live)
The union represents 3,500 nursing assistants, technicians and support staff. The agreement was reached last week after union members voted to authorize a 2- to 5-day strike.

Nurses protest over hospital parking charges (Wandsworth Guardian)
The action was in response to the hospital, based in Glenburnie Road, Tooting, imposing a charge of A 40 a month for staff and patients relatives.

KCK resident receives annual nursing award (Wyandotte West)
Barb Wertz, left, interim vice president of patient care services at Providence Medical Center, presented the Florence Nightingale award for nursing excellence to Megan Randle, registered nurse, Providence ICU, right.

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