Nursing - News May 10, 2012

Mo. House passes bill on asthma meds in schools (News Tribune)
Legislation that would let Missouri school nurses keep asthma medication on hand and treat students for attacks is on its way to Gov.

Illinois Walgreen clinic nurses approve contract (WHIO)
The Illinois Nurses Association announced the agreement Wednesday. The contract calls for salary increases of 8.6 percent for Chicago nurses and 9.3 percent for Peoria nurses the first year.

LifeWatch Services, Inc. and Perminova Announce Device Integration for Cardiac Procedures (Information Technology)
LifeWatch, the leading wireless cardiac monitoring service provider in the United States has launched a strategic alliance with Perminova, a developer of web-based information systems for cardiology centers, to expand interoperability between medical monitoring devices and information technology in cardiac electrophysiology.

2 Rye Women to be Saluted at Visiting Nurses Gala (The Daily Rye)
Lynn Bagliebter of Scarsdale will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester and Putnam at Thursday's Spring Gala.

Gwent nurse wins award for outstanding service (South Wales Argus)
The Aneurin Bevan Health Board's head of complex care picked up a Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Award for outstanding service, from the Queen's Nursing Institute.

Check out the inspiring video featuring patients lip-syncing to Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' (941zbq)
Seattle Childrens Hospital created an inspiring lip-dub video set to Kelly Clarkson 's hit song "What Doesn't Kill You " featuring patients and nurses from the hospital's Hem/Oncology floor.

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