Nursing - News May 26, 2012

Nurses mark pioneer's birthday (Bury Free Press)
Dedication of a silver lamp in honour of Florence Nightingale whose birthday was on May 9. West Suffolk Hospital was given a lamp in 1964 Pictured: Rev.

Mental health nurses face 12-hour shifts (Oxford Mail)
The trust, which runs the county's mental health and community hospitals, has now launched a consultation with staff to bring a 'more uniformed shift pattern' in a bid to drive down costs.

Geriatric nursing assessment and intervention in an emergency department: a pilot study (CiteULike)
International Journal of Older People Nursing , Vol. 7, No. 2. , pp. 141-151, doi:10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00323.x rosted e., wagner l., hendriksen c. & poulsen i. A Geriatric nursing assessment and intervention in an emergency department: a pilot study.

Jenna von Oy Welcomes Daughter Gray Audrey (Celebrity Babies)
Jenna von Oy and husband Brad Bratcher welcomed daughter Gray Audrey on Monday, May 21 in Nashville, von Oy confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

Nursing the Years Back to Health (Patch)
In many ways, Vietnam War veteran Michelle Hancox is a study in contrast. An admitted anti-war demonstrator prior to her enlistment in the Navy as a nurse, Hancox said she wanted to support the men and women in the military.

MSU offers bachelor's program to community college nursing students (Michigan Radio)
Nursing students at two community colleges in Michigan will be able to work toward their bachelor's degree under a new agreement with Michigan State University.A MSU says the collaboration with Lansing and Macomb County Community Colleges will let nursing students enroll in two summer sessions at MSU while simultaneously finishing their associate ... (more)

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