Nursing - News May 5, 2012

Clinical outreach programme for new nurses and midwives (Borneo Bulletin)
New nurses and midwifery staff of the Ministry of Health engaged in a clinical community outreach programme yesterday in Kg Rambai in Tutong, which was among the activities carried out as part of the orientation and induction programme.

No MRSA but 680 accidents at Western Sussex Hospitals (Shoreham Herald)
The trust - which covers Worthing and Southlands Hospitals and St Richard's in Chichester - reported at a board meeting at Worthing Hospital, on Thursday , it has had no cases of "hospital-acquired MRSA" during March.

Nursing assistant trial date set (Newsday)
A psychiatric nursing assistant who is accused of sexually assaulting two patients in East Sussex is to have his case heard at crown court.

Mount Carmel nursing school has first grads in Lancaster extension (Business Journal)
The campus increased the Columbus school's capacity to provide classroom and hands-on clinical learning space for more students, as several area schools seek to ease projected shortages of health professionals.

Parish nursing a privilege, area nurses say (The Waterloo Region Record)
As a parish nurse, Behm believes spirituality is intertwined with health and both must be addressed for overall well-being. "There's a connection between faith and wholeness and health," said Behm, a parish nurse for Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

Electronic Documentation Tool Developed By Oncology Nurses Aims To Improve Patient Outcomes (Clarks Hometown News Patriot)
A continuing challenge that oncology nurses face is providing clear documentation of patient care.

New on-Island Bachelor and Master of Nursing degrees endorsed by... (Isle News)
The University of Chester and the Nursing and Midwifery Council have endorsed the Department of Health to run a new Bachelors and Masters in Nursing degree programme from September 2012.

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