Nursing - News May 30, 2012

Snake-handling preacher dies from rattlesnake bite (MSNBC)
Pastor Mack Wolford handles a timber rattlesnake during a service at the Church of the Lord Jesus in Jolo, W.Va., on Sept.

Get to know your nurses (Amherst Daily News)
Holly Chapman, a registered nurse and cancer patient navigator with Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, voted in favour of the new nursing uniforms.

Diamond Jubilee: Hospitals call in extra doctors and nurses to cope with surge in drunken patients (Manchester Evening News)
More front-line staff will be drafted in at Central Manchester and Wythenshawe hospitals to ensure their A&E departments can cope with the demand.

Ind. Veteran Honored 67 Years After Sniper Attack (TheIndyChannel)
More than 65 years after he was injured serving his country in World War II, an Indianapolis man has received long-overdue recognition.

Two Good Samaritan Employees Receive Bernstein Award (Patch)
Two Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center employees were recently presented with the hospital's Bernstein Award.

Auto Industry Lean Techniques Boost Morale and Teamwork in the Operating Room (Infection Control Today)
For a year and a half, the University of Michigan Health System turned one of its head and neck surgery practices into a laboratory.

Sask. nurses approve two-year contract (Canada)
The province's nurses have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a two-year contract.

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