Nursing - News May 7, 2012

Online clinic transforming delivery of primary health care (Newark Advocate)
Tired of feeling "like the walking dead" but worried about the cost of a doctor's visit, Amber Young sat on her bed near tears one recent Friday night in Woodbury, Minn.

Carroll Nursing Students Take Skills to Guatemala (Patch)
Editor's Note: The following information was provided to Patch via a news release from Carroll University.

Pioneer Gives Local Nursing Students a Unique Rotation (Patch)
Every fall nursing students from McHenry County College's Nursing Program participate in a rotation at Pioneer Center for Human Services.

Inspiration from the frontline staff (Sheffield Telegraph)
NEARLY 6,000 nurses work on the very frontline of healthcare in Sheffield, helping people in hospitals, clinics and in their own homes.

Ontario doctors, government hit impasse (CBC News)
In a letter obtained by The Canadian Press, Matthews agreed Friday to allow a conciliator to help the two parties reach an agreement after repeated requests by the Ontario Medical Association.

Residents evacuated after fire breaks out in nursing home (Sun Journal)
Patients and staff were evacuated from a Farmington nursing home Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out in the facility's laundry room.

WorkWise: Nursing places high value on education and training (The Modesto Bee)
Nurses Week, May 6 to 12, celebrates all aspects of nursing, including how highly the profession values education and training.

EMMC neonatal nurses renew bonds with extended families (Bangor Daily News)
Lisa Barnett , a clinical care nurse in Eastern Maine Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit, visits with Trisha Pete , husband Dave Pete, and Caroline, their 14-month-old daughter who spent two months under NICU care after being born 27 weeks premature at 2 pounds, 6 ounces.

Canada to get blueprint for mental-health strategy. (The Toronto Star)
Canada is about to get its first-ever national mental health strategy - a massive report that may persuade Prime Minister Stephen Harper that his government must return Ottawa to a lead role on health care.

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