Nursing - News June 18, 2012

Ga. State Creates Fast-Track Nursing Ph.D. (GPB)
A new fast-track nursing program at Georgia State University will begin this year and hopes to enroll up to 10 students each fall.

Better - designed eldercare facilities can avoid "NIMBY" syndrome (Suria)
SINGAPORE: Some healthcare operators have come up with suggestions to help heartlanders embrace the idea of having a nursing home built right in their backyards.

Hatboro Nursing Director Leaves 40-Year Legacy (Patch)
In the past 43 years, hundreds of people dealing with mental and physical disabilities have passed through the doors of facilities run by Lynch Homes - and all have in some way been touched by Evelyn Lynch.

A welcome let-up in health costs that may not last (Cybercast News Service)
In a June 11, 2012, photo Dr. Glen Stream prepares to examine patient Pete Forsyth in Spokane, Wash.

Mahaska Health Partnership Celebrates Nursing Assistants Week (Osky News)
In acknowledgement of Nursing Assistants Week, June 14 through 21, Mahaska Health Partnership would like to recognize the Certified Nurses Assistants that are making healthcare personal at MHP.

Study backs cancer team approach (IcLanarkshire)
Survival rates for women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer are improved if decisions are made as part of a healthcare team rather an individual doctor, according to a new study.

Nursing Excellence (The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York)
Diane Rickard, Clinical Level III senior staff nurse on the 5D Medical/Surgical Unit at WCA Hospital, has been named the 2012 Nurse of Distinction.

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