Nursing - News June 19, 2012

Nursing 'angel' a kind face in times of need (Townsville Bulletin)
AT one of the toughest times in their lives, cancer patients are grateful to have had Anita Fowler by their side.

The nurses too busy to save a life: In this shocking - and revealing... (Mail on Sunday)
The NHS at its best is brilliant, but a new book by a male nurse claims that too often it lets patients down, not through direct negligence, but due to small omissions and a lack of care and time that, added up, can have devastating results.

Court: Unsupervised nurses can give anesthetics (SFGate)
The state Supreme Court has refused to bar specially trained nurses from giving anesthetics to hospital patients in California without a doctor's supervision.

ULM renames nursing school for local philanthropist (Monroe News Star)
Kitty DeGree addresses the crowd. St. Francis Medical Center cuts the ribbon on the new Kitty DeGree Emergency Center in October.

VMC chief executive departs (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Linda M. Smith, a San Jose native who had served as chief executive office of the Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center for the almost the past 18 months, left the position on Friday.

WCU Nursing School Dean named Vice Chair (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
Dr. Janet Williams, RN, PhD, dean of the William Carey University School of Nursing, was recently elected by her peers to serve as Vice Chair for the Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning Deans and Directors committee for the Schools of Nursing throughout the state.

Put nurses in charge for better, cheaper health care - report (Canada)
British Columbia is home to countless incorporated businesses offering various products, services and more.

Has Nursing Been Overhyped As A Career Choice? (Forbes)
In a time of nationwide high unemployment and economic uncertainty, job forecasts have consistently pegged nursing as a promising sector largely immune to the woes of the recession.

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