Nursing - News July 28, 2012

St. Vincent nurses celebrate history; a Tualatin call for public transit: Your Washington County (The Oregonian)
The fledgling St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing graduated its first full class in 1897.

Get a shot, protect a child: Muskegon County health officials push pertussis vaccine for adults too (Muskegon Chronicle)
Nurses Fatima Guillen, left, and Fran Wendt, right, give Kimberly Magdeleno, 4, a Tdap whooping cough booster shot, as she is held by her mother, Claudia Solorio, May 3 at a health clinic in Tacoma, Wash.

Nursing a sick department to health (Iol.co.za)
Two weeks into his new job as Gauteng MEC for Health, Hope Papo spoke of what he intends to do with his crisis-ridden department.

LSU hospitals to see cuts starting Monday; Monroe to lose Obstetrics Department (The News-Star)
LSU hospitals around the state Monday will start implementing reductions in services, program closures and negotiating with private hospitals to assume at least some operations.

The basics of using a breastpump (Examiner)
For many moms, a breast pump is key to feeding a baby that has problems nursing, going back to work, sharing feeding responsibilities or simply enjoying a night out.

Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke (HON)
In the study, 379 stroke patients and 117 transient ischemic attack , or ministroke, patients answered a quality-of-life survey that measured physical, emotional and social aspects of their health.

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