Nursing - News July 31, 2012

Study: Burned out nurses lead to more infections (WMBF)
A new study finds that nurses dealing with burnout from their jobs are more likely to make mistakes that affect the health of their patients, and it's causing some nurses in the Grand Strand to make changes.

Fire at nursing home forces evacuation (WHIO)
Firefighters on the scene of a reported fire at a Dayton nursing home requested extra oxygen tanks for evacuated patients.

Former Florida Nursing Students to Get $469,000 Restitution (ConsumerAffairs.Com)
The state of Florida has obtained $469,000 in restitution for nursing school students who were deceived into enrolling in classes at JLF University.

Chicago hospital picked to help train more nurses (WHBF-TV Rock Island)
Chicago's Rush University Medical Center is among five hospitals chosen to participate in a new training program for advanced practice registered nurses.

Nursing colleges to get R1.2bn upgrade (Iol.co.za)
The national Health Department will spend over R1.2 billion on revamping nursing colleges between now and 2014 in a plan to ready the country for the start of the proposed National Healthcare Insurance plan .

IMH awarded ANCC accreditation (Suria)
SINGAPORE: The Institute of Mental Health has been awarded the American Nurse Credentialing Center's Accreditation with Distinction.

Hidden Health - Part 1: The culture club (Langley Times)
By Boaz Joseph - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: July 30, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: July 30, 2012 11:54 AM Deep in the maze that is Surrey Memorial Hospital, hidden away from patients and visitors alike, is a critical cog in the medical machine.

Hospital ward 'fully staffed again' (IcRefrewshire)
A children's ward that did not admit patients for three weeks because of a staff shortage has returned to full service.

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