Nursing - News August 2, 2012

Nurses travel through floods for jobs in Devon (Midweek Herald)
AN open day at Honiton Community Hospital, which was held as part of a recruitment drive by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, attracted nurses from as far afield as Jersey, Swansea and Merseyside.

'You're too late, she's dead': What nurses told man who rushed to... (Daily Mail)
Distressing mistake: Nurses told Ira Driscoll's family that she had died - but the 80-year-old was alive and well in a neighbouring bed A son whose 80-year-old mother was sick in hospital rushed to see her after getting a call informing him that she was dying.

Fraser Health scraps IV nurses at big hospitals (Surrey Leader)
IV insertion in people with hard-to-locate veins is a special skill that has been performed by IV nurse teams at large hospitals.

CMS Announces FY 2013 Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities (JD Supra)
On July 27, 2012, CMS posted the FY 2013 per diem payment rates for skilled nursing facilities .

Woman Fights Infection From Dog Saliva (WAPI-AM Birmingham)
At 32 years old, nursing student Hannah Rinehart is hooked to a ventilator, her body healing after an amputation of her hands and feet.

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