Nursing - News August 6, 2012

O'Brien: Breast-feeding policy won't endear New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to new moms (The Newark Star-Ledger)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, above, would have a hard time relating to what the mother of a newborn goes through, says Star-Ledger columnist Kathy O'Brien Good Lord, now they've politicized mother's milk.

Residents forced out by nursing care unit closure (Wisbech Standard)
ELDERLY residents at Elm's Strathmore House have been given less than a month to find new accommodation after a nursing care unit was earmarked for closure.

Entry open for Chilterns Three Peaks Challenge (Bucksfreepress.co.uk)
The Chilterns Three Peaks Challenge is on September 16 this year and has an option of three routes- five, nine and 18 miles.

Marshall Islands nursing students are pioneers at UMFK (Sun Journal)
Fourteen nursing students from the Republic of the Marshall Islands have traveled halfway around the world to the University of Maine at Fort Kent to take part in the country's first online baccalaureate nursing program.

Patients benefit from garden at NC health clinic (SFGate)
Above the contaminated soil on a small patch of land between a parking lot and major thoroughfares, a downtown clinic has created a garden that not only feeds patients but brings to life what doctors typically only share through words and pictures on a page.

Bonding scheme helps hospitals plug the gaps (The Star Canterbury)
BONDING BONUS: Roger Millar is one of those graduate medical professionals who has taken advantage of the Government's voluntary bonding scheme.

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