Nursing - News September 30, 2012

Death with Dignity: Why I Don't Want to Have to Starve Myself to Death (PsychCentral)
Dr. Ron Pies writes an eloquent defense of why physician-assisted suicide should not be made a legal right in Massachusetts.

Kenyan nurses suspend strike (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Kenyan National Union of Nurses has suspended its strike that was planned for Monday to pave way for talks with the government .

Government takes aim at two more pharmacies over phoney-claim allegations (Weyburn Review)
The federal government has set its sights on a pair of pharmacies in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan over allegations they submitted phoney claims to the aboriginal health-benefits plan, The Canadian Press has learned.

Heroic nurses who saved train driver found (Lancashire Evening Post)
It was a dramatic ending to a girlie weekend away when five nurses suddenly found themselves plunged into duty when a train driver suddenly collapsed of a heart attack.

Ed Miliband comes under scrutiny (Newsday)
The Independent on Sunday says: "It may just be time to accept that he could be Britain's next prime minister." The Sunday Telegraph feels "scepticism about Labour's strength" because Mr Miliband "has yet to make clear exactly what he stands for". The People reports that hospitals are re-hiring nurses axed in recent cuts that "have put their ... (more)

Nursing Clinical Specialt... Mount Sinai Medical Cente... (Nurse)
The Clinical Coordinator is a Registered Professional Nurse with broad knowledge and skills who participates in the coordination of clinical programs and services for designated patient populations.

UT College of Nursing gets million-dollar grants to help local schools (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Underserved children in Knox County will have the chance to receive personalized medical care while at school thanks to two grants totalling $2.5 million awarded to the University of Tennessee College of Nursing.

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