Nursing - News October 22, 2012

Fewer Patient Deaths After Surgery in Hospitals Known for Good Nursing Care (Newswise)
Patients treated in magnet hospitals had 14 percent lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals in a four-state study of 564 hospitals led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing .

Neonatal intensive care specialist links parents to experts (Charleston Daily Mail)
Edith Hayes works for the March of Dimes but also works at Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital as a liaison for parents with children in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Kennedy son goes on trial in alleged assault of two nurses (CNN)
Kennedy -- son of the late Robert F. Kennedy -- attempted to take his newborn son Bo off the maternity ward at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco in January to get some "fresh air" when the altercation occurred, attorneys in the case said.

King's Mill Hospital staff join fight against flu (Mansfield Chad)
Julie Dixon, King's Mill Hospital's Head of Nursing for Emergency Care, is one of thousands of Sherwood Forest Hospitals staff who have joined the fight against seasonal flu by getting the flu vaccine.

Limited Employment: Nursing students need more options (The Republic)
A few months ago, I was visiting a friend in the hospital. As I observed the staff attending to him, I was immediately impressed by the quality of care he received.

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