Nursing - News October 30, 2012

Fire scare for 50 trainee male nurses (Malaysia Sun)
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: Over 50 trainee male nurses of Kolej Sains Bersekutu near Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 here dashed to safety when thick smoke billowed from their hostel's third floor ceiling on Monday.

Nurses reveal patient care concerns (This is Guernsey)
A sruvey of 3,000 nurses found that 35 per cent think the quality of patient care has fallen in the last year Dwindling staff numbers, unreasonable workloads, stress levels and service cuts are the greatest barriers to providing the highest quality of patient care, according to a poll of 3,000 nurses.

Did you wash your hands? Probably not properly, studies show (The Modesto Bee)
Washing your hands after using the bathroom - not to mention after touching any number of public surfaces, from doorknobs to subway handrails to oh-so-disgusting toilet flush levers - is a basic rule of hygiene.

Power out at NYC hospital; 200 patients evacuate (Ledger-Enquirer)
Dozens of ambulances lined up around the block outside New York University Tisch Hospital as doctors and nurses began the slow process of evacuation.

Hospitals should demand all doctors, health care workers be vaccinated against flu (Ottawa Citizen)
While millions of Americans prepare to be hit hard by Sandy, it appears Ottawa residents have little to fear from the storm.

Despite Much Damage, Injuries Avoided During Hurricane Sandy (Patch)
Fire Capt. Andy Holland said the Wayland Fire Department has responded to numerous calls throughout Wayland today, but he isn't aware of any storm-related injuries in spite of plenty of falling trees and debris.

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