Nursing - News October 5, 2012

Five minutes with ... a director of nursing (The Guardian)
Lynne Wigens is the new director of nursing and quality, infection prevention and control for the Ipswich hospital NHS trust.

Greenfield hospital nurses plan 1-day strike (CBS 3 Springfield)
More than 200 nurses at a Greenfield hospital are scheduled to conduct a 24-hour strike to protest a breakdown in contract negotiations.

Family plans 60-mile walk to aid hospitals that saved Bobby's life (This is Bath)
At the age of just 12 weeks, little Bobby Warman has already battled through two heart operations and a life-threatening infection.

Juggling a Hospital Job and Family Can Be Painful (US News & World Report)
The greater the conflict between their job and family demands, the more likely it is that nurses and other hospital workers will suffer musculoskeletal pain, a new study finds.

Nursing runs in the family (The Asian Pacific Post)
Jun Dizon has seen firsthand what can happen when workers engage with their union: improved conditions for patients and healthcare workers alike.

Feds charge 91 people in $429m Medicare fraud (New York Post)
A federal strike force has charged 91 people, including doctors and nurses, in seven cities with Medicare fraud schemes involving $429 million in false billings.

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