(7 stories) Chambersburg Hospital's $100 million addition ready for patients

Nursing - News November 30, 2012 See Nursing Weather Chambersburg Hospital's $100 million addition ready for patients (Chambersburg Public Opinion) Preview: Teresa Napier, critical care nurse manager, talks about some of the conveniences and amenities in a new room at Chambersburg Hospital s King Street addition Thursday. Nebraska researchers to study nicotine dependence (KLKN) The study will examine whether smokers are more likely change their behavior after they receive information about their personal genetics, and whether they're predisposed to a have nicotine addiction. Help ease pressure on busy A&E departments (Sutton Guardian) As hospitals become much busier this time of year staff are urging people to 'choose well' and help ease the pressure on accident and emergency departments. Regency Manor hosts CNA training (Lake Chelan Mirror) CNA Schools of the NW Teacher, Maggie Steffy shows students Naomi Milliron, of Chelan and Elke Reiter, of Manson, how to properly roll an elderly patient using 'Amanda' a dummy. DOH charges Thurston County nursing assistant with unprofessional conduct (The Olympian) In October, the state Department of Health's Nursing Assistant Program charged Thurston County certified nursing assistant Spring M. Adeshina, also known as Spring M. Ogle, with unprofessional conduct. GMCH-32 to offer nursing degrees (The Indian Express) Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 will become the second institute to impart Bsc degree to students in the city after PGIMER. McDonald's, KFC, Burger King workers protest in NYC (ClickOnDetroit) Pamela Waldron makes $7.75 an hour as a cashier at the KFC in New York's Penn Station, where she has worked for eight years. More Nursing News...

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(8 stories) Hospital delivered 19 baby boys in a row

Nursing - News November 29, 2012 See Nursing Weather Hospital delivered 19 baby boys in a row (WZZK-FM Birmingham) Doctors and nurses at the University of Minnesota Medical Center delivered 19 baby boys in a row over the weekend. Nursing home founder Betty Kennedy dies (Cravenherald.co.uk) She was born in Burley-in- Wharfedale , and began training to be a nurse at Keighley Victoria Hospital when she was 17. CNA / Certified Nursing A... White Glove - NY & NJ (Nurse) Access All of New York's RN & LPN positions, salaries & best benefits ... With White Glove, it's Your Choice. Reilly sees bigger role for practice nurses in free GP care scheme (BreakingNews.ie) The Health Minister James Reilly has said practice nurses could be used to assess whether patients need to see their doctor at all, when free GP care is introduced. Study reveals low level of Irish nursing staff (BreakingNews.ie) New research shows Irish hospitals have significantly lower levels of nursing staff than British institutions. League of Friends provides Alex with new equipment for detecting lung cancer (Redditch Advertiser) Buy this photo Head of nursing Jane Smith, with League of Friends chairman Pat Hadley, Dr Abhi Lal, and Marek Waliszewski, unit manager of Endoscopy, with the new equipment. Cedars-Sinai Surgical Teams Cut Infection Rates by More Than 60... (Newswise) EMBARGOED UNTIL 1 P.M. EST ON WEDS. NOV. 28, 2012 - Surgical teams at Cedars-Sinai have reduced surgical site infections by more than 60 percent for patients who undergo colorectal procedures by introducing evidence-based protocols that are easy to follow and relatively low in cost. BU Nursing Grant (News Channel 34) Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing has received a grant for more than $750,000. The two-year grant from the US Department of Health will provide financial support for graduate students to continue their studies. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Hospital staff go to great lengths to raise funds

Nursing - News November 28, 2012 See Nursing Weather Hospital staff go to great lengths to raise funds (Chichester Today) NURSES who took part in a sponsored swim earlier this year in Chichester were delighted to show off the results of their fundraising. SPOTLIGHT: Nigerian immigrants appreciate Danville (WDBO-AM Orlando) Even though they keep their Nigerian customs alive for their four children, the Aziakas remind themselves every day how fortunate they are to live in America. Ohio Senate OKs increased penalties for hurting nurses, other health care workers (The Chronicle-Telegram) A bill increasing penalties for hurting a nurse or other health care worker on the job has unanimously cleared the Ohio Senate. 2,000 fewer nurses since SNP came to power as fears raised for strain on frontline staff (Scotsman) SCOTLAND now has 2,000 fewer nurses working in the NHS than when the SNP came to power, new figures show. Nurses Sue Douglas Kennedy for Maternity Ward Scuffle (NBC New York) This surveillance video from Northern Westchester Hospital shows Douglas Kennedy trying to take his newborn child from the hospital and clashing with hospital staff, according to a lawyer for one of the nurses involved. Baby Korbin scheduled to come home this weekend (Daily Mountain Eagle) Eight-week-old Korbin Kennedy is set to come home this weekend after a two-month long battle against flesh-eating bacteria. More Nursing News...

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(8 stories) Nurses' Long Shifts May Have Downside: Study

Nursing - News November 27, 2012 See Nursing Weather Nurses' Long Shifts May Have Downside: Study (HON) Nurses who work long shifts are more likely to experience job dissatisfaction and burnout, and their patients' care may suffer, according to a new study. Why you should avoid afternoon surgery (KESQ-TV Palm Desert) It's 3 p.m. You're checked into the hospital for a routine surgery, scheduled to begin in 15 minutes. Pattern of broken bones, brain injuries flags possible elder abuse: study (Neepawa Press) Older people who have a wrist or hip fracture often get such injuries after taking a fall. Program for new nurses is just what the doctor ordered (The Day) Nurse trainee Amanda Bernatchy chats with patient Joyce Clapsadle while shadowing nurse Kendra Gunnell, right, on the sixth floor at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital last week. Saint Anthony College of Nursing Announces 100 Percent License Pass Rate (WIFR) Saint Anthony College of Nursing has announced that 100 percent of its December 2011 and May 2012 Bachelor's of Science in Nursing graduates passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses licensing exam . Danny Bryant (The Inter-Mountain) Danny Paul Bryant, 61, a devoted husband, father and grandfather, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday morning, Nov. Raising cash for neo-natal lifesavers (This is Oxfordshire) WHEN mum-to-be Emma Adkins experienced pain in her stomach seven weeks before she was due to give birth, she knew something was wrong. The College Of New Rochelle Nursing Students Collect Winter Coats For Oasis Shelter (New Rochelle Talk) More than 100 coats were delivered to the Oasis Shelter on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by CNR nursing students as part of The College of New Rochelle Student Nurses Association Winter Coat Drive. More Nursing News...

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(7 stories) UT expanding College of Nursing facilities

Nursing - News November 26, 2012 See Nursing Weather UT expanding College of Nursing facilities (WBIR-TV Knoxville) The university will renovate the former Student Health Center at 1818 Andy Holt Way, turning it into a simulated instruction and research area. Nursing schools' simulations help students learn (Journalgazette) "If you don't take care of me and let me leave this hospital, then I've going to march right out of here, and don't think you can bring in some security and tie me up. State nursing home to close by end of 2013 (NorthJersey) Officials say the state nursing home in Milledgeville is set to close by the end of next year, sending 127 severely disabled patients to smaller community nursing facilities in the state. 7m Highclere House care home in need of workers (This is Dorset) It is the latest boost to the area which will see more than 1,000 jobs created in the coming months. Training Nurses and Physicians Together (Advance) What makes the new School of Nursing building on Loyola University Chicago's campus unique is not its modern glass windows or even its size, which will allow undergraduate nursing students from a secondary campus have more of a presence. Bittersweet day for longest-serving nurse (Truro Daily News) Pat Miller, Colchester Regional Hospital's longest-employed nurse, leaves the hospital for the last time on Sunday before heading to the new Colchester East Hants Health Centre to start a new chapter in her 42-year career. Special bear donated to hospital (Malvern Gazette) SPECIAL BEAR: Worcester Lions Club has donated Benny, an anatomical teddy bear, to the community children's nursing and palliative care team at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. More Nursing News...

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(5 stories) Sharon Fisher Announced as Chief Nursing Officer at Tyrone Hospital

Nursing - News November 25, 2012 See Nursing Weather Sharon Fisher Announced as Chief Nursing Officer at Tyrone Hospital (GantDaily) Officials at the Tyrone Hospital have announced that Sharon Fisher, RN, MSN nursing supervisor has been promoted to the position of Chief Nursing Officer . Editorial: Weed out Medicare overpayments at nursing homes (Florida Today) It is expensive for taxpayers, accounting for 13.5 percent of federal spending. As Americans live longer and more enroll in the government health coverage, the cost will continue to grow. David Cameron is accused of a 'sham listening exercise' on NHS reform ... (The Guardian) A Care UK worker. The firm is a member of the lobby group NHS Partners Network. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian The coalition has been accused of presiding over a sham "listening exercise" on NHS reform last year, as a leaked document reveals how the private health lobby worked with Downing Street behind the scenes to ensure that the new ... (more) St. John Fisher students go to Africa (WHEC-TV Rochester) The students are going to Kenya on a medical mission to work in clinics. A college professor started a clinic over there a couple years ago and nursing students have gone down there to give care to people in the rural villages and in hospitals ever since the opening. Green belt hospice application could top A 3million (Echo-news.co.uk) Chief executive Andy Smith with Havens nurses Janet Woodward and Shirley Welton at the proposed site off Belton Way West AFTER spending A 1.1million on a failed bid to build a new facility on green belt land, Havens Hospice has set aside another A 2million to continue the fight, the Echo can reveal. More Nursing News...

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