Nursing - News November 13, 2012

Family's questions about Alzheimer's patients can put nurses in a bind (WLBT-TV Jackson)
Many nurses and other health workers at Alzheimer's care facilities feel unprepared to tell patients' family members the truth about their loved one's condition, a new study finds.

Gruesome cigarette pack images sway smokers (KAUZ)
Many nurses and other health workers at Alzheimer's care facilities feel unprepared to tell patients' family members the truth about their loved one's condition, a new study finds.

Family's questions about Alzheimer's patients can put nurses in a bind (KAUZ)
Many nurses and other health workers at Alzheimer's care facilities feel unprepared to tell patients' family members the truth about their loved one's condition, a new study finds.

Severely ill Ontario girl lives for Justin Bieber (Regina Leader Post)
Quadriplegic since birth, unable to speak and coping with numerous health problems, Tanisha sits nearly immobile in her special chair in the room closest to the nurses' desk at Windsor Regional Hospital's pediatric unit.

Patients shy away from asking healthcare workers to wash hands (Science Daily)
The study is published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

UHV School of Nursing joins Texas Medical Center (The Victoria Advocate)
The University of Houston-Victoria's School of Nursing's new membership with the world-renowned center, which draws patients from across the globe, means more diverse clinical experiences for its students.

Alaska, Hawaii paramedics, nurses go to Manhattan (Peninsula Clarion)
Three dozen paramedics, nurses and other health care workers from Alaska and Hawaii are heading to Manhattan to help people hit by Superstorm Sandy.

Questions key to diagnosing soldiers, vets (PLANET RADIO 107.3)
Asking the right questions of veterans and military service members can help identify debilitating conditions caused by the stress of war, U.S. nurses say.

Warnings of nursing crisis in NHS (Freepressseries.co.uk)
More than 30,000 NHS jobs are at risk of being cut, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.

Crisis in nursing looms as 60,000 jobs are threatened by trusts trying to save A 20 billion (The Independent)
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Proud to be at GWH (Swindon Advertiser)
HEADING up a team of thousands of nurses in a town the size of Swindon is no easy task, but it is one that newly appointed chief nurse Hilary Walker has welcomed with open arms.

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