Nursing - News November 14, 2012

Visitors told to keep away from hospital due to norovirus (Bromsgrove Advertiser)
RESIDENTS are being told to avoid coming to the Alexandra Hospital following an outbreak of norovirus.

"Bungling" nurse can still practice (South End Standard)
A NURSE accused of a series of bungles including being unable to check patients' pulses has been allowed to continue working while his case was adjourned.

Link between obesity and dental health in homeless children strengthened (Science Daily)
"It's the leading cause of chronic infections in children," said Marguerite DiMarco, associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.

'More nurses' claim challenged (Ghanamma)
Nursing union Denosa has queried claims by Gauteng health authorities that more doctors and nurses were being recruited in the province.

Reflexology: Ancient Foot Massage Technique May Ease Cancer Symptoms (Science Daily)
Funded by the National Cancer Institute and published in the latest issue of Oncology Nursing Forum , it is the first large-scale, randomized study of reflexology as a complement to standard cancer treatment, according to lead author Gwen Wyatt, a professor in the College of Nursing.

Dental and nursing programs to share $1.1 million grant (The Louisville Cardinal)
Thinking of nursing and dentistry as two completely unique and separate will soon become old-fashioned, at least at U of L, where the two schools are now working on collaborating to provide better all-around healthcare, with the help of an almost 1.1 million dollar federal grant.

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