Nursing - News November 7, 2012

Mom's talk of death is frequent, disturbs her daughter (Connecticut Post)
She has a touch of high blood pressure and high cholesterol but she takes all the right medications for it.

Alleged sex video sparks elder abuse probe (CBS 47)
Two registered nurses in San Diego could lose their licenses because of videos that allegedly show the men engaging in sex acts at the bedside of a 98-year-old stroke patient.

SPOTLIGHT: Latinos in McLean Co. highlighted (NewsOK)
Pedro Chavez was 18 when he left his home in Mexico in 1910 and walked 1,000 miles to El Paso, Texas, in search of a better life.

Chorlton burns specialist Jacky Edwards wins Nursing Times Nurse of The Year (Prestwich Advertiser)
Jacky Edwards, who works at Wythenshawe hospital, received the prestigious Nurse of the Year title at this year's Nursing Times Awards.

Pictures of Transgenders,Transvestites at Miss International Queen Contest [PHOTOS] (International Business Times)
Kevin Balot of Philippines won the prestigious Miss International Queen 2012 title at a beauty pageant for transgenders and transvestites on Nov 2, in Pattaya, Thailand.

Recruitment drive for Northamptonshire nurses (Northampton Today)
Although traditionally community nursing is seen as a vocation for 'experienced' nurses, the NHS Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is actively encouraging student nurses who are due to graduate soon to apply as well.

Nurses hopeful for resolution on staff numbers at Cobar (ABC News)
The New South Wales Nurses Association says it will cost less than $15,000 a year to settle a dispute over staffing numbers at the Cobar hospital.

Why The Heart Doctor Might Give Your Hairline The Once-Over (GPB)
Whether you're fighting to hold onto your youth or wear your age proudly, visible signs of aging are pretty much inevitable.

Nurses meeting in St. John's (Telegram)
More than 250 registered nurses and nursing students from across the province are in St.

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