Nursing - News December 28, 2012

Bush still in hospital, but singing with doctors (WYFF-TV Greenville)
George H.W. Bush is singing with doctors and nurses in the Houston hospital where he's been a patient for more than a month, according to the most recent update from the former president's spokesman.

Former President George H.W. Bush improving, singing in hospital (New York Daily News)
Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital last month because of a bronchitis-related cough.

'Bubble Boy' Legislation Passes Congress (WXLO-FM Worcester)
If there's one thing Jenny Gardner is afraid of, it's hospitals. She has a primary immunodeficiency disease, also known as the "bubble boy" disease, which renders her body unable to combat the everyday viruses and germs that can lurk in hospital corridors.

Court rules in favour of striking nurses (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
The Court further said the nurses can join strike without being victimized and ordered the government to hold talks with the union to end the ongoing strike that entered day 26th Friday paralysing services in public hospitals.

Students graduate from NETC Practical Nursing Program (Cheraw Chronicle)
Contributed photo Pictured is Northeastern Technical College's practical nursing class of 2012 with instructors: front row, from left, practical nursing instructor Cheryl Douglass, Eve Price, Wynique Moore, Kristy Sellers, Rachael Kelley, Netalya Crosby and nursing instructor Pam King; second row, from left, Pam Depugh, Christie Moore, Sadie ... (more)

Tips on Coping With Grief During Holidays (Mental Help Net)
People who have lost a loved one in the past year can have difficulty coping during the holidays, an expert says.

U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions (Philly)
An in-depth profile of many U.S. children's hospitals suggests that children with complex chronic diseases such as cerebral palsy are taking up an increasingly larger share of hospital resources.

Shuttered after Sandy, NYU Langone Medical Center Partly Reopens (Fire Rescue Magazine)
In this Oct. 29, 2012, file photo, ambulances wait outside NYU Langone Medical Center Monday evening during superstorm Sandy to assist in the evacuation of patients.

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