Nursing - News January 22, 2013

C. diff cases to cost millions (Retford Today)
Bassetlaw health chiefs are facing a fine of up to 3.5million for failing to meet their target for a life-threatening bug.

Dear Abby 1-22: Nurse's grief at patients' loss was felt by her whole family (The Daily Record)
DEAR ABBY: I would like to respond to "Still Grieving in Arkansas" , who was upset that he didn't get a response to a note he sent to his wife's treating physician after her death.

Nurses' union to press ahead with graduate-scheme boycott campaign (BreakingNews.ie)
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said it is determined to continue its boycott of a new nursing graduate scheme.

Doniphan nursing student awarded $1,000 scholarship (KFVS12)
Eleisha Renae March, a fourth-semester student in the Three Rivers nursing program, will receive the Dr.

Health care for homeless challenging to deliver, but includes compassion, doctors say (Vancouver Sun)
Frank Fournier, who was once homeless and is now a community support worker at St.

Privacy an Issue for Nursing Moms in Neonatal ICUs (Revolution Health)
Finding private, quiet places to pump breast milk can be difficult for mothers with babies in neonatal intensive care units, a new study says. This can cause mothers to miss feedings or be too shy to pump breast milk, which can pose a health risk for low-weight premature babies.

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