Nursing - News January 24, 2013

Second New York hospital warns of potential HIV infection (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said Thursday.

$3M cut means loss of 48 nursing positions at Edmonton's Capital Care (Canada)
Alberta Health Services is pushing ahead with a new "patient-based" funding model for the province's long-term care centres, a major revamp that is already being blamed for a $3-million cut and the loss of 48 nursing positions at Edmonton's Capital Care.

State issues pink slips to 144 nursing assistants at home for veterans (Michigan Radio)
The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans was built in 1885 'in response to the needs of Michigan's veterans in the aftermath of the Civil War.' The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans is one of two state-run hospitals for veterans in Michigan.

Strike and lockout notices served at central Alberta seniors' facility (Weyburn Review)
A company that operates an assisted-living seniors' facility in Red Deer, Alta., says it is responding to a strike notice with a lockout notice.

AmyDownward commented Nursing and medical staffing levels increase at Scunthorpe... (This Is Scunthorpe)
Quality remains a key focus for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust alongside ensuring it operates as efficiently as possible.

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