(6 stories) Medicare Waste Looks Monumental

Nursing - News February 28, 2013 See Nursing Weather Medicare Waste Looks Monumental (WETM-TV Elmira) Medicare reportedly paid billions of taxpayer dollars to nursing homes that failed federal quality of care rules. 10 Things to Know for Today (Tri-cityherald) The pope met with cardinals one by one today and was to fly to the papal retreat and into retirement by 2 p.m. A conclave of cardinals will meet in secrecy and choose a new pope. How Grady Memorial Hospital skirted death (Creative Loafing Atlanta) OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Grady Memorial Hospital has struggled to keep its lights on over the past six years. CMMC tests colored scrubs to help patients recognize nurses (Bangor Daily News) In 1988, there was a local revolution in nursing attire: The starched caps came off and white uniforms gave way to colorful fashions of the day. LaVerne Landers, director of nursing, to retire from ALMH (Lincoln Daily News) L aVerne Landers of Lincoln will retire from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital this month after providing 28 years of service to the hospital and its patients. Defining the new normal in aging (Science Daily) Aside from back surgery years ago, she's never been sick and, through a busy volunteer schedule, never seems to slow down. More Nursing News...

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(9 stories) Maternity upgrade coming to hospital

Nursing - News February 27, 2013 See Nursing Weather Maternity upgrade coming to hospital (Retford Today) Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is going to create three new en-suite single rooms with their own showers at Bassetlaw Hospital. Robot suit for disabled gets safety nod (NEWS.au) Employees of Japan's robotics company Cyberdyne demonstrate the robot-suit "HAL" as they walk on a street in Tokyo. $28 Million Verdict Against Illinois Nursing Home Liable Under False... (JD Supra) On February 11, 2013, a jury in federal district court in Illinois found a nursing home operator liable under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act for fraudulent billing and certifications. Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer (Mental Help Net) Obesity increases a person's risk for a certain type of colorectal cancer, while exercise lowers the risk, according to a new study. County Could Sell Parkhouse Nursing Home (Patch) The Parkhouse senior nursing facility in Upper Providence Township could be sold, leased, or placed under private management as Montgomery County seeks to reduce its financial responsibility for the unprofitable facility. Should You Fear The 'July Effect' Of First-Time Doctors At Hospitals? (GPB) It's an old joke, repeated every year around nurses' stations, examination rooms, and operating theaters: Whatever you do, don't get sick in July. Study: More men choose nursing (Click2Houston) "There are a lot more males walking the halls of both institutions and educational facilities," said Myron Arnaud, assistant professor of Clinical Nursing. Anesthesia Care And Web-Surfing May Not Mix, Nurses Say (GPB) Distraction is a well-known safety issue in the OR, but there's been very little research on whether smartphones are contributing to the problem. More Men Becoming Nurses (MediLexicon) The demand for nurses has significantly increased over the past few years and while the profession is mainly represented by females, more and more men have started to join the field as well. More Nursing News...

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(12 stories) College nursing program in danger of closing if director, instructors not found

Nursing - News February 26, 2013 See Nursing Weather College nursing program in danger of closing if director, instructors not found (Lassen County Times & Westwood Pine P...) Monna Walters instructs students in Adult Nursing II in what could be the last class unless a director and instructors are found. TSU Mourns Death of Longtime Nursing Educator (WZTV Top Stories) Tennessee State University is remembering a longtime campus leader tonight. Dr. Verla Vaughan passed away Saturday morning after a brief illness. Austin Peay alumna, family begin new nursing scholarship (Clarksville Online) Her greatest gift was making people feel special, encouraging them to be and do their best, her daughter, Dr. How to Pay For Nursing Home Costs (US News & World Report) Odds are high that someone in your family will need a nursing home sooner or later. How We Rated Nursing Homes (US News & World Report) An estimated 3.3 million Americans will live in the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes during 2013. How to Choose a Nursing Home (US News & World Report) Once your family has considered all of the alternatives and has settled on a nursing home as the right decision for Mom or Granddad, choosing the right one starts with four general principles: The ideal home will be convenient to as many family members as possible. Hundreds of career possibilities in health care (Sunherald) Health system professionals tell high school and middle school students there are a number of careers in the health care field with varying positions and education levels. Nursing program lures some to take on a new career (The Decatur Daily) When the Athens man couldn't find any openings in the same field, he spent more than a year looking for other work. Nursing: What's on the horizon? (The Decatur Daily) Bret McGill, dean of Calhoun Community College's Health Division, visits with paramedic students. Male Nurses Earn More than Female Nurses (Black Enterprise) Even though women have historically dominated the field, male nurses make more money than female nurses according to a new Census report, the Wall Street Journal reports. VCUa s school of nursing dean retiring (Virginia Business) Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing Dean Nancy F. Langston will retire this summer. Ashland University''s College Of Nursing Receives Gift (WMFD-TV Mansfield) Sutton Bank has made a $75,000 gift to Ashland University as part of the Compassion, Community, Commitment. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) UMHB dedicates Nursing Education Center

Nursing - News February 25, 2013 See Nursing Weather UMHB dedicates Nursing Education Center (The Belton Journal Community News and...) More than 500 people were in attendance on Friday as UMHB held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center. Kingston Hospital: The hospital whose doctor and midwife "failed" baby Lucy (This is Local London) Accident and emergency waiting times at Kingston hospital rose only slightly last year despite spending cuts, figures show. Nursing crisis: 190,000 nurses "axed by 2016" according to Government report (Mirror.co.uk) The study notes up to a third of the existing 600,000 will retire in a few years, leaving a huge deficit The study notes up to a third of the existing 600,000 will retire in a few years, leaving a huge deficit, the Sunday People reports . Nurses accept new pay offer (Yahoo!) WA nurses have accepted an in-principle pay offer from Premier Colin Barnett, putting to an end industrial action which has played havoc in public hospitals in the past week. After 46 years, maternity director earns a break (Green Bay Press-Gazette) A love of caring for babies led Barb Piper to a job in the maternity department at Sacred Heart Hospital. FDA Panel Backs Brain Stimulator for Epilepsy (HON) A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has unanimously backed a device that lowers the rate of seizures among people with epilepsy. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) Their View: Ensuring options for nursing students a pirority

Nursing - News February 24, 2013 See Nursing Weather Their View: Ensuring options for nursing students a pirority (Las Cruces Sun-News) For years, bright, young men and women from southern New Mexico had the opportunity to pursue an education through Dona Ana Community College's nursing program. The MP for Sutton and Cheam has issued ten things you can do to save St Helier Hospital. (Wimbledon Guardian) After a packed out meeting last night at Carshalton Boys Sports College, Paul Burstow, is encouraging people to take action against the Better Services Better Value review threatening St Helier's A&E and maternity. 30 McLaren Bay Region nurses losing jobs (WJRT) Thirty nurses at McLaren Bay Region hospital in Bay City have been told their jobs are being eliminated. Fight over swastika-tattooed dad, Black nurses rages (The Arizona Republic) After settling one lawsuit, a second was pending Friday against a Flint, Mich., hospital accused of honoring of a swastika-tattooed man's request that African-American nurses not care for his newborn. Scottish News: Rise in student nurses and midwives (Irvine Herald) The number of student nurses and midwives entering government-funded degree programmes is to increase for the first time in four years. Mischa Barton refuses to pay sobriety bill (ContactMusic) The former 'The O.C.' actress turned handbag designer was ordered to pay Doctors' Choice Nursing $95,000 for services they provided her in 2009 but she claims she is not responsible for the outstanding bill as she didn't hire the team to look after her. More Nursing News...

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(6 stories) City's important role caring for injured troops

Nursing - News February 23, 2013 See Nursing Weather City's important role caring for injured troops (Bognor Today) In 1915 many more hospitals were turned over to War Office use, and among these were a number of what were then called 'county asylums'. Graylingwell was one of them, and for the next four years Graylingwell War Hospital saw a huge number of soldier patients pass through its doors. Nursing program preps Laramie students to be RNs (Darien News-Review) Instructor Loraine Saulino-Klein shows a class of students in the nursing program at Whiting High School, the proper technique used to assist a patient out of a wheelchair using student Anna Haney as a volunteer from the class on Feb. Heart attack survival at Huggins Hospital (Foster's Daily Democrat) Huggins Hospital, working in conjunction with The New England Heart Institute at Catholic Medical Center , has implemented a new software program to improve the flow of information during a heart attack situation. RN Registered Nurse. - Ps... White Glove - NY & NJ (Nurse) Access All of New York's RN & LPN positions, salaries & best benefits ... With White Glove, it's Your Choice. Mich. hospital, nurses settle discrimination suit (Boston) This frame grab provided by WJRT-TV shows Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich. The case of a white swastika-tattooed Michigan father insisting a black nurse at the hospital not be allowed to care for his newborn child highlights one of medicine's "open secrets" _ allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. Some patients won't see nurses of different race (KTHV-TV Little Rock) It's been called one of the "open secrets" in the U.S. medical world - allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. More Nursing News...

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