Nursing - News February 6, 2013

Iceland Hospital Prepares to Lose Nurses (Iceland Review)
What, exactly, constitutes sexual assault? Last week's Supreme Court ruling in a case involving severe sexual violence has sparked protests and fierce debate in Iceland.

Hospitals inspection role announced (Otley Today)
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NHS report attacks 'appaling' care (Freepressseries.co.uk)
There should be a "zero tolerance" approach to poor standards of care in the NHS, the head of the inquiry into "appalling" failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has said.

Secretarial search for cancer charity (Knutsford Guardian)
MARIE Curie Cancer Care is appealing for someone in the local community to volunteer to take on the secretary role for the Holmes Chapel fundraising group.

Mid Staffs Hospital: NHS Bosses Slammed (Metro Radio)
A total of 290 recommendations have been made in Robert Francis QC's landmark report, which says the hospital trust tolerated or sought to explain away bad news.

Calls for Stafford accountability (Romsey Advertiser)
The campaigner who kick-started exposure of the Mid-Staffordshire health care scandal has called for people to be held to account for its failings as a landmark report on "shocking" care at the hospital trust was due to be published.

Drastic changes made on ward at Basildon Hospital after man encounters catalogue of errors (Basildon Recorder)
A BUILDER claims he encountered a catalogue of problems at Basildon Hospital when he went in for a routine operation.

Bees follow election buzz (Yahoo!)
Premier Colin Barnett was today confronted by two giant bees as the nurses union tried to highjack the Liberal Party's first major election announcement to protest against rises to hospital parking fees.

Licenses pending for over 3,500 Ga. nurses (WTVM)
A spokesman for the Georgia Secretary of State says licenses for more than 3,500 registered nurses have been placed on hold.

Nation's Largest Nurses Union Joins Chorus Saying: 'No Keystone XL' (Common Dreams)
On Tuesday, National Nurses United , the nation's largest union of registered nurses, joined a growing chorus of voices opposing the Keystone XL pipeline.

Can Breakfast Make Kids Smarter? (Science Daily)
In one of the first studies to examine IQ and breakfast consumption, researchers examined data from 1,269 children six years old in China, where breakfast is highly valued, and concluded that children who did not eat breakfast regularly had 5.58 points lower verbal, 2.50 points lower performance, and 4.6 points lower total IQ scores than children ... (more)

Texas State University to offer Master's program in nursing (Your News Now)
Texas State University's Nursing Program received a $2 million gift from the St.

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