Nursing - News February 1, 2013

Nurses At Forefront Of Genomics In Healthcare (MediLexicon)
NIH Stresses Importance of Genomics in Nursing Care in Medical Literature On April 14, 2003 a map of the human genome was completed, ushering in a new era of genetics in medicine with applications that include genetic testing; newborn screening; susceptibility to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, or psychiatric conditions; screening, ... (more)

Catalogue of problems over care of cancer sufferer led to his death (Daily Echo)
A GRIEVING family wept as they heard a hospital admit that it had failed in its care of a cancer sufferer.

Flu season fuels paid sick time debate (WPTV Local News)
Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work anyway for a day she felt she couldn't afford to miss.

Nurses, other employees picket St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino County Sun)
Chanting "some cuts don't heal" and "this is about patient care," about 100 nurses and other employees of St.

County nursing home removing secured dementia unit (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
As of Monday, residents with varying degrees of dementia will be located throughout the Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Franklin Farm Lane.

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