Nursing - News March 25, 2013

Nursing homes in state going 'alarm-free,' liking the results (TheDay.Com)
When Florence Bolella, director of nursing at Kimberly Hall South nursing home in Windsor, told her staff to remove all the alarms from patients, fear and panic set in.

Some suffering smoke inhalation after East Macon nursing home fire (The Macon Telegraph)
About half-dozen residents of an east Macon nursing home were taken to the hospital to be checked for smoke inhalation in an early morning fire.

The rise of the community service (BBC News)
There will need to be a third pillar - the community service . The term covers services aimed at people with long-term conditions.

How Long an ER Wait at Crittenton? (Patch)
If you go to the emergency room at Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester with a broken bone, how long will it take before you receive pain meds? The federal government says 65 minutes on average, according to a new database.

Nurses can practice without physician supervision in many states (The Washington Post)
But aided by new allies ranging from AARP to social workers to health-policy experts, nursing groups are pressing ahead in a controversial bid to persuade state lawmakers to shift the balance of power.

Beaumont Hospital visiting restrictions stay in place to counter flu outbreak (BreakingNews.ie)
Visiting restrictions remain in place at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital this weekend in a bid to prevent the spread of flu.

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