Nursing - News March 6, 2013

Deadly Drug-Resistant Bacteria on Rise in US Hospitals (WCTV Tallahassee)
CDC microbiologist Johannetsy Avillan holds up a plate that demonstrates the modified Hodge test, which is used to identify resistance in bacteria known as Enterobacteriaceae.

Hospitals in good health despite staffing concerns (Andover Advertiser)
STAFFING at Andover's hospital remains an area of concern after it was found that there were not always enough qualified, skilled and experienced staff to meet patients' needs.

For Elderly Midwife, Delivering Babies Never Gets Old (National Public Radio)
Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job.

More specialist heart nurses needed (IcRefrewshire)
The NHS needs to "up its game" and provide more specialist nurses for those suffering from heart failure, health campaigners have said.

Visiting restrictions lifted at Worcester hospital (Evesham Journal)
THE "creaking" hospital system could come under even greater pressure if proposals to send thousands more emergency patients to Worcester become reality, a councillor has warned.

Nursing council 'tackling failings' (Freepressseries.co.uk)
The regulator for nurses and midwives has "fallen down" on its task of enforcing acceptable standards of practice in recent years, MPs have said.

OH school official wants school Medicaid expansion (Daily-Jeff)
A member of the state school board wants the Medicaid program for Ohio schools expanded to cover tens of millions in additional services, including school nurses, classroom aides and special education transportation.

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