Nursing - News March 27, 2013

Maggots lead to fine at nursing home (Connecticut Post)
Three nursing homes face fines for lapses in care related to residents who were injured or whose wounds were not properly treated.

USM's College of Nursing receives $1 million gift for new building (Hattiesburg American)
With a $1 million gift commitment from Joe and Kathy Sanderson of Laurel, the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation's College of Nursing Building Campaign has exceeded the $5 million mark on its way to reaching its $8 million goal.

Wirral nurses to prepare for China challenge on coastal walk (Wirral Globe)
A TEAM of nurses from Clatterbridge Cancer Centre will take part in the Wirral Coastal Walk next month in preparation for their fundraising trip to China.

Nurses already do hands-on work and of course we care about patients | Geraldine Williams (The Guardian)
Why, Jeremy Hunt, would we go into a profession that every day deals with life and death at its most core if we didn't care? 'If you want nurses to perform more of these 'caring' tasks then employ more nurses.' Photograph: Team Static/fStop/Alamy The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced that nurses must spend up to a year helping patients ... (more)

Fire scare at SGH affected about 300 patients for 3 hours (The Star Online)
Just precaution: Nurses push a hospital bed with a patient in it to safety during the forced evacuation at SGH.

Brooke library to get new look (Weirton Daily Times)
The Brooke County Board of Education on Monday accepted a bid for new furniture and shelves for the Brooke High School library and heard a proposal to offer a program that could prepare Brooke students for a career in medical technology.

Negotiations continue to avoid strike (Middlesboro Daily News)
Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers are continuing to negotiate in hopes of preventing a strike by employees at the company's facilities across eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia.

Governor signs measures to aid NM military members (KCBD-TV Lubbock)
Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation into law to help New Mexico veterans, including requiring the state to expedite the handling of occupational licenses for military service members and their spouses.

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