Nursing - News March 21, 2013

Minn. Nurses, Hospitals Notch Staffing Study Pact (cbslocal)
Minnesota hospitals and nurses are moving past differences to back a compromise to track and study how patient care units are staffed.

Nursing student heads to Tanzania to volunteer in hospital, clinics (wellingtonadvertiser)
Jamie Iverson is hoping her luggage allowance will be at capacity when she heads to Tanzania on May 18, and she's hoping the community will help make that happen.

Heart clinic at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire here to stay (thisisstaffordshire.co.uk)
HEALTH bosses have pledged that the future of an award-winning hospital service is safe despite moving it for the third time in two years.

Hospitals facing 4.8m fine for hospital infections (wimbledonguardian.co.uk)
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are facing a A 4.8million fine for the number of Clostridium Difficile infections which have occurred at the hospitals since last April Epsom and St Helier hospitals are facing a A 4.8m fine for failing to hit infection reduction targets - the equivalent of A 65,000 a day since the start of the year.

Jefferson County facility to receive 190 nursing beds (bizjournals)
A Fairfield nursing home has applied to move 190 beds due to concern over the safety of the current building.

HMC launches 2-year nursing strategy (thepeninsulaqatar)
DOHA: The nursing department at Hamad Medical Corporation yesterday launched a two-year nursing strategy to meet the increasing healthcare demands.

LABOR: Area nurses picket over lack of negotiations (pe)
Barstow Community Hospital nurses picket Tuesday. A union spokesman says the hospital parent firm has refused to negotiate a first contract.

Supreme Court trims N.C. share of disabled child's malpractice settlement (sunherald)
In a 6-3 ruling that affects myriad states, the court ruled that the federal Medicaid law pre-empts North Carolina's sizable claim.

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