Nursing - News April 20, 2013

Almost half of nurses forced to look after EIGHT or more patients at once (Mirror.co.uk)
It has demanded the Government rolls out minimum nurse-patient ratios in hospitals as soon as possible for quality care Now it has demanded the Government rolls out minimum nurse-patient ratios in hospitals as soon as possible for quality care.

Sussex family's relief at 8.5m payout for Alfie (The Argus)
Buy this photo Dad Andrew Buck, 44, seven-year-old Alfie, mum Sam Buck, 40, and the families other two children Jessica Collett, 13, and Lewis Collett, 10 A mother whose son was left with permanent brain damage following a hospital's "catalogue of errors" has told of her relief after securing an A 8.5m compensation payout .

Second set of stillborn remains believed to be in hospital linens delivered to laundry (KARE-TV Minneapolis)
Officials with Regions Hospital believe a second set of remains of a stillborn baby were in the same basket of linens that were shipped to a Red Wing laundry earlier this week .

County nursing home evacuation lands most in new digs (The Times)
The evacuation of the La Salle County Nursing Home on Thursday landed most of the residents in attractive new surroundings.

Nursing home worker: It was like a war zone (USA Today)
As Heather Cox started her shift Wednesday evening at West Rest Haven everything was normal.

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