Nursing - News April 22, 2013

Partners Donates $1M to One Fund (Patch)
As ambulances screamed away from the finish line Monday, they carried many of the injured to hospitals operated by Partners HealthCare, including Mass General and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

New drug gives growth to girl who had no bones (Daily Record)
Nurses didn't know a breakthrough drug was on the horizon when they dressed the tiny little girl in a pink outfit for a hospital photographer to take her picture.

Jeremy Hunt hits back as the Royal College of Nursing brands training ... (Liverpool Daily Post)
Plan requiring nursing recruits to work for 12 months as a healthcare assistant before beginning training have been branded a really stupid idea THE health secretary has hit back at the Royal College of Nursing over criticisms of the Government's plans to reform nurse training.

Pupils targeted in measles epidemic (BBC News)
A measles vaccination team is to target another 1,700 pupils at 10 schools in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot later.

Boston nurses tell of bloody marathon aftermath (Albany Times Union)
The screams and cries of bloody marathon bombing victims still haunt the nurses who treated them one week ago.

Michigan nurse shortage feeds student safety fears (Detroit News)
Cameron Esper is luckier than most diabetic kids in Michigan who need to get insulin shots at school.

Nurses brand reforms as 'stupid' (BBC News)
The Royal College of Nursing said ministers had missed an opportunity to improve patient care after the Stafford Hospital scandal public inquiry.

Analysis: EKL closure shows pitfalls for LSU deals (SFGate)
The closure of LSU's public hospital in Baton Rouge left employees, community leaders and local lawmakers declaring a breach of the public's trust, criticizing a scarcity of information and describing a litany of still unanswered concerns.

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