Friday, May 31, 2013

(6 stories) Trustees Say Medicare Exhausted In 2026

Nursing - News May 31, 2013

Trustees Say Medicare Exhausted In 2026 (WLEX-TV Lexington)
The government said Friday that Medicare's giant hospital trust will not be exhausted until 2026, two years later than projected last year, while the date that Social Security will exhaust its trust fund remained unchanged at 2033.

Nurses fight for patient ratios (Northern Daily Leader)
CAMPAIGN: Local nurses, including NSW Nurses' and Midwives' Association Tamworth branch president Matt Cartan, front left, have called on Kevin Anderson to support them in their award claim for greater nurse-to-patient ratios.

Nurses keen to hand out hygiene sessions (News Post Leader)
Infection control nurses at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are holding educational sessions in children's centres to remind people of the importance of hand washing to reduce the spread of bugs.

Assembly debates bill on hospital charity care (Sacramento Bee Newspaper)
The state Assembly weighed legislation Thursday that would force nonprofit hospitals to prove they provide enough charitable care to justify their tax-exempt status and establish uniform reporting standards for hospitals.

CareFirst gives $1M to help reduce nursing shortage (Business Journal)
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is investing another $1 million in a nursing education program aimed at increasing the state's supply of nurses and nurse educators.

Mind-Body Techniques Reduce PTSD in Nurses (PsychCentral)
A promising new study on approximately 30 nurses showed that a form of meditation and stretching can help relieve symptoms of PTSD and normalize stress hormone levels.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

(7 stories) MP opens new hospital assessment unit

Nursing - News May 30, 2013

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MP opens new hospital assessment unit (Worcester News)
The unit will extend the existing A&E department, providing a dedicated area for patients requiring urgent surgical assessment and treatment, staffed by specialist nurses and clinicians.

Insulin in California schools: State's high court appears likely to... (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
California's largest nursing organization's courtroom bid to block public school employees from giving insulin shots to diabetic students appears to be on life support.

80 extra beds to tackle rise in patients (Doncaster Free Press)
The boss of Doncaster Royal Infirmary is giving up his office as part of a 7 million plan to boost the number of beds.

Nursing levels made public (Wigan Today)
WIGAN Infirmary is putting up signs on each ward telling patients the number of nurses on duty - so they can see when they are understaffed.

Chaminade University's nursing program gets CCNE accreditation (Business Journal)
From left: Chaminade University President Bro. Bernard Ploeger; Helen Turner, dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Stephanie Genz, dean of Nursing; and Provost Larry Osborne.

Assembly approves restoring some Medi-Cal cuts (Washington Examiner)
Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature have rallied together on a bill that would prevent the state from cutting Medi-Cal payments to skilled nursing facilities by 10 percent.

East Lancashire health bosses fears over cuts to health services (Lancashire Telegraph)
The Royal College of Nursing said the number of district nurses had fallen by an 'astonishing' 42 per cent over the last decade - leading to thousands of patients spending longer than necessary in hospital.

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