Nursing - News May 12, 2013

Tenn. hospital treats drug-dependent babies (The Republic)
He's less than two weeks old, but he shows the telltale signs of a baby agitated and in pain: an open sore on his chin where he's rubbed the skin raw, along with a scratch on his left check.

Plea on 'unsafe' nurse staff levels (This is Local London)
Nurse staffing levels on many English hospital wards are dangerously unsafe, a group of senior nurses have said in an unprecedented warning.

4 brushes with death, but husband won't give up (Journalgazette)
Richard Koeneman has been taking care of his wife of over 50 years Sandy Koeneman for the last 10 years.

Flexible county nursing home admissions urged (UnionLeader)
About a dozen residents turned out for a public forum Tuesday on the admission policy for Carroll County's Mountain View Community Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.

Mid-Staffordshire hospital scandal could happen again warn nurses (Mirror.co.uk)
In a major Sunday Mirror poll they warn of a growing risk to patients because of a lack of staff, deep cuts and the rationing of front line services.

WDH nurse lauded for can-do attitude (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Katie White said she did not choose her profession. Being a nurse, she said, is what she was always meant to do.

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