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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