Nursing - News May 21, 2013

Federal cuts forced layoffs, hospital CEO says (Times Herald-Record)
The equivalent of 140 full-time employees were laid off Monday from Orange Regional Medical Center and its Sullivan County partner, Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Where have Europe's nurses gone? (KRCR)
At the top of a flight of stairs with no elevator in sight, registered nurse Katarzyna Kaseja leans over the rickety metal bars of a crib.

Frockt bill to expand health care access signed into law (The Bothell Reporter)
A bill to help repay school loans for health professionals who work in rural and underserved areas was signed into law today by Gov.

Judge allows most UC patient care workers to strike (Sacramento Bee Newspaper)
A judge today barred a limited number of critical care employees from walking off the job, but nearly 13,000 patient care workers are due to go on a two-day strike tomorrow at the UC Davis Medical Center and four other University of California hospitals.

Nurses in fear of hospital attacks (NEWS.au)
Australian Nursing Federation state secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick says the full extent of violence against nurses is hidden.

The Reason Most Healthcare Apps Fail (Medical Device/Diagnostic Ind.)
"This is an extremely hot area, and we spend a lot of time both making and looking at apps," he told the audience at HealthBeat2013 in San Francisco today.

"Hospital failed my mum" (South Yorkshire Times)
The grieving family of a pensioner are demanding answers after claiming a 'do not resuscitate order' was put on her file without their consent.

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