Nursing - News June 18, 2013

Elderly man burned in North Hampton camper fire has died (UnionLeader)
NORTH HAMPTON A 79-year-old man who was severely burned in a camper fire at the Shel-Al campground Monday morning has died, a hospital spokesman confirmed.

Barrow hospital nursing boss quits but will keep salary (North-West Evening Mail)
ONE of the top bosses who oversaw major failings at a troubled hospital trust will continue to receive her A 109,730 salary from the organisation while working elsewhere.

11-year-old boy home from hospital after snake bite (FirstCoastNews)
An 11-year-old boy is out of the hospital two weeks after a 5-foot-long eastern diamondback rattlesnake bit his leg.

Nurses' uniform warning at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (The Argus)
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust chief nurse Sherree Fagge said staff should wear a coat if they did not want to change out of their work clothes.

Local Nurses Learn To Use iPad For Patient Care (WKRC-TV Cincinnati)
Dozens of teachers and health care providers went back to the classroom recently.

Eating red meat may boost Type 2 diabetes risk (KLFY-TV Lafayette)
A new study published June 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that eating red meat over time was associated with a higher chance of developing the most common form of diabetes.

Gamzu pledges more doctors and nurses in public system (Jerusalem Post)
Health Ministry director-general Prof. Ronni Gamzu promised the Knesset Finance Committee on Monday that 1,300 medical students would graduate every year to cope with the growing shortage of physicians.

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