Nursing - News July 30, 2013

Stafford nurses guilty of misconduct (BBC News)
Two nurses who failed to spot a patient who died at Stafford Hospital was diabetic have been found guilty of misconduct.

More (WRIC-TV Richmond)
Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding a pilot program that helps underserved older adults better manage chronic health conditions and coordinate their care.

Hospital Closures Create Long ER Wait Times (WLTI-FM Syracuse)
A nurse at New York Methodist Hospital has been slammed at every shift she's worked since Long Island College Hospital, two miles away, stopped accepting ambulances.

Duckworth earns certification in Executive Nursing Practice (Richmond County Daily Journal)
Allison Duckworth, R.N., has earned the designation of Certified in Executive Nursing Practice from the American Organization of Nurse Executives.

Sioux City woman gives birth to quintuplets (KSFY)
A Sioux City woman has given birth to quintuplets at an Omaha hospital. Bianca Garcia had a Caesarean section Thursday, and on Monday the four girls and one boy were under close watch in the neonatal intensive care unit at Methodist Women's Hospital.

Rushed nurses 'have to ration care' (Hampshire Chronicle)
Hospital nurses are being forced to "ration care" because they do not have enough time to properly look after patients, a new study suggests.

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