Nursing - News August 3, 2013

Nurse at botched Ohio transplant sues over firing (Hudson Hub-Times)
A veteran nurse present during a botched kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital last summer has sued for wrongful termination.

How to get your child the best heart doc (KMIZ)
Every year, thousands of parents get a shock when they go in for a routine ultrasound during pregnancy: Their child has a severe congenital heart defect.

Health boss 'disturbed' by staff exits (Bucksfreepress.co.uk)
The level of turnover of workers, including nurses, is a concern, Non-Executive Director Keith Gilchrist told a Bucks Healtchare NHS Trust meeting on Wednesday.

Doctors will be introduced in Basingstoke hospital emergency department (Andover Advertiser)
DOCTORS will be introduced in the Emergency Department at Basingstoke hospital in a bid to alleviate massive pressure on the system.

VA hospital stays count toward Medicare skilled nursing coverage eligibility, CMS confirms (McKnightsonline)
A stay in a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital that is not Medicare certified in most cases can qualify an individual for Medicare coverage of subsequent skilled nursing services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified.

Nurses union rejects hospital concessions (News Times)
Union members with Danbury and New Milford hospitals have overwhelming rejected concessions hospital officials say would have saved 25 nurses from joining the unemployment lines.

Live chat: Sex after a heart attack (El Paso Times)
When and how to have sex after a heart attack: Join us for a special live chat Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. ET.

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