Nursing - News September 16, 2013

Is this the start of an upturn for Basildon Hospital? (Echo-news.co.uk)
AS many as 250 staff are being drafted in and new wards and beds introduced to cope with extra demand in Basildon Hospital's A&E department over the winter.

Nursing night-time flyers' softer side at Leeds bat hospital (Yorkshire Evening Post)
The swooping silhouettes that roam free at night also need tender loving care when they're feeling down and out.

School of Nursing's Shirey begins term as ABNS president (The Kaleidoscope)
Maria Shirey, Ph.D., RN, FACHE, FAAN, assistant dean for clinical affairs and partnerships and professor in the Department of Community Health, Outcomes and Systems in the UAB School of Nursing , has been elected president of the American Board of Nursing Specialties for the 2013-15 term.

Danone milk powder brand named in China TV expose (The Hartford Courant)
The official China Central Television said on Monday that French food group Danone SA had bribed doctors and nurses to recommend its Dumex milk powder brand at a hospital in a northern Chinese city.

Nobel laureates, doctors urge end to attacks on Syria hospitals (The Daily Star)
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks in front of a convoy carrying humanitarian aid from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Deir Semaan in Aleppo's countryside in this January 30, 2013 file photo.

Ready for silver tsunami (Southland Times)
Taranaki's leading palliative care organisation is dealing with growing numbers of elderly people and is about to launch a new phase of home-based care for Stratford, Opunake and Patea.

Nursing chief visits Stroud Hospital (Stroudnewsand Journal)
THE chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Dr Peter Carter, paid a special visit to staff at Stroud General Hospital recently.

Party too hard? Get an IV drip at casino medspa (11 Alive)
Hydration is important in Las Vegas - and not just because it's the desert. All the liquid fun, intense sun and all-night schedule can take a toll on the Las Vegas visitor.

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