Nursing - News October 9, 2013

Insurance shopping? Put drug coverage atop list (The Town Talk)
Premiums and deductibles tend to get the most attention when it comes to health insurance.

Nurses' Float, ACNL will provide scholarships from 2013 Rose Parade effort (Examiner)
In a massive grass-roots effort to honor both the profession of nursing and Sally Bixby, the first registered nurse to serve as president of the Tournament of Roses, nurses and nursing organizations raised funds to enter a float in the 2013 Rose Parade .

New website offers training videos on oral care for nursing home residents with dementia (McKnightsonline)
Long-term care workers can now refer to oral care resources on a new website launched by the nonprofit organization Oral Health America.

Trust to trial pilot nursing scheme (Guardian-series.co.uk)
Student nurses will spend one year in local hospitals learning about direct care, in a scheme recommended by a report on the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust scandal.

Minorities Needed in Nursing Field (WBEX-AM Chillicothe)
Not only is there a nursing shortage that needs to be filled in the U.S., but also a need for minorities to get into the field.

Jersey City Medical Center's emergency room nurses learn to expect the unexpected (The Jersey Journal)
Those are just some of the words emergency room nurses use to describe their work at the Jersey City Medical Center, where on any given day they can treat someone with a severe head cold or multiple gunshot wounds.

A group of nurses from the swinging 60s returned to St Helier Hospital 50 years on. (Wimbledon Guardian)
The year was 1963, The Beatles released their first album, Harold Macmillan was prime minister and the Vietnam War was in full swing.

City OK's rezone for elderly facility (Tooele Transcript Bulletin On-line)
The Tooele City Council has cleared the way for a new Rocky Mountain Care facility to be built near Mountain West Medical Center.The council voted unanimously on Oct. 2 in favor of the subdivision and rezone that Rocky Mountain Care had proposed at 85 E. 2000 North, the future site of the company's new skilled rehabilitation and nursing care ... (more)

Campbell, Madigane receive Medal of Merit (Journal-Pioneer)
The Order of Prince Edward Island was presented in Fanningbank Monday night. From left are Premier Robert Ghiz; Dr. Joyce Bongile Madigane, Bideford; Vera Elizabeth Dewar, Stratford; Alex B. Campbell, Stanley Bridge and Lt.

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