Nursing - News December 5, 2013

Use of telehealth network can boost care, study says - The Daily News Journal

Using a remote expert to oversee intensive-care units decreases mortality and decreases the amount of time people spend in hospitals, according to a study released Thursday.

Nursing federation supports Charter of Values - CTV

Regine Laurent, president of the FA©dA©ration interprofessionnelle de la santA© du QuA©bec , seen here in a 2009 archive photo The union surveyed a select group of its members and said 60 percent agreed with the proposed legislation, with 64 percent thinking it was necessary.

Residents, staff at Tulare nursing home gather to mourn the loss of 'Luke' Gulley - Visalia Times-Delta

It was a bitter sweet afternoon Wednesday for about 80 people who gathered at Tulare Nursing & Rehabilitation to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of Dameian "Luke" Gulley -- the Visalia teen who was found dead in Sequoia National Park Nov. 21, after having been reported missing on Nov. 18. Gulley was a regular volunteer at the nursing home, ... (more)

Northern Westchester Hospital Honors Physician Of The Year Akira Todo - The Mt Kisco Daily Voice

Dr. Akira Todo, medical director of the Stroke Program and Neurology Hospitalist at Northern Westchester Hospital, was named Physician of the Year at NWH's annual Physician Dinner.

Nurses at upstate NY hospital join union - Sunherald

The New York State Nurses Association reports the vote was 92-18 by registered nurses at Bellevue Women's Center in the Schenectady suburb of Niskayuna.

Social stigmas may contribute to African-American college students' hesitation to breast-feed - Science Daily

This difference often has been attributed to socio-demographic factors such as age, income, education and personal experience with breast-feeding.

Wellmont to join with Wexford House nursing facility - WCYB

Wellmont Health System officials tell News 5 this relationship with will "enhance the continuum of care the region's patients receive."

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