Nursing - News January 12, 2014

CHC nursing director resigns; nursing shortfall at 44 - Saipan Tribune

After two years as nursing director of the Commonwealth Health Center, Leticia Reyes has left the position for undisclosed reasons.

After Breast Cancer - Advance

Chemo-brain, changes in body image, continual fatigue, fear of recurrence, lymphedema, difficulty with sleep patterns, changes in eating, permanent body changes, are only a few of many concerns a breast cancer survivor copes with, affecting their well-being.

Richard Meade: Longer life means discussing death - Scotsman

WHY is it that so many of us are afraid to talk about death and dying? Is it fear, misunderstanding, worry? In the end we will all die, there is no escaping that, at least not yet anyway, so why not talk about it more and get it out there in the open? It is very much a Scottish taboo but it certainly isn't true of every culture around the world.

Ambulances queue at York Hospital - This is The West Country

THE Stroke Unit at Crediton Hospital could be closed after proposals to move all rehabilitation services to a single site were revealed.

Growing number of older caregivers aid other seniors - Courier-Post

Caregiver Warren Manchess, 74, washes Paul Gregoline in Noblesville, Ind. Gregoline, 92, needs a hand with nearly every task the day brings.

SCAPE: Karen Linegar, Queen Bee of nursing - The Advocate

Karen Linegar is the i rst nurse and only the second woman president of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and was just appointed to the International Society for Quality board.

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