Nursing - News January 27, 2014

Hospitals struggle with shortage of intravenous saline - USA Today

The shortage is apparently due to increased demand for IV fluids in the last month because of a worse-than-average flu season, plus production problems caused by factory shutdowns over the holidays.

Cedar Grove nursing facility earns five stars - The Verona-Cedar Grove Times

Windsor Healthcare's Canterbury Care & Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Grove was recently recognized for providing the highest quality of care.

Simulation lab helps nursing students prepare for any situation - KETV-TV

New technology means new lessons at the College of Saint Mary -- but they're the kind you won't find in a textbook.

UVa president donates mom's cape to nursing school - Washington Times

University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan has donated her mother's nursing cape to the university 's nursing school.

Southend nurses' fitness challenge: Group taking on 12-mile obstacle... - Echo-news.co.uk

PAEDIATRIC nurses from Southend Hospital are taking on a tough 12-mile obstacle course to help parents of sick children.

'For Hearts & souls': Doctor shares trials, tribulations of caring for patients in Mongolia - El Paso Times

Editor's Note: The following is an account of a recent mission trip to Mongolia by Dr. Kristina Kypuros, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

Giving the homeless a shot - The Chronicle Herald

You could say it began when a little boy sat across from a stranger at dinner, a wayward student the boy's father had taken in for the evening hoping to set him on a better path.

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