Nursing - News February 18, 2014

Riverland offers new nursing degree - KIMT

As hospitals around the country continue to change what they are looking for in a potential hire, area colleges are looking to adapt with them.

You could help honour top hospital staff - This is Wiltshire

FORMER and existing patients are being invited to nominate extraordinary doctors, nurses and health workers for the Great Western Hospital 's People's Choice Awards.

Coroner casts doubt on claims over Bodington Nursing Home death - Blue Mountains Gazette

The daughter of an elderly nursing home resident who died after being injected with morphine has told an inquest a nurse falsified the records to hide the fact the dose was too high, and that staff often failed to follow procedures relating to the drug register.

UPMC-Altoona, nurses resuming talks - Evening Sun

Contract talks between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's hospital in Altoona and the union representing registered nurses resume Tuesday following a 10-day hiatus and a one-day strike.

Briarcliff Resident Honored with Prestigious Nursing Award - Patch

Leigh McManus, a resident of the Briarcliff area and pediatric oncology nurse at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, has been honored with the Laura Snitzer Boozer nursing award.

KATH Doctors Remain On Strike - Ghanamma

The strike by doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is expected to linger a while longer as hospital authorities failed to convince striking doctors and nurses to return to work.

'Death with dignity' law promoted in Mass. - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

To help deal with the loss of a loved one and the empty feelings that it brings, many families try to honor the lives of their loved ones by helping them find peace in their final moments.

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