Nursing - News March 9, 2014

4 workers at veterana s hospital face drug charges - WLUK-TV Green Bay

TV reports 38-year-old Jermaine Cohill, 35-year-old Ryan Driscoll, 27-year-old Alicia Ojeda and 46-year-old Yvette Wright are charged with felonies related to possession or delivery of oxycodone from the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

Anger at 'blunder' as nurses said woman was dead but then her partner felt her pulse - Mirror.co.uk

After a nurse phoned John Harrison to tell him his partner had lost her battle with cancer, he says he went to the hospital to say goodbye - and discovered she was not dead.

Parish nurses: Nurturing at church - Argus Leader

Parish nurse Paula Bartels has the perfect teaching opportunity. Elementary-age students are just finishing their breakfast at First Lutheran Church on a recent Sunday when she holds up a graphic picture of what happens when you ingest too much sugar and don't brush your teeth.

East Lancs hospitals trust facing biggest bill for temporary staff - Chorley Citizen

THE Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals have received their highest ever temporary staffing bill - despite repeated efforts to slash spening in this area.

Sniffing out cancer with electronic noses - BBC News

We may soon be able to obtain easy and early diagnoses of diseases by smell. This week researchers found one odour-sniffing machine was as good as a mammogram at detecting breast cancer - and many other devices capable of spotting other diseases may be on the way.

The next time you see your doctor could be online - Redwood Times

Dr. Terry Rabinowitz, back to camera, talks with nurse Leslie Orelup at Helen Porter Nursing Home on in Burlington, Vt.

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