Nursing - News April 1, 2014

'Clear English' move for medics - Preston Citizen

Regulators will be able to strike off or discipline doctors, nurses and other health workers who cannot communicate clearly in English, under plans announced today.

Lawsuit says Huntsville nursing facility's care failures led to woman's death - Alabama Live

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Madison County woman's estate is suing a Huntsville skilled nursing care facility alleging her death resulted from failure to properly monitor and care for her while she was being treated for a blood clot.

Simple Changes in ICU Can Help Heart Attack Patients: Study - The Ontarion Newspaper

To improve recovery for heart attack patients, hospitals should maintain normal day and night cycles for those patients during the first few days after the attack, say University of Guelph researchers.

Nurses vow to continue illegal strike to fight 'draconian' bill - The Chronicle Herald

KELLY SHIERS and IAN FAIRCLOUGH Staff Reporters Published April 1, 2014 - 8:09am Last Updated April 1, 2014 - 1:01pm Nurses march from the Marriott Harbourfront hotel in Halifax to Province House on Tuesday morning.

Unionized B.C. nurses replace Debra McPherson as president - Globe and Mail

Debra McPherson, then-president of the B.C. Nurses Union, during bargaining meetings with her committee at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver in August 2012.

Mother of man who died from rare gentic illness talks of his legacy - Hampshire Chronicle

As Matt Simmonds was formally called to the bar at London's Lincoln Inn in October 2005 after completing years of legal training, the sun shone and his parents Zandra and David beamed.

Men, let's talk about prostate cancer - Tring Today

A specialist nurse is putting prostate cancer on the agenda under a new initiative called Back In The Driving Seat.

Nova Scotia introduces essential services bill as nurses prepare to go on strike - Brandon Sun

The Nova Scotia government introduced essential services legislation late Monday, a move Premier Stephen McNeil said was necessary hours after the union that represents Halifax-area nurses filed notice that they were preparing to go on strike Thursday.

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