Nursing - News April 2, 2014

UHV School of Nursing continues programs - The Victoria Advocate

The University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing's doors are open in Victoria, and we continue to offer nursing degrees here and in Sugar Land, Katy and The Woodlands.

Meredith Vieira's husband survives life-threatening blood clot - Detroit Free Press

Meredith Vieira has taken to Twitter to report some sobering personal news: "Spent scary weekend in hospital with Richard after we discovered he had a blood clot in his leg that had partially gone to his lungs."

Some North Adams hospital employees rehired - Sunherald

Gov. Deval Patrick, who met with lawmakers from the region, said it was unclear which services would be restored, but said officials are working with Berkshire Medical Center to reopen the emergency room, the Visiting Nurses Association program and hospice services.

Clinical habits die hard: Nursing traditions often trump evidence-based practice - Science Daily

A new article examines the evidence associated with four common clinical practices and encourages nurses to put the current best evidence into practice, rather than providing care based on tradition alone.

'NHS cash is for doctors...not PR' - Echo-news.co.uk

SOUTHEND Hospital has come under fire from the TaxPayers' Alliance for spending money on PR rather than on frontline staff.

Hawaii State Center for Nursing finds promising results from long-term care nursing project - Business Journal

The Hawaii State Center for Nursing , established by the state in 2003 to address nursing issues in the workforce, recently published results of a two-year project aimed at addressing the state's nursing shortage in long term care.

Halifax nurses protest essent... - Lifestyles

Nurses in Halifax protested against the introduction of the Essential Health and Community Services Act, marching outside the legislature.