Nursing - News May 11, 2014

Indian nurses migrating abroad for better pay packets - Newkerala

New Delhi, May 11 : Indian nurses, the backbone of the healthcare sector, are leaving the country in droves for higher salaries abroad, mainly to "arrange for dowry" and "repay education loans".

Digital archive of WWI stories - Maldonandburnham Standard

The life stories of millions of people who served during the First World War are to be preserved in a permanent digital memorial.

Boy, 4, choked to death on his own vomit in hospital when nurses should have been watching him - Mirror.co.uk

An inquest heard that one nurse told to carry out observations on Daniel Hames did not do so because she was on a two-hour break One went on a two-hour break when she was due to monitor Daniel Hames, who had acute gastroenteritis, and hospital staff also did not have access to his full medical history.

Duke trustees approve budget, stadium improvements - HeraldSun

The Duke University Board of Trustees on Saturday approved the 2014-15 budget and improvements to Duke's football stadium.

Illinois activists demand moratorium on 'petcoke' - KFVS12

Registered nurses and community activists will tour petroleum coke sites in Chicago Monday and publicly demand city officials to declare a moratorium on creating the byproduct they say is a hazard to city residents.

'Overworked' Doctors Fear Missing Illnesses - Sky News

More than eight out of 10 family doctors say they worry about failing to spot serious conditions because of their workloads.

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