Nursing Roundup: November 2013

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Blue Water Memories

... District Hospital, which will be built next year in East China Township, will contain a 32-bed medical surgical nursing unit, a 12-bed obstetrical unit and a 6-bed pediatric nursing unit. * Icy roads and unwary motorists touched off at least a ...

http://www.thetimesherald.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimesherald.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311300024%26nclick_check%3D1

New treatment to ensure expecting mothers with HIV do not pass on virus to kids

The National AIDS Control Organisation is set to launch a path-breaking treatment that ensures HIV+ women are given a drug from the 14th week of their pregnancy, which greatly reduces the risk of their child contracting the deadly virus ... (more)

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/dec/011213-mumbai-world-aids-day-hiv-positive-mothers-new-treatment-pregnancy.htm

Memoir 'Goodbye' brings some closure to grieving daughter

Victoria Loustalot's childhood fell into an abyss when her father told her mother that he was gay and infected with HIV.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/28/5859695/memoir-goodbye-brings-some-closure.html#mi_rss=Books%20and%20Media

Nurses: Death of state hospital patient reveals 'blame-shifting'

... and nurses targeted by their wrath. The man, admitted to LSH after displaying aggression against other nursing home residents, was taken June 24, 2012, from the state facility to nearby Pawnee Valley Community Hospital as his blood pressure and ...

http://cjonline.com/news/state/2013-11-30/nurses-death-state-hospital-patient-reveals-blame-shifting

Home Care Providers in the US Industry Market Research Report from...

... industry primarily provide services in the home. These services may be medical or nonmedical and include skilled-nursing care, personal care, homemaker and companion services, physical therapy and medical social services. This industry also includes ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11376293.htm

Company Announces Cyber Monday Sale

Ce-Classes.com, a continuing education company, announces that it will actively participate in Cyber Monday.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11381440.htm

Miley: VA Medical Center's healing pet cat

... as veteran Hugh Ferreira, 86, takes a nap behind him. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle Gelatha Fletcher, certified nursing assistant, presses the elevator button above a sign warning not to let the floor's cat, Miley, aboard. Not to worry - Miley ...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Miley-VA-Medical-Center-s-healing-pet-cat-5024638.php

Going the extra mile for hospital patients

NURSES, doctors, scientists and volunteers who go the extra mile, show strong leadership and participate in pioneering research have been honoured with awards.

http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/10846391.Going_the_extra_mile_for_hospital_patients/?ref=rss

Elizabeth Canada

... after a brief period of failing health. Betty attended Keene schools and graduated from Eliot Hospital School of Nursing in Keene. She practiced nursing at Speare Memorial Hospital, Plymouth, and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., before ...

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131119-PUBLICRECORDS04-311190379

Local briefs: University names new vice president

... of university development. She was promoted to assistant vice president in 2009. She has raised funds to expand the nursing program, renovate the campus' central mall and establish scholarships, among other projects. Before coming to Channel ...

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/nov/30/local-briefs/?partner=RSS

No agreement between L+M administration, union; strike continues

Talks between the Lawrence + Memorial Hospital administration and the union representing nearly 800 striking nurses and technicians ended early Saturday morning without an agreement between the two sides.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131130/NWS01/131139994/-1/nws

Mildred Loreen Hutchcraft

... on June 6, 1948, in Jewell. He preceded her in death Feb. 9, 2001. She was a medical aide at the Plainville nursing home and a nurses aide at the hospital for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Meyers and husband, Gary, Plainville; a ...

http://www.hdnews.net/obituaries/Mildred-Loreen-Hutchcraft

Risk factors for musculoskeletal pain amongst nurses in Estonia: a cross-sectional study

Routine statistics indicate a high frequency of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Estonia.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/14/334/abstract

Back to school: school nurses lead way to healthy year

... shifting toward a community-based approach to health," says Dr. Bonnie Saucier, president of Chamberlain College of Nursing 's Tinley Park, Ill. campus. "Community health centers, clinics and schools all play an important role in keeping the ...

http://www.leader-call.net/14523/1799/onlinefeature/119501/back-to-school-school-nurses-lead-way-to-healthy-year

Obituary for Betty Hawkins

... She was born June 1, 1940, to the late John Herschel Hawkins Sr. and Helen M. Hawkins. Betty was a retired certified nursing assistant, She lived in New York for many years before returning home to Chattanooga. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles ...

http://www.timesfreepress.com/obituaries/2013/nov/30/betty-hawkins/

Breastfeeding moms: Tips for long-term success

... with a certified lactation consultant or join a support organization like La Leche League International or the Nursing Mothers' Council. Your local Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office can also provide excellent breastfeeding support. A few ...

http://www.leader-call.net/14523/1799/onlinefeature/119434/breastfeeding-moms-tips-for-longterm-success

What's up, Doc? Comics in the clinic

Doodling in class isn't what the teacher usually wants. But for a group of medical students in Chicago, it is exactly what they should be doing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25112785#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

My copper pyjamas saved me from dying of MRSA says new mum Gemma Wilbys

Gemma's pyjamas led to miracle recovery from deadly flesh-eating bug and now prompt clinical trials on copper garments A new mum who nearly died after contracting MRSA claims her life was saved by a pair of copper pyjamas.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/copper-pyjamas-saved-dying-mrsa-2869594

Responding to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda

Via The Lancet , three short reports from doctors in the disaster zone: Responding to Typhoon Haiyan .

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2013/11/responding-to-typhoon-haiyanyolanda.html

Luis cuts salaries, dismisses 15 employees

... six months. About half the savings are to be used to hire registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and certified medical assistants, and the other half is to be used to buy needed medications and supplies, he said. ...

http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/luis-cuts-salaries-dismisses-15-employees-1.1593476

Bangalore walks for antibiotics awareness

... without doctor's prescription. Throughout the week, various seminars and conferences were organised for paramedical/nursing staff and doctors in medical and pharmacy colleges across India to educate them about AMR and its implications in the absence ...

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/93133/bangalore-walks-for-antibiotics-awareness.html

Smart solutions for managing hectic family schedules during the school year

School days mean hectic schedules for most families. Older kids head to the classroom, younger ones go to day care, and parents try to manage the early mornings and increased extracurricular activities.

http://www.leader-call.net/14547/1799/onlinefeature/119448/smart-solutions-for-managing-hectic-family-schedules-during-the-school-year

Lancaster Kiwanis increases donation to Maywood Mission

Because of decreased federal funding of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, aka "food stamps," Maywood Mission volunteers are urging area residents to take advantage of two-for-one grocery items, including turkeys.

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancastereaglegazette.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311300020%26nclick_check%3D1

Thumbs up as Owen's severed digit is saved

A teenager who accidentally sliced his thumb off is saying thank you to the surgeons who sewed it back on.

http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/local/thumbs-up-as-owen-s-severed-digit-is-saved-1-5719951

Health: Rooming in vs. nurseries

... said historian Elizabeth Temkin. In the late 1940s, however, rooming-in became more common because of World War II nursing shortages and nursery epidemics of infectious diarrhea, impetigo and respiratory illness. As rooming-in became more popular, ...

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/nov/30/rooming-in-vs-nurseries/?partner=RSS

All the award winners with chief executive Sir Jonathan Michael, centre

NURSES, doctors, scientists and volunteers who go the extra mile, show strong leadership and participate in pioneering research have been honoured with awards.

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/10846391.Going_the_extra_mile_for_hospital_patients/?ref=var_0

For nurses, hospital jobs harder to come by

... supposed to master. There's always something more to learn and another chapter to study. For years, the demands of a nursing education also brought a reward. It was a recession-proof career, a lure for generations of students. "I knew going into ...

http://www.indystar.com/article/20131130/BUSINESS/311300036/For-nurses-hospital-jobs-harder-come-by

St. Joseph trying to turn the corner

After a surgical scandal involving a cardiologist brought St. Joseph Medical Center to its knees, the medical staff left behind struggled to move forward.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-st-joseph-turnaround-20131130,0,3946092.story

Grandmother, 82, is served with eviction notice in HOSPITAL where...

... homeless after she sold her old house with the intention of using A 40,000 pounds from the sale to fund her future nursing care. Mrs Parker herself said: 'I did offer to buy sleeping bags and sleep outside the hospital. It is making me cross.' Mrs ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2515038/Grandmother-82-served-eviction-notice-HOSPITAL-shes-patient-months--leave-today.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-dmailhealth&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=socialnet-twitter-dmailhealth

For nurses, hospital jobs harder to come by

Lily Bush, 21, is about to enter the market as some nursing jobs are moving out of hospitals.

http://archive.indystar.com/article/20131130/BUSINESS/311300036/1003/BUSINESS

Hospital Workers To End Strike Tonight - But L+M Still Plans To Lock Them Out

Striking L+M nurses and health care technicians walk the picket line Saturday around noon in front of the hospital. Credit: Corey Fyke

http://stonington.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/hospital-workers-end-strike-tonightbut-lm-still-plans-to-lock-them-out-stonington

Carol Sim Named as President and CEO of Siskin Hospital

... Award from the Professional and Business Women's Association of Cape Cod. Sim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, as well as a Masters of Public Health in Health Policy and Management, both from Columbia University.

http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/carol-sim-named-president-ceo-siskin-hospital-7768.shtml

Noteworthy in the community

The Nebraska Chapter of the March of Dimes and Methodist Hospital System presented 140 nurses from Nebraska and southwest Iowa with Excellence in Nursing awards.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131130/LIVING/131139990

Galen College of Nursing opens phase one of Advanced Simulation Center

Galen College of Nursing has opened a 3,000 square foot simulation center at its River Green campus, to be dedicated to college founder and Louisville resident, Kathryn M. Mershon, MSN, RN, CNAA, FAAN.

http://www.moultrienews.com/article/20131129/MN02/131129643/0/MN

Understanding diabetic foot ulcers

DIABETES IS A CHRONIC condition that's become an epidemic worldwide. Two to three percent of people with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer each year, and their lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer is as high as 25% due to neuropathy and potential coexisting vascular disease.

http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/CEArticle?Journal_ID=54016&Issue_ID=1603669&an=00152193-201310000-00014

No agreement between L+M administration, union; strike continues

Ned and Judy Smith. Photo Courtesy of Ned Smith

His gratitude toward family and friends who have helped him since he suffered a stroke in 2011 is enough to last a lifetime.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131130_From_a_setback__he_found_musical_inspiration.html

Eskenazi Health

... field producer. Lisa Harris, M.D., CEO, medical director, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital. Lee Ann Blue, RN, chief nursing officer. The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, the new county hospital in downtown Indianapolis, was designed with patient ...

http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3888/Eskenazi-Health

Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson: I had to have my heart restarted

... "Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS...have been amazing. I'm back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he's only seen this 3 times, all Olympic ...

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scottish-swimmer-michael-jamieson-i-had-to-have-my-heart-restarted.1385829380

S.C. free clinic model now replicated nationwide

What began two decades ago on Hilton Head Island as a free clinic using retired physicians and volunteers to care for the working poor has become a model for dozens of similar clinics nationwide.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20131130/PC1610/131139957/1177/sc-free-clinic-model-now-replicated-nationwide

With all due respect

... and as a pregnant woman. Now she's 31, six years clean and sober, the mother of two girls and in her second year of nursing at Thompson Rivers University. "The pivotal thing for me was having children and losing them," she said Friday at the ...

http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20131130/KAMLOOPS0101/131129790/-1/kamloops/with-all-due-respect

Another View: Educators must lead on health changes

... of the health sciences preparing for transformation? That should be the core ranking for any school of medicine, nursing, public and population health, pharmacy, health professions, physical therapy, and even biomedicine. Where are those numbers? I ...

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desmoinesregister.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311300063%26nclick_check%3D1

Glasgow swimmer Michael Jamieson, 25, in heart restart scare

... "Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS...have been amazing. I'm back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he's only seen this 3 times, all Olympic ...

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/u/glasgow-swimmer-michael-jamieson-25-in-heart-restart-scare.1385829458

Beaches charities help less fortunate all season long

... Ministry. BEAM volunteers at the bash were Marie Dubois (from left), Sue Glawe, Don Lynn and Mary Jane Brown. UNF nursing students Lauren Sidoti (left) and Tanish Howard catalog and organize medical supplies in the exam rooms at Mission House. A ...

http://members.jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2013-11-27/story/beaches-charities-help-less-fortunate-all-season-long?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JacksonvillecomBeachesCommunityNews+%28Jacksonville.com%3A+Beaches+Community+News%29

Capitalism's Bankrupt Plan for Rating Higher Ed

This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools.

http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2013/11/capitalisms-bankrupt-plan-for-rating.html

No agreement between L+M administration, union

Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson had to have his heart...

... said: 'Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS have been amazing. I'm back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he's only seen this 3 times, all Olympic ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2516041/Olympic-silver-medallist-Michael-Jamieson-heart-started-pushing-hard-training.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Day 1 of the nurses', technicians' strike at L+M

Members of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital in New London.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131127/MEDIA0101/131129676/0/FRONTPAGE

L+M administration, union talks end without agreement

Olympic Silver Medalist Michael Jamieson Has Heart Restarted

... Long week! My heart was restarted on Wednesday AM, pushing bit too hard at training on Tuesday haha. Docs & nursing staff at RUH/EIS... ...have been amazing. I'm back home & cleared to train! Specialist said he's only seen this 3 times, all Olympic ...

http://www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com/lane9/news/World/36905.asp?q=Olympic-Silver-Medalist-Michael-Jamieson-Has-Heart-Restarted

Friday, November 29, 2013

EAUN launches new online course on bone health and urological cancer

... in bone health." The online course, which has been launched earlier this month, aims to provide such knowledge to nursing practitioners, as well as physicians and other involved medical practitioners. This course is a stand-alone education tool ...

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131129/EAUN-launches-new-online-course-on-bone-health-and-urological-cancer.aspx

Union: Talks with hospital administration will resume tonight

New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio addresses a rally of striking nurses and medical technicians and supporters from labor unions in front of L+M Hospital in New London Friday, Nov. 29, 2013.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131129/NWS01/131129642/1047/rss01

Marlene "Sam" (Souder) Sipf, Greenfield

... 1937, in Wilkinson, to the late Russell L. and Mary Alice (Jones) Souder. Marlene received her Bachelor's Degree in nursing from Marian College. During her nursing career she worked at Hancock Regional Hospital in the ICU, Community Hospital East in ...

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/obit/16368

Vera Nancy Howell Shaw, Cambridge City

... Jerry Shaw, and he survives. Vera graduated from Alquina High School in 1956, and received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Marian College. She formerly worked as a Registered Nurse at Hook's Rehab and Community East Hospital, and was Director ...

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/obit/16367

The imbalance of global healthcare system and the opportunities of IT

Healthcare is expensive in the United States. It is much more expensive than healthcare in other country.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gongcheng/archive/2013/11/29/the-imbalance-of-global-healthcare-system-and-the-opportunities-of-it.aspx

Runners, volunteers cheer on one another in benefit race

... said. "Our clothes became heavy. Still, we had fun." The two serious runners in the group, Jonathan Wuntke, a nursing assistant, and Braswell's 12-year-old sister, Wendy, sped down the course. She would later place third among the women; Wuntke ...

http://www.smithfieldherald.com/2013/11/29/3416903/runners-volunteers-cheer-on-one.html#storylink=rss

Several hundred striking L+M employees, union supporters rally outside hospital

Gift from Danialle and Peter Karmanos Creates Center for Natural Birth in Royal Oak

... for Natural Birth will include four deluxe birthing suites with a walking path for laboring mothers, a dedicated nursing station, a waiting area for families and a roof-top garden. Rooms will be equipped with Jacuzzi tubs and other aids for natural ...

http://royaloak.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/gift-from-danialle-and-peter-karmanos-creates-center-for-natural-birth-in-royal-oak

Career Day connects young women with inspiring community leaders

... Kirstin Lund, professional mediator and business owner; Christina Murray, assistant professor at the UPEI school of nursing; and Christine MacKinnon, an engineer with the provincial government. Colonel Gray teachers and guidance counselors then tied ...

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2013-11-29/article-3524455/Career-Day-connects-young-women-with-inspiring-community-leaders/1

WOR710's HealthNavigator Features Raritan Bay Medical...

... one of less than seven percent of hospitals nationally to achieve re-designation as a Magnet Hospital, recognizing nursing excellence. RBMC is ranked in the top 10 percent of New Jersey hospitals in surgical care according to the 2012 NJ Hospital ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11376663.htm

Sequential days have double meaning for family

... birthday. Janzen said she thought she was in false labor when she went to the hospital on November. 12. "The nursing staff mentioned that it seemed like everyone was trying to have their baby that day," she said. "We were surprised that there ...

http://starj.com/?display+sequential_days_have_double_meaning_for_family+4510sequential+53657175656e7469616c2064617973206861766520646f75626c65206d65616e696e6720666f722066616d696c79

Wiltshire patients urged to have their say on hospital services

The chief inspector of hospitals in England, Professor Sir Mike Richards, is inviting the public to tell his inspection panel what they think of the services provided by the Royal United Hospital in Bath.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/10844657.Wiltshire_patients_urged_to_have_their_say_on_hospital_services/?ref=var_0

Nominate a nursing star for top award

PEOPLE are being asked to nominate the Nursing Stars who have made a real difference to their lives or the lives of a loved one.

http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/10842965.Nominate_a_nursing_star_for_top_award/?ref=var_0

5 Ways Healthcare Professionals Prep For The Holiday Season

... the year so that when things get hectic around the new year, you're ready for it. OK, so when you were in med or nursing school they told you about what you'd have to deal with during the holiday season, right? Well, remember that you chose to work ...

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/5-ways-healthcare-professionals-prep-for-the-holiday-season.html

P.C.A./Administrative Partner - Oncology

... Qualifications: Minimum Experience: 1+ year's continuous clinical experience as a PCA in a hospital or skilled nursing center or graduate from a Medical Assistant or CNA program. Required Certification: Basic BLS certification Required Licensure: ...

http://jobview.monster.com/P-C-A-Administrative-Partner-Oncology-5-NORTH-Day-12-Hour-Shift-Job-Houston-TX-US-128063020.aspx?rje=0

HIV screening a success in Vancouver

In October 2011, staff at four Vancouver hospitals began offering HIV tests to patients upon admission when other blood work was being ordered.

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/20131129/PRINCEGEORGE0101/311299967/-1/princegeorge/hiv-screening-a-success-in-vancouver

COLTON: ARMC holds Stroke Summit

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center held a Stroke Summit on Nov. 22 for more than 90 doctors, nurses, surgeons, emergency medical services personnel and other health care professionals, who attended to learn the latest guidelines for stroke diagnosis and treatment.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20131129-colton-armc-holds-stroke-summit.ece

Shamed Star: The allegations against Jimmy Savile have put the BBC and in the dock as well

... North Run, which takes place close by. However, the Trust had contacted former staff - including the director of nursing and senior doctors - but none could remember Savile being there. Sir Leonard added: "We can say very little about it, because we ...

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10845873.North_East_hospitals_dragged_into_Jimmy_Savile_sex_abuse_investigation/?ref=var_0

Dependence on ferries will kill Bowen, says Duntz

In discussing the looming cuts to Bowen's ferry service, and the financial savings targets that BC Ferries says the organization must meet, Mayor and council expressed their general outrage at the corporation and its failure to treat ferry services as part of the highway system.

http://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/community/233850471.html

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention

As activists and educators worldwide prepare to mark the 25th observance of World AIDS Day on Dec.1, efforts to curtail the spread of HIV infection in parts of Africa include scaling up efforts to promote voluntary circumcision among adult males.

http://www.news10.net/news/national/264562/5/In-Africa-circumcision-plan-targets-AIDS-prevention

New research undermines the notion that men and women experience heart attacks differently.

A new study challenges the popular notion that men and women experience heart attacks very differently-and if its results change the way heart attacks are diagnosed, it could save lives.

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/encore/2013/11/29/why-womens-heart-attacks-get-misdiagnosed/

Obituaries for Nov. 29, 2013

... from Princeton High School, she worked in a defense plant until an opportunity opened for the government to pay for nursing students during the war. The war ended prior to her graduation, so she was never sent overseas. She worked in various ...

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Obituaries-for-Nov-29-2013?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bakercityherald%2FLeEi+%28Baker+City+Herald+%28Baker+County+Oregon+News%2C+Weather%2C+%26+Sports%29%29

Who's Being Paid to Prevent Obesity?

While it's true that doctors, nurses, and hospitals get paid to vaccinate kids against polio, diphtheria, small pox, and measles, it's also true that they don't get paid to prevent America's number one health threat, obesity .

http://www.examiner.com/article/who-s-being-paid-to-prevent-obesity?cid=rss

Hospital Strike Edges Toward Union Lockout

With the hospital strike dragging through its third day at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London , the health care workers union and hospital management are set to collide late Saturday.

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-lawrence-memorial-hospital-strike-20131129,0,6979095.story?track=rss

Kids who exercise can undo damage of maternal obesity

... from Johns Hopkins used an animal model to examine rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing. Some of the offspring were given free access to running wheels in their cages, while others had to remain sedentary. Despite ...

http://www.battlediabetes.com/news/lifestyle/kids-who-exercise-can-undo-damage-of-maternal-obesity

Mercy promotes chief nursing officer

Linda Knodel has assumed the role of senior vice president/chief nursing officer for Mercy, effective immediately.

http://www.news-leader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311290070%26nclick_check%3D1

Cyclin D1 governs microRNA processing in breast cancer

... country and ranked among the nation's best medical schools by U.S. News & World Report, and the Jefferson Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions, Population Health and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Jefferson University ...

http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/cyclin_d1_governs_microrna_processing_breast_cancer_223413.html

Benefits of Clarisonic Brush

For many years I felt that home care cleansing brushes like the Clarisonic Brush was a gimmick and really did do much.

http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/nppa_3/archive/2013/11/29/benefits-of-clarisonic-brush.aspx

Young GPs turn their backs on mid-central region

... workforce by about 70 additional clinical positions across the district." Many new clinicians were in specialist nursing, but there were also physiotherapy, podiatry, mental health and other allied health roles, plus an entire lifestyle change team ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/9457095/Young-GPs-turn-their-backs-on-mid-central-region

Casual RPN - Palliative Care - Shift Nursing

... services. The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for the provision and management of cost effective nursing care to palliative individuals and/or families in the community. Care is provided within the framework of quality & risk ...

http://www.employmentnews.com/display_job/90094/Casual_RPN_-_Palliative_Care_-_Shift_Nursing_(Ottawa).html

Warwick visiting nurse was natural choice as RI Nurse of Year

... ation, providing clinical services to Rhode Islanders in their homes for over 113 years. The agency provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, chronic care management, cardiac/IV and hospice care.

http://www.warwickonline.com/stories/Warwick-visiting-nurse-was-natural-choice-as-RI-Nurse-of-Year,87844

Inside our rest homes: Readers respond

... ked after a woman who was 104. She had a urinary tract infection along with a foul heavy discharge ... I remember my nursing manager stated in the handover meeting that it would not be treated as she was in for palliative care." - Sarah Morgan

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/social-issues/news/article.cfm?c_id=87&objectid=11164791&ref=rss

11-29-13 - Kane Scott Project Named Fine Award Finalist

... nomination was for a project by Karen Zagrocki, DNP, CRNP which focused on advanced care planning in the skilled nursing facility: "Advanced Care Discussion in Patient Care Conferences." Recognizing that end of life care presents significant burdens ...

http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/news/2013/20131129.aspx

Regents Go With Gold As UNMC Chancellor

... of about $600 million, a staff of more than 5,000 and about 3,700 students in colleges of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health and a school of allied health. Gold will be expected to lead the development of a vision and plan for ...

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Regents-Go-With-Gold-As-UNMC-Chancellor-233846291.html

4. Dixie State bans tobacco from campus

Starting Jan. 1, DSU will ban all tobacco products - cigarettes, chew, hookah and electronic cigarettes - from its campus, including university-operated buildings and outdoor spaces, university-owned and operated vehicles and in private vehicles on campus.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=27813798&nid=968

A healthcare revolution is born

... in the Eastern Cape and it was, unsurprisingly, devastating. It showed a system in complete collapse. Inadequate nursing. Crumbling hospitals. Insufficient drugs. No access to basic services. The stinging criticism of his department would be the ...

http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/a-healthcare-revolution-is-born-1.1614670

Child battling cancer finds support from local photographer

It was through Facebook earlier this year that two local residents, each with their own cancer struggle, discovered each other.

http://www.lincolntimesnews.com/2013/11/29/child-battling-cancer-finds-support-from-local-photographer/?#038;#038;

Local nurse among top 100 in state

... the "Great 100 of N.C. 2013," an achievement she called "a once-in-a-lifetime honor for outstanding contributions to nursing." For the last 26 years, Kirkland has worked at Gastonia's Caromont Regional Medical Center, formerly known as Gaston ...

http://www.lincolntimesnews.com/2013/11/29/local-nurse-among-top-100-in-state/?#038;#038;

Rapid Access Unit opened at Princess Royal Hospital

Patients needing urgent medical assessment but not emergency treatment in A&E are being referred to a new unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.

http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/videos/rapid-access-unit-opened-at-princess-royal-hospital-1-5715539

Affordable Care Act will create more jobs

... Currently, Black professionals make up 15 percent of the health care workforce, most of them registered nurses, nursing aides, orderlies, and home care attendants. Health care offers a high level of job security. Even without the ACA, the industry ...

http://www.insightnews.com/news/11577-affordable-care-act-will-create-more-jobs

Aldi leases over 21,000-square-feet in York: Midstate Real Estate Transactions and Business Openings

... CritiCare Lancaster Office opened at 3710 Hempland Road, Suite 2, West Hempfield Twp. They will provide specialized nursing services for individuals with serious and complex home health care needs. Information: www.criticarelancaster.com. 2K Real ...

http://blog.pennlive.com/business/2013/11/todays_business_news_6.html

Solving a heart-attack mystery for women

How to Combat AIDS and the Global Health Worker Shortage in Rwanda

Over the past decade, we have made extraordinary gains against the world's deadliest diseases thanks to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/11/29/how-to-combat-aids-and-the-global-health-worker-shortage-in-rwanda?s_cid=rss:how-to-combat-aids-and-the-global-health-worker-shortage-in-rwanda

Galen College of Nursing opens phase one of Advanced Simulation Center

PAPERWORK: Bob's story helps define the word 'thankful"

... dream of going home come true. "With extensive physical, occupational and speech therapy and encouragement from the nursing staff, Bobbie was soon able to breathe on his own and walk the hallways with assistance. Even the family members of other ...

http://www.mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=485117

Responding to Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda

Via The Lancet , three short reports from doctors in the disaster zone: Responding to Typhoon Haiyan .

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2013/11/responding-to-typhoon-haiyanyolanda.html

Holy Family to Launch Second Degree Nursing Program

Beginning in January, Holy Family University will begin offering a full-time 14-month nursing program designed for those with a bachelor's degree who may be interested in entering the nursing field.

http://bensalem.patch.com/groups/schools/p/holy-family-to-launch-second-degree-nursing-program

Breastfeeding advocates seek human milk bank at RUH neonatal ICU

... "She was frankly given formula before I even had a chance to nurse her," Krowchenko said during an interview while nursing now-10-month-old Charlotte. Krowchenko said she would have welcomed the presence of a milk bank in the neonatal intensive care ...

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/Breastfeeding+advocates+seek+human+milk+bank+neonatal/9227146/story.html

Disabled teen finally gets needed help

Aaron Edwards has a wheelchair with a seat molded to fit his body for extra support, a track/lift system to transport him in the bathroom and bedroom and his mom has a van with a lift.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-teen-aaron-edwards-disabled-at-birth-finally-get-needed-equipement

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Pioneer of SA's new health precinct

... Health Research Flagship; THE $120 million University of Adelaide Integrated Clinical School, covering medicine and nursing. The Federal Government is contributing $60 million matched by the University, however plans for a new dental hospital and to ...

http://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/sahmris-unveiling-kickstarts-sas-new-health-and-biomedical-precinct/story-fnii5yv4-1226770398874?from=public_rss

Something's not working

Extra numbers of graduates brought in to meet future shortages are struggling to find jobs. By Louis White. Australia may be gearing up for a nursing shortage in 2025, but in the interim nursing graduates around the country are struggling More

http://www.campusreview.com.au/blog/2013/11/somethings-not-working-2/

North East health services running on empty

... Mr Doyle found public hospital staff are being put at unnecessary occupational health and safety risk. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victorian secretary Lisa Fitzpatrick said the state government had been derelict in its duty to public ...

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1940546/north-east-health-services-running-on-empty/?src=rss

A.L. Johnson rushing attack, defense, topples Rahway

... to fumble six times over the opening 15 minutes. The third quarter turned into a nightmarish period for Rahway. Nursing a 13-0 halftime lead, Johnson quarterback Vin Fischetti guided his team to two straight scoring drives. The senior rolled up 167 ...

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mycentraljersey.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311280036%26nclick_check%3D1

The real PMQs: David Cameron answers i readers' questions

Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-real-pmqs-david-cameron-answers-i-readers-questions-8971166.html

UBC This Week 28-Nov-2013

... society, and the publisher of the journal Science . For more information, click here . In the summer of 2012, UBC nursing student Julie Cinel experienced a myocardial infarction (heart attack) while spending time with her family in Kamloops. She was ...

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2013/11/28/ubc-this-week-28-nov-2013/

Helpful and sympathetic hospital staff

ON NOV 17, a Bangladeshi worker was taken to the Singapore General Hospital's accident and emergency department for a lacerated tendon in his right hand and saw a hand surgeon on Nov 19. His company supervisor confiscated the hospital documents, including the medical certificates, discharge summary and the doctor's note indicating that the worker ... (more)

http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/helpful-and-sympathetic-hospital-staff-20131129

Elizabeth Canada

Code Orange exercise at RIH

Nursing student Derek Brown was one of the pretend casualties as Royal Inland Hospital went through a mass-casualty exercise known as Code Orange.

http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20131128/KAMLOOPS0113/131129839/-1/kamloops&template=videoArt

England need to find 'team resilience' to get back in the Ashes, says sports academic

... meeting rooms. It also offers a growing provision of student accommodation in High Wycombe; and a thriving base for nursing students and applied healthcare research in Uxbridge, West London. Its alumni include television star Noel Fielding and ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11378944.htm

Hospital opens new breathing clinic

Wednesday, North Bay Regional Health Centre President & CEO Paul Heinrich and North East Local Health Integration Network CEO Louise Paquette joined patients, families, staff and physicians to open a new breathing clinic at the Hospital.

http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=55230

Defiant smokers of London

Smokers in dressing gowns and slippers, some in wheelchairs or with drips, are a common site gathered outside hospitals in Britain.

http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2013/11/28/defiant-smokers-of-london/

Burnaby Hospital reports no C. dif outbreak for almost a year

... president Debra McPherson, in a media release. "They need to be in long-term care facilities or receiving adequate nursing support at home. Instead, they inevitably return to the ER again and again." It costs B.C. taxpayers $5,000 for each hospital ...

http://www.burnabynow.com/burnaby-hospital-reports-no-c-dif-outbreak-for-almost-a-year-1.713622

Elevator Pitch: Beth Seidenberg on the future of biotech and the latest shake-up at Kleiner Perkins

Welcome back to Elevator Pitch, where we put top tech investors under the microscope.

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24486266/elevator-pitch-beth-seidenberg-future-biotech-and-latest?source=rss

DeVry Rating Reiterated by Zacks

... edicine, Becker Professional Education, Carrington College and Carrington College California, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry Brasil, DeVry University, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/11/28/devry-rating-reiterated-by-zacks-dv/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AmericanBankingNews+%28American+Banking+News%29

A Sign In The Heavens

... preacher was on, but I wasn't really paying attention. My mind was on my father. I'd just visited him at the nursing facility where he'd been for the past few months, his health failing. He was 86. His spirit remained strong but the light in his ...

http://www.wirenews.co/op-ed/usa/16417/a-sign-in-the-heavens

Hospital wait times now online

The new Emergency Department Wait Times website page is an online information tool allowing residents to check the average wait times in real time at the province's two largest hospital emergency departments.

http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2013-11-28/article-3518956/Hospital-wait-times-now-online/1

Volunteer Opportunities in Lamar, Red River and Hopkins counties

... Agency on Aging - Volunteers to train as ombudsmen who will advocate for residents in assisted living facilities and nursing homes to process items for mail, duties include putting labels on large envelops, stuffing the envelopes and writing address ...

http://www.eparisextra.com/non-profit/2013/11/28/volunteer-opportunities-in-lamar-red-river-and-hopkins-counties/79267

Mother and daughter help typhoon victims

... an aid package and took their trip to see what they could do to help. Mrs Cameron, a former assistant director of nursing at Shoalhaven District Hospital and a practice nurse at Worrigee Street Medical Centre, contacted both organisations which ...

http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/1939223/mother-and-daughter-help-typhoon-victims/?src=rss

Inside our rest homes: Follow checklist to find right care for family

... had had a fall in the preceding two weeks, and 55 per cent had incontinence. An article in the journal Kai Tiaki Nursing NZ this month says pressure injuries are "a sign of neglect, particularly in relation to nursing care. While the majority of ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/social-issues/news/article.cfm?c_id=87&objectid=11164358&ref=rss

Christmas angels sought to help families in need

The following are opportunities at Volunteer Nanaimo. For more information, please call 250-758-7121 or go online to www.volunteernanaimo.ca.

http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/community/233761511.html

Natus Medical: Strong Earnings Momentum To Boost The Stock Further

With the macroeconomic recovery worldwide, birth rates have started to improve substantially and are gradually returning to historical levels.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1867961-natus-medical-strong-earnings-momentum-to-boost-the-stock-further?source=feed

The Future Of Telehealth Technologies

... find out more about City University London's health degrees through the website, including a range of undergraduate nursing ( http://www.city.ac.uk/

http://www.prlog.org/12249129-the-future-of-telehealth-technologies.html

HBO's Battle of Amfar is shocking: Liza's HIV intro about Rock is unforgotten

There is something wrong with The Battle of Amfar . The HBO film talks about two different woman---Elizabeth Taylor and research scientist Dr. Mathilde Krim---joined fprces in 1985 to create amFAR There are a few scenes with Liz and Rock Hudson , reminding how he was suffering from AIDS and dying.

http://www.examiner.com/article/hbo-s-battle-of-amfar-is-shocking-liza-s-important-intro-to-rock-is-unforgotten?cid=rss

10million temp bill for Basildon Hospital

... last year, as well as extra staff to cover absence and sickness. Of the A 10million, A 2.9million was spent on nursing staff to plug gaps. Bosses have since beefed up their recruitment. They cast their net to Spain and the Philippines, with 200 ...

http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/10837684.__10million_temp_bill_for_Basildon_Hospital/?ref=nt

Woman died after doctors failed to notice broken neck, inquest hears

Rosemary Grace Davies, 89, fell at her home in Coombe Bissett on November 24 last year and died at Salisbury District Hospital nine days later.

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/journalnewsindex/10842734.Woman_died_after_doctors_failed_to_notice_broken_neck__inquest_hears/?ref=rss

Strike by health sector unions in Sri Lanka to continue despite court order

... to stop the trade union action launched by 16 health sector trade unions of the Alliance. However, Convener of the Nursing, Paramedics and Supplementary Medical Services Federation (PSM) Saman Rathnapriya told media that they have not been notified ...

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Nov28_1385651319CH.php

New direction for McGill's Global Health Programs

... of faculties, including, but not limited to medicine, agriculture, management, geography, engineering and nursing." Developing and nurturing international partnerships are equally important. Dr. Deckelbaum points to work that is being done with the ...

http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2013/11/new-direction-for-mcgills-global-health-programs/

MedMasters Expands Scope to Help Healthcare Professionals Connect

Medical and healthcare professionals looking for a simple yet powerful way to network with others in the healthcare arena have a new way to connect.

http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=2945940

Grandmother, 82, is served with eviction notice in HOSPITAL where...

... homeless after she sold her old house with the intention of using A 40,000 pounds from the sale to fund her future nursing care. Mrs Parker herself said: 'I did offer to buy sleeping bags and sleep outside the hospital. It is making me cross.' Mrs ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2515038/Grandmother-82-served-eviction-notice-HOSPITAL-shes-patient-months--leave-tomorrow.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

From North Hill to Everest in memory of sister

BREAKING fundraiser who used to struggle up Colchester's North Hill made it all the way to Mount Everest's base camp in memory of her sister.

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10842215.From_North_Hill_to_Everest_in_memory_of_sister/?ref=nt

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... Health and Fitness Center, 1750 W. Fourth St. in Mansfield. MedCentral Shelby Hospital has a new director of nursing. Trish DelGreco has assumed the duties once handled by Theresa Roth, Shelby Hospital's current vice president and chief operating ...

http://www.wmfd.com/local-news/single.asp?story=57287

Retired GP: why I back assisted suicide bill

A retired general practitioner from Drymen says he is willing to get involved in assisting people who want to end their own life.

http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/retired-gp-why-i-back-assisted-suicide-bill-1-3212837

How to Choose a Quality Stethoscope

A stethoscope is considered the best friend of health care professionals. With all the different brands and models available, upgrading your stethoscope, or buying a new one, can be a difficult task.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-to-choose-a-quality-stethoscope.html

Thanks to Beebe emergency room staff

I wanted to send my own letter of praise to the Cape Gazette after reading a recent letter from Ted Imbach of Towson, Md.

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/thanks-to-beebe-emergency-room-staff/1084420

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention

Fire destroys church in Morrow County

... safe when shopping in stores or online.involving online shopping. MedCentral Shelby Hospital has a new director of nursing. Trish DelGreco has assumed the duties once handled by Theresa Roth, Shelby Hospital's current vice president and chief ...

http://www.wmfd.com/local-news/single.asp?Story=57286

Many Women Receive Unnecessary Pap Tests, Study Finds

... reported having recent Pap tests," study co-author Deanna Kepka, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah, said in a university news release. "Half of women over 65 who have no cervical cancer history also reported ...

http://news.health.com/2013/11/27/many-women-receive-unnecessary-pap-tests-study-finds/

Health regulator Monitor warns Medway Maritime Hospital to take...

Medway Maritime Hospital has been told to take urgent action to deliver improvements for its patients or risk changes being imposed on its leadership.

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway_messenger/news/medway-monitor-9560

Family, friends help woman fighting cancer

... cancer that spread through her body is in retreat. Meanwhile, she's regaining strength and recently went back to her nursing job part time. She's about to begin her first season as assistant coach of the Somersworth High School varsity girls ...

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131128/GJNEWS_01/131129239/-1/fosnews

Mali: Access to health care remains challenging in the north

"Access to health care is still a critical issue for people in the north of Mali," said Christoph Luedi, head of the ICRC delegation in Mali.

http://www.trust.org/item/20131128153940-6sopi/?source=hppartner

Good Samaritan

I just spent more time in one place other than home or work than I ever have in my life.

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-11-27/good-samaritan

Research turns attention to family care

... of formal care, as opposed to family care, for dementia patients in order to avoid caregiver burnout, one Western Nursing professor contends. "What I'm suggesting is we need to re-conceptualize and manage family care and formal care resources a lot ...

http://communications.uwo.ca/western_news/stories/2013/November/research_turns_attention_to_family_care.html

Dementia patients were left hungry for hours at scandal-hit NHS trust ...

... briefly closed to new admissions. It has now reopened with 25 per cent more staff Dr Sara Munro, interim director of nursing, has conducted a learning review into how the trust failed to notice the problems at the unit. She said: 'The review found ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2514942/Dementia-patients-left-hungry-hours-scandal-hit-NHS-trust-staff-running-like-headless-chickens.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention

For two guys who do not play the guitar or football and don't shoot ducks on TV, John Barry and... As activists and educators worldwide prepare to mark the 25th observance of World AIDS Day on Dec.1, efforts to curtail the spread of HIV infection in parts of Africa include scaling up efforts to promote voluntary circumcision among adult males.

http://www.dailyworld.com/usatoday/article/3760939

MedMasters Expands Scope to Help Healthcare Professionals Connect

MedMasters has expanded its scope to include men and women at the forefront of the healthcare industry - physicians, nurses, allied health personnel, healthcare IT specialists, administrators and others looking for a powerful way to advance their careers and enrich their professional lives.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11364059.htm

Health OT costs rise $5m in one year

... here are concerns about things like patient safety and medication errors," said Sabrina Wong, associate professor of nursing at UBC's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research.

http://news.ubc.ca/2013/11/28/health-ot-costs-rise-5m-in-one-year/

Beaverton twins' shoes reflect path from sickness to health

Twins Kate and Kira Smith, 17, had a distinct advantage when they sent off their college applications this year: The Beaverton girls each have designed footwear and active apparel for Nike.

http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/202409-beaverton-twins-shoes-reflect-path-from-sickness-to-health-

'The Coolest Thing Ever': How A Robotic Arm Changed 4 Lives

Dee Faught tests a robotic arm installed on his wheelchair in September. Commercially produced robotic arms can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but three Rice engineering students built one for Dee for about $800.

http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/11/28/the-coolest-thing-ever-how-a-robotic-arm-changed-4-lives?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GPBNewsFeed+%28GPB+News%29

Number of Slovak doctors at OECD average, nurses below

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in its latest report on health care, called Health at a Glance 2013, explores the expenses on health care in individual countries.

http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/52212/10/number_of_slovak_doctors_at_oecd_average_nurses_below.html

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

First day of the nurses', technicians' strike at L+M

Members of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, while non-union staff members continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131127/NWS01/131129693/1070/FRONTPAGE

Continuing Care Center Lauded for Reducing Use of Anti-Psychotics

... off-label use of antipsychotics by the American Health Care Association, which says that many individuals in skilled nursing centers are living with some type of dementia. As dementia progresses, behavior often becomes key to communication. This can ...

http://www.kcdzfm.com/continuing-care-center-lauded-reducing-use-anti-psychotics/

Hospital Puts Docs On the Spot To Lower Costs

Summa Akron City Hospital in Ohio is doing something unusual: sharing data with doctors on how much their patients and procedures cost the hospital.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/11/27/247531043/hospital-puts-docs-on-the-spot-to-lower-costs?ft=1&f=93559255

Patient-Centered Medical Home: A coordinated health care system

I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about one of modern health care's most important innovations, the "Medical Home" or Patient-Centered Medical Home .

http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/blogs/ci_24612757/lin-checks-patient-centered-medical-home-coordinated-health

Roane State offering specialized health information courses

... that teaches people to become health unit coordinators. Health unit coordinators typically work in a hospital's nursing unit, and their duties include maintaining patient records, scheduling tests for patients, ordering supplies and acting as a ...

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/nov/27/roane-state-offering-specialized-health-informatio/?partner=RSS

Patient bled to death after surgeon cut an artery during routine...

... Miss Green's blood pressure dropped twice during the operation and in recovery this information was not passed on to nursing staff. The nurses did not realise the significance of the haemoglobin reading and anaesthetist Dr David Kershaw failed to ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514541/Patient-bled-death-surgeon-cut-artery-routine-operation-failed-notice-internal-bleeding.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Diabetic grandmother, 77, died from organ failure after multiple...

... sugar levels, a failure to prescribe and administer the appropriate insulin and a failure to notify the district nursing team when she was discharged. During the inquest, the court heard that Mrs Hibbert was with her son and daughter-in-law on ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514537/Diabetic-grandmother-77-died-organ-failure-multiple-failings-hospital-staff-admitted.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Ticked off! @ speed talking

I am enormously ticked off by TVs in doctor's and medical offices' waiting rooms.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/os-tick-off-11-29-2013-20131128,0,6915482.column?track=rss

schedules job fair, expo Dec. 3

... candidates about open positions and applicants' experience. The job fair will feature three sections: health care/nursing, engineering/oil and gas; and professional/general, allowing job seekers to focus on the areas of interest to them. Applicants ...

http://www.chron.com/jobs/article/Houston-Chronicle-schedules-job-fair-expo-Dec-3-5016815.php

SUNY tells Upstate affiliate to freeze compensation plan used to boost pay of former president

SUNY has ordered an affiliate of Upstate University Hospital to freeze a deferred compensation plan that was used to supplement the pay of Upstate's former president and some other top Upstate officials.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/post_952.html

Memoir 'Goodbye' brings some closure to grieving daughter

Report Published: "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc....

... programs for the benefit of its members. It provides its services through contracts with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, participating physicians, nursing homes, and other health care organizations. BCBSMA is headquartered in Boston, ...

http://reports.pr-inside.com/report-published-blue-cross-and-r3865969.htm

Reader Submitted: a Coat For a Stranger

... and the day's temperature was more like winter than fall. After Gonzalez had finished serving the patients on the nursing floor, he immediately went to his locker, pulled out his winter coat, and brought it to the patient's nurse and requested that ...

http://www.courant.com/community/ellington/hcrs-82602-eastern-connecticut-20131126,0,1187635.story

Unions claim more figures have been fiddled at trust

... for 22 patients might have been delayed by fiddled figures. Karen Webb, regional director for the Royal College of Nursing, said her legal department was looking at allegations by one nurse in an unnamed department, who claimed she was recently ...

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10835083.Unions_claim_more_figures_have_been_fiddled_at_trust/?ref=rss

Carneys Point Care Center could face $48,600 penalty for workplace safety citations

CARNEYS POINT TWP. - A local nursing home has been cited by the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 10 alleged serious violations related to workplace hazards, according to an OSHA statement released Tuesday.

http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2013/11/carneys_point_care_center_could_face_48000_penalty_for_workplace_safety_citations.html

St. Joseph doctors who stuck around feel 'energized'

... most to the hospital's medical staff. "Morale has done a complete about face," said Michele McKee , a director of nursing who has worked at St. Joseph for 32 years. Rosenstein, a private physician who has seen patients at St. Joseph for 15 years, is ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/11/27/st-joseph-doctors-who-stuck-around.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_33+%28Health+Insurance+Industry+News%29

4 vaccine clinics to be held throughout Utah County

Payson, Monday, Dec. 2, 3-4 p.m. at Taylor Elementary, 40 S. 500 West; and on Dec. 3, 10 and 17, 5-7 p.m., at Payson City Center, 439 W. Utah Ave. It takes 10 days or more for vaccines to offer full protection.

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27796689&nid=148&s_cid=rss-extlink

L+M Nurses, Technicians Picket Pequot Health Center

Striking nurses and technicians from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital that work at the Pequot Health Center in Groton stood on the side of the highway in a drenching rain holding picket signs as cars and passersby honked or shouted support.

http://groton.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/lm-nurses-technicians-picket-pequot-health-center

Florida nurse helps typhoon victims

Girlie Garnada, a registered nurse from Port Richie, is joining 3,000 RNs in a sweeping 50-state volunteer effort to help victims of typhoon Haiiyan.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida-nurse-helps-typhoon-victims/-/1637132/23151708/-/dpy6hl/-/index.html

Nuns leave Anaham, the end of an era

... arriving first in 1957 just after her noviciate. They were involved in teaching in the school on the reserve, nursing in the hospital near the convent and pastoral work. "We had over 30 sisters in B.C. at one time, but we opened up mission houses in ...

http://www.wltribune.com/news/233632681.html

First day of the nurses', technologists' strike at L+M

Members of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, while nonunion staff members continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131127/NWS01/131129693/1069/rss

NDP moves to cap pay of Ontario public-sector CEOs

NDP leader Andrea Horwath has been pushing for public-sector salary caps for some time.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ndp-moves-to-cap-pay-of-ontario-public-sector-ceos-1.2442146?cmp=rss

Cover of Caring Conversation workbook courtesy of Center for Practical Bioethics.

Sandy Silva of the Center for Practical Bioethics explains a new type of advance directive - Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences.

http://www.religionnews.com/2013/11/22/spelling-views-end-life-care-spiritual-act/

Lawrence believes in homemade

... High in 1955. "There were three career choices back then, teacher, secretary, and nurse," she said, "and I choose nursing." She attended South Dakota State University at Vermillion. Dupree produced three physicians with Ron Lawrence and Ben ...

http://www.mobridgetribune.com/?p=6323

NDP wants $418,000 salary cap for public sector CEOs, including hospitals, hydro

Ontario's New Democrats want to cap the salaries of CEO's at hospitals, electrical utilities and all public sector agencies at $418,000, twice the premier's annual salary.

http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/ndp-wants-418000-salary-cap-for-public-sector-ceos-including-hospitals-hydro-233618381.html?

Gov. Robert Bentley says report that Medicaid expansion would create 30,000 jobs is 'bogus'

Gov. Robert Bentley, shown here speaking at a Salvation Army event at the State Capitol on Nov. 27, 2013, opposes the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/11/gov_robert_bentley_says_report.html

5 injured by 'Yolanda' treated aboard Chinese hospital ship

At least five people affected by super typhoon "Yolanda" were the initial beneficiaries of medical assistance from the staff of a Chinese hospital ship that arrived in the Philippines Sunday.

http://www.balita.com/5-injured-by-yolanda-treated-aboard-chinese-hospital-ship/?#038;#038;

L+M workers to strike today

American Federation of Teachers Field Representative Greg Kotecki, right, speaks during a press conference while AFT CT 5051 President Stephanie Johnson, center, listens Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, about a pending strike by AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists after talks between the unions and L+M Hospital ... (more)

http://www.theday.com/article/20131126/NWS01/131129729/1019&town=

First day of the nurses', technologists' strike at L+M

Members of Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

http://www.theday.com/article/20131127/NWS01/131129693/1047/rss01

Ipock-a-Lips - Thanksgiving blessings

... hour away, so that means lots of visits. Though I'm grateful that our daughter, Katie, has a job she adores in the nursing field and a husband she is madly in love with, I am sad that they will be moving to Charlotte, N.C. (four hours away) to ...

http://www.gtowntimes.com/article/20131127/GTT04/131129920/ipock-a-lips-thanksgiving-blessings

NDP wants $418,000 salary cap for public sector CEOs, including hospitals, hydro

Midtown Medical celebrates recent quadruplets

... Chen said during the delivery each baby had at least three team members. He also gave a lot of credit to the nursing staff in the Neonatal Care Unit and thanked Children's Miracle Network for their continued support with the latest in medical ...

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/11/27/2824767/midtown-medical-celebrates-recent.html

No Tax Increase in Preliminary York County Budget

... in County subsidy to the 911 Center to $6.4 million, down from $8.2 million in 2013. A subsidy to the Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of $5.7 million. That's down from a budgeted $7.1 million in 2013. The preliminary budget calls for ...

http://fox43.com/2013/11/27/no-tax-increase-in-preliminary-york-county-budget/

Terry Ewton ministry brightens up treatments for cancer patients

RenA Guionnaud, decked out in his silly hat for the day, serves lunch to David Miller, a Terry Ewton Memorial Oncology Ministry volunteer and a cancer patient at Tennessee Oncology.

http://community.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/nov/27/terry-ewton-ministry-brightens-treatments-cancer-p/

Midtown Medical celebrates recent quadruplets

11.07.13: U.S. News Bits

... at the 2013 SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies announced the R. Kirk Landon Challenge. Landon will match all leadership gifts of $50,000 or more up to $1 ...

http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/news/top-stories/110713-us-news-bits

Regina's first Girl Geek Dinner

... a self-confessed geek. We find out about an event for women that's unique, chic and 100 per cent geek. Third year nursing students Rachel Chapman and Brooklyn Brown are collecting warm winter gear to donate to patients in the Mental Health Unit at ...

http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/The Morning Edition - Sask/ID/2420945856/?cmp=rss

Sask. Union of Nurses raises safety concerns about emergency room patients

... emergency care. "People who come into the emergency rooms today have far more complex needs than when I started nursing 25 years ago," Zambory said. Add to that, Regina's two hospitals have too many patients in emergency rooms and too few doctors to ...

http://www.leaderpost.com/health/raises+safety+concerns+about+emergency+room+patients/9217347/story.html

Reader news | This Thanksgiving Make Family Health A Dinner Conversation

... practices at Crossroads Family Medicine in Campbellsville, Ky. He also serves medical director at the Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, also in Campbellsville.

http://www.courier-journal.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.courier-journal.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311270301%26nclick_check%3D1

URI Professor Conducts Survey Suggesting That Nurse-Run Medical...

Nov. 26, 2013 - People who don't have health insurance are often forced to seek treatment at hospital emergency rooms for colds, body aches and other routine illnesses.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/610926/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Martha Delaney Rowlette

... Mrs. Rowlette was a devoted caregiver for many years to her brothers and sisters, and many, many patients during her nursing career. She will be missed and fondly remnembered by the many loving people who cared for her during her long illness until ...

http://www.pal-item.com/viewart/20131127/OBITUARIES/311270303/Martha-Delaney-Rowlette

Grove City Medical Center cuts infections by 80 percent

Grove City Medical Center in Slippery Rock has reduced a hospital-acquired infection by 80 percent over a two-year period ending June 30 as part of a quality care program offered by health insurer Highmark Inc. The decrease in the incidence of the bacterial condition called clostridium difficile at Grove City was the biggest of any hospital ... (more)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/11/27/gcmc-cuts-infection-rate-by-80-percent.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_38+%28Health+Care+Regulation+Industry+News%29

Columbus Giving Guide-Mt. Carmel Foundation

Mount Carmel Foundation was established in 1984 to provide assistance to its parent, Mount Carmel Health System.

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/feature/giving-guide/2013/11/columbus-giving-guide-mt-carmel.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_38+%28Health+Care+Regulation+Industry+News%29

Filipino community launch new charity to help typhoon victims

A charity, which aims to send relief aid to those suffering after one of the world's strongest typhoons struck the Philippines, has been formed in St Albans.

http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/10835282.Filipino_community_launch_new_charity_to_help_typhoon_victims/

UPDATE 1-Ukrainian bank's Eurobonds hurt after it seeks restructuring

A Ukrainian bank has sought to restructure its Eurobonds, becoming the first casualty of jittery markets since President Viktor Yanukovich walked away last week from a free trade pact with the European Union.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/27/ukraine-bank-restructuring-idUSL5N0JC2WB20131127?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews

Zambia: More Nurses Join Strike As Action Spreads

Nurses at the Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital have joined their colleagues at the University Teaching Hospital by downing tools following government's failure to meet their demands.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201311271321.html

Critics say ER wait numbers back up complaints

Details about ER wait times revealed in The - STelegram back up public complaints about too-long lineups for medical attention, says the leader of the NDP.

http://www.cbncompass.ca/News/Local/2013-11-27/article-3504388/Critics-say-ER-wait-numbers-back-up-complaints/1

Blythe Nursing Care Center gets recognized by AHCA

Pictured : Blythe Nursing Care Center owner Sandi Blessing, Business Officer Katie Warren-Kintigos, Director of Nursing Kat Currier, Social Services/Activities Director Rachel Alvarez, Dietary Supervisor Ann Fletcher, Medical Records Supervisor Letisha Oddo, and other support staff.

http://www.paloverdevalleytimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=19490

Sri Lankan court orders health sector unions to stop the strike

Nov 27, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today ordered the country's health sector trade union to cease the trade union action that would inconvenience the patients after hearing a petition filed by a heart patient.

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Nov27_1385558947CH.php

Nurses, Techs Begin Strike At Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

... Anticipating a strike, the hospital hired temporary nurses and technicians to take care of patients and said some nursing supervisors would also fill in. The union estimated that there were 200 temps hired, and although a hospital spokesman declined ...

http://www.courant.com/health/connecticut/hc-l-m-hospital-strike-1127-20131126,0,7385857.story

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Children's surgery unit calms with cartoons

The pediatric area of The Surgery Center of Fairbanks sports jumbo-size decals of SpongeBob SquarePants, Winnie the Pooh, Dora the Explorer, Mickey Mouse and Goofy.

http://www.adn.com/2013/11/25/3197059/childrens-surgery-unit-calms-with.html#storylink=rss

PAPHR brings awareness to HIV and AIDS

Dr. Leo Lanoie speaks about HIV and AIDS during a presentation at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert during AIDS Awareness Week on Monday.

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/section/2013-11-25/article-3501734/PAPHR-brings-awareness-to-HIV-and-AIDS/1

GW Hospital wins 18-year-old whistleblower case

More than 18 years later, George Washington University has finally closed the door on a federal whistleblower lawsuit handled by now-U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson , D-Fla., accusing the university hospital of defrauding Medicare.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2013/11/gw-hospital-wins-19-year-old.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_38+%28Health+Care+Regulation+Industry+News%29

Special 'dream hats' offer support to cancer patients

Wellington School third-graders Maya Avery and Katie Kuttrus work with volunteer Billi Grooms Nov. 16 to make "dream hats" for patients at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/upperarlington/news/2013/11/25/wellington-school-project-special-dream-hats-offer-support-to-cancer-patients.html

Brandon Regional Hospital Celebrates 30 Years Of Delivering Babies

... have advanced fetal monitoring education and are certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Additionally, all nursing staff is certified in neonatal resuscitation. Guagliardo added, "We plan the patient's care to meet the needs of the new family. ...

http://www.ospreyobserver.com/2013/11/brandon-regional-hospital-celebrates-30-years-of-delivering-babies/?#038;#038;

Brandon Resident Is Honoree For Upcoming Jingle Bell Walk For Arthritis

Arthritis is a painful disease that affects 50 million people each year. Kelley Kilpatrick of Brandon is one of these people.

http://www.ospreyobserver.com/2013/11/brandon-resident-is-honoree-for-upcoming-jingle-bell-walk-for-arthritis/?#038;#038;

GW Hospital wins 19-year-old whistleblower case

Nearly 19 years later, George Washington University has finally closed the door on a federal whistleblower lawsuit first filed by now-U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson , D-Fla., accusing the university hospital of defrauding Medicare.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2013/11/gw-hospital-wins-19-year-old.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_36+%28Pharmaceutical+Industry+News%29

Big-hearted staff helps newborns

... 15 years or more," he says. Dr. O'Toole also states that to the parents of the newborns, the true heroes are the nursing staff. "They look after the babies with every effort to make them as comfortable and supported as possible," he says. Queenie ...

http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/5869-big-hearted-staff-helps-newborns.html

Just because a shoe is called comfortable doesn't mean it's good for your foot

I'll be honest: I have rolled my ankle more than once while wearing Dansko clogs.

http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_24550511/just-because-shoe-is-called-comfortable-doesnt-mean?source=rss

Future doctors have a lot at stake, even if they don't know it: A...

A community physician said those words to me more than three years ago, right before I started medical school, and I've heard variations on the theme ever since: Medicine is a thankless profession.

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2013/11/26/future-doctors-have-a-lot-at-stake-even-if-they-dont-know-it-a-students-take-on-the-affordable-care-act/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+stanford%2Fscope+%28SCOPE%29

Bothwell welcomes new chief nursing officer

Crow brings more than 20 years of nursing experience to Bothwell. Most recently, she served as the chief nursing officer at River Region Health System in Vicksburg, Miss.

http://sedalianewsjournal.com/2013/11/26/bothwell-welcomes-new-chief-nursing-officer/

Replacements tribute show set for Friday at First Avenue

... but his will to live is strong ... the revenue from the project has saved us from financial ruin, enabled us to hire nursing help and therapists, and helped to make him as comfortable as possible." All year, New West Records has released ...

http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_24604253/replacements-tribute-show-set-friday-at-first-avenue?source=rss

Chattanooga Doctor Selected To Provide Allergan's VOLUMA

... program for Thanksgiving. This complimentary ambulance transportation is offered to local residents in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, who might otherwise be unable to be with their families for Thanksgiving due to limited access to ...

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/11/26/264358/Chattanooga-Doctor-Selected-To-Provide.aspx

Medical Director of Neuroscience Institute named

John Farr Rothrock, M.D., neurologist, has joined Renown Health as the medical director for Renown Institute for Neurosciences.

http://dailysparkstribune.com/view/full_story/19462552/article-Medical-Director-of-Neuroscience-Institute-named?instance=commented

PRH League of Friends provides new specialist Intensive Care beds at the hospital

the handover to the sister and nursing officer by two long-serving trustees: Elizabeth Green 2nd left, and Joan Dew 3rd left along with 2 volunteers from the League of Friends Coffee Shop. Mrs Dew is vice-chairman of the League, and remembers Mrs ...

http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/news/prh-league-of-friends-provides-new-specialist-intensive-care-beds-at-the-hospital-1-5709424

What are your choices as a hospital patient?

... time has come where she requires care and has the support of many of her family members. A number of Seymour Health nursing staff have been trained as Respecting Patient Choices consultants. These nurses are available to help patients and their ...

http://www.mmg.com.au/local-news/seymour/what-are-your-choices-as-a-hospital-patient-1.63038

Evena Glasses Let You See a Person's Veins: V-Ray Vision

Despite weighing as much as a proton and looking like I've been dead for six hours, I've only been to the hospital once.

http://technabob.com/blog/2013/11/26/evena-x-ray-vision-glasses/

How Bangladesh achieved its 'amazing' health statistics

The London-based medical journal, The Lancet, recently published a series exploring Bangladesh's surprising success, calling it "one of the great mysteries of global health".

http://gantdaily.com/2013/11/26/how-bangladesh-achieved-its-amazing-health-statistics/?#038;#038;

Skegness community church helps Authorpe hedgehog hospital

... Elaine Drewery started Hedgehog Care in 1980 and she relies solely on donations to fund the work she does in the nursing of weak, ill and injured hedgehogs before releasing them back into their natural habitat in the countryside. It costs 40 pence ...

http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/skegness-community-church-helps-authorpe-hedgehog-hospital-1-5709155

Three Ways Obamacare Is Changing How A Hospital Cares For Patients

Obamacare is transforming more than health insurance. In hospitals around the country, the legislation could transform the way doctors and nurses actually care for patients.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/11/26/247216805/three-ways-obamacare-is-changing-how-a-hospital-cares-for-patients?ft=1&f=93559255

Get to know MU Health Services

For Millersville students, part-time or full-time, medical services are offered free of charge right on campus at the Health Services building, which is located on George Street between the Chryst and Hash buildings.

http://thesnapper.com/2013/11/20/get-to-know-mu-health-services/

Three Ways Obamacare Is Changing How A Hospital Cares For Patients

Obamacare is transforming more than health insurance. In hospitals around the country, the legislation could transform the way doctors and nurses actually care for patients.

http://nhpr.org/post/three-ways-obamacare-changing-how-hospital-cares-patients

Glamorous night of pink

More than 300 guests turned out for the Pink Pals' signature fundraising event, "The Pink Carpet Event: Bags, Baubles and the Best of Everything" to benefit York Hospital's Breast Cancer Living Well Program.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131113-NEWS-311130329

Welcome home

... Phase two opens in spring 2014 and will include a memory care neighborhood, post-acute rehabilitation, and nursing care. Residents of the continuing care neighborhood are already enjoying all that Tallgrass Creek has to offer-thoughtfully designed ...

http://ericksontribune.com/2013/11/welcome-home-2/

CarePoint Health Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Lucy's Shelter...

Carepoint Health which includes Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital and Hoboken University Medical Center is spreading the holiday spirit throughout Hudson County.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11366987.htm

Reader Submitted: Local Nurse Elected Regional Coordinator Of Sigma Theta Tau International

Jennifer Allis Vazquez, MSN, RN, of Wallingford, has been elected to the position of Regional Coordinator for Region 15 of Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society for Nursing, during the Biennial Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, last week.

http://www.courant.com/community/rocky-hill/hcrs-82556-statewide-20131125,0,5255522.story

Methany pilot program keeps vulnerable residents out of the hospital

A pilot program at Methany Medical and Education Center to keep its vulnerable patients from being readmitted after a hospitalization has been so successful it will become a fixture.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/methany_pilot_program_keeps_vulnerable_residents_out_of_the_hospital.html

Man with disability says KanCare changes threaten life

... to find many takers and almost certain to find none as qualified as the personal care attendants and certified nursing assistants who now provide his round-the-clock care, all of whom have at least one year of post-secondary training. "Their level ...

http://cjonline.com/news/2013-11-25/man-disability-says-kancare-changes-threaten-life

Mayo Clinic Experts Available to Discuss New Epilepsy Therapy

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- People with epilepsy may have a new high-tech way to manage hard-to-control seizures.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/610855/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Health workers in Sri Lanka's state hospitals to launch two day strike from Wednesday

... minimum overtime rate up to Rs. 200 per hour, a telephone allowance of Rs. 4,000 for Special Grade and First Grade nursing officers and a tariff free vehicle permit for Special Grade and First Grade health officers. However, Rathnapriya also noted ...

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Nov26_1385483418CH.php

Inside our rest homes: Troubled rest home makes big changes

... or bullying the resident, but there were concerns about her conduct and the hospital had referred her to the Nursing Council. Janice van Mil, a senior nurse and the general manager of the Cressida group of five aged care facilities, said dealing ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11163253&ref=rss

Inside our rest homes: Aged care's low-paid workforce

... of 22 per cent, which they said was "not ideal", although rates in the United States were 38-43 per cent for nursing assistants. The McGregor report considered high turnover would affect quality of care, as well as discouraging spending on staff ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/private-healthcare/news/article.cfm?c_id=291&objectid=11163293&ref=rss

Filipino community launch new charity to help typhoon victims

NHS staff numbers increase by 5%

... the NHS workforce has grown by 2,326.2 WTE staff, or 1.8% in the last year. The largest group in the workforce was nursing and midwifery, with 42,114 WTE qualified nurses and midwives working in NHS Scotland on September 30. In the last year the ...

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/uk-news/2013/11/26/nhs-staff-numbers-increase-by-5/

Healthcare is top issue for public according to SUN survey

Healthcare dominates as an issue of top concern for Saskatchewan people, with registered nurse care seen as integral to service delivery according to a province wide public opinion survey.

http://www.swbooster.com/News/2013-11-26/article-3502486/Healthcare-is-top-issue-for-public-according-to-SUN-survey/1

Ground-breaking scan may identify liver disease

A ground-breaking scan that can identify and help to treat liver disease, could make painful and invasive liver biopsies a thing of the past, thanks to a trial being led by the University of Birmingham.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-ground-breaking-scan-liver-disease.html

Breast milk bought online may contain harmful germs

Even after working with several nursing experts, first-time mom Katie Sweet wasn't able to make enough of her own breast milk to feed her newborn daughter.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/23743969/breast-milk-bought-online-may-contain-harmful-germs-study

Integrity Health Coaching Solutions Releases New EZ Coach System...

If the health care system isn't changed to address some of the behavioral causes of why many of us are sick we will never be able to treat those who really need medical attention.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362356.htm

New Isolation Gown Invented by Nurse to Address Hospital Infections

Edison Nation Medical medical device incubator and healthcare innovation portal, announces a licensing agreement with Medline Industries, Inc. for the GoGowna , a revolutionary disposable isolation gown designed by healthcare entrepreneur Ginny Porowski, RN, MA, to reduce the risk of healthcare-acquired infections .

http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/11/new-isolation-gown-invented-by-nurse-to-address-hospital-infections.aspx

Hospitals Urged To Report Quality Electronically In 2014

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services won't require hospitals to report clinical quality measures electronically in 2014, but two Advisory Board Co.

http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/analytics/hospitals-urged-to-report-quality-electronically-in-2014/d/d-id/1112808?

Let's talk about sex...

When public health chief Prof John Ashton recently suggested the age of consent should be reduced to 15, he was quickly slapped down.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25094148#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Greater Cincinnati Health Council elects directors

... Smith , director of the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Debbie Hayes , vice president and chief nursing officer at the Christ Hospital Health Network. Continuing as board members for 2014 will be James May (chairman-elect), chief ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/11/26/greater-cincinnati-health-council.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_cincinnati+%28Business+Courier+of+Cincinnati%29

Circuit of Wales chooses Hospice of the Valleys as lead charity

THE team behind the Circuit of Wales has announced Blaenau Gwent's Hospice of the Valleys has been chosen as its lead charity partner.

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/10835219.Circuit_of_Wales_chooses_Hospice_of_the_Valleys_as_lead_charity/?ref=rss

NLN Leadership Conference Academic Leadership Excellence: Creating...

Nurse educators must master novel strategies and approaches to create and sustain a racial, ethnic, gender-diverse nursing workforce prepared to deliver outstanding care to patient populations of differing backgrounds and resources across dynamic, complex health systems.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11364276.htm

(Im)perfect Parenting: Great expectations

... was all going to be. I expected to be in a state of bliss. I dreamed of sleepy snuggles and lullabies and midnight nursing sessions. The reality of motherhood is very, very different. I'm going to be completely honest: Motherhood is nothing like I ...

http://www.nooga.com/164401/imperfect-parenting-great-expectations/

First Look: November 26

First Look summarizes new working papers, case studies, and publications produced by Harvard Business School faculty.

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7389.html

AmeriCare Medical Sponsored Television Show, "Senior Matters,"...

... advancements. The program is sponsored by AmeriCare Medical, a 33-year old home care company that provides home nursing, durable medical equipment and custom pharmacy services throughout Southeast Michigan. Jamian is the president and CEO of ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/PulseAwards/AmeriCare/prweb11369659.htm

Hospital suspensions over 'concerns'

Three members of staff have been suspended after concerns were raised about care given to an elderly patient at Stafford Hospital. Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust said they were on duty at the time of an incident on 15 November, which was "reported quickly" by nursing staff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-25103418#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Elevator Pitch: Beth Seidenberg on the future of biotech and the latest shake-up at Kleiner Perkins

Monday, November 25, 2013

Oak Hill hospital recognized for quality patient care

Oak Hill Hospital is an undisputed force in the medical community - not only for its massive facility, state-of-the-art specialty care units, recent expansion and top-quality surgeons, nursing staff and support personnel - but also for its focus on quality patient-centered care.

http://hernandotoday.com/he/life/health/oak-hill-hospital-recognized-for-quality-patient-care-20131125/

Childhood exercise may stave off some bad effects of maternal obesity

Rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing were able to stave off some of the detrimental health effects of obesity by exercising during their adolescence, new Johns Hopkins research shows.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-childhood-stave-bad-effects-maternal.html

Logan County Board approves FY 2014 budget

... a counselor. In addition, Lewis has aided in collecting funds for young people entering careers in truck driving and nursing professions. "I have appreciated working with Rod in the years that I have been on the board," said Schumacher. "He's so ...

http://www.lincolndailynews.com/News/today112513_cb.shtml

Cerora, Inc. Wins 2nd Place in Ben Franklin Tech Ventures "Venture Idol" Competition

Health and GE Entrepreneurship Program, today announced that they received more than one third the vote, to take second place in Thursday evening's Ben Franklin Tech Ventures prestigious "Venture Idol" competition.

http://www.macreportmedia.com/ViewSubmission.aspx?submissionRequest=25663

Good Life: Building seniors housing, co-operatively

Kevin Harding of the B.C. Co-operative Association led recent discussion at Duncan United Church about starting a Cowichan co-op for seniors home care, and eventually a seniors co-op housing complex.

http://www.cowichannewsleader.com/news/229295961.html

Cerora, Inc. Wins 2nd Place in Ben Franklin Tech Ventures 'Venture Idol' Competition

Adam Simon, founder of Cerora, presented the company's business plan in a cross between TV's Shark TankA and American IdolA , including plans for Cerora's real-time bio-sensor-based brain assessment technology, which is intended to rapidly provide objective data on concussions "near the playing field" where they occur.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2879771

Flying Pig Alert: BBC's Complimentary Report On Israel Treating Syrians

It is hard to believe, but this next BBC report does not seem to contain one negative word about Israel.

http://www.israellycool.com/2013/11/25/flying-pig-alert-bbcs-complimentary-report-on-israel-treating-syrians/

Hospitals Focus on Doctor Retention

When looking for a new job in the medical field, doctors and nurses may not have North Dakota at the top of their list.

http://www.kfyrtv.com/story/24063623/hospitals

NLN Publishes Vision for Doctoral Preparation for Nurse Educators

... health care system. Without doctorally prepared nurse educators to lead educational reform, we risk producing a nursing workforce that is not ready to provide accessible and affordable care to diverse populations in multiple settings. NLN President ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11364097.htm

St. Peter's Hospital Adopts Central Intake Solution from Care...

With Intake Logistics powering our central intake hub, we are able to most effectively assess patient clinical needs upfront and ensure that we have the right people and resources in place to provide consistently exceptional care.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11364077.htm

Raritan Bay Medical Center Receives Stroke Silver Plus Quality...

... one of less than seven percent of hospitals nationally to achieve re-designation as a Magnet Hospital, recognizing nursing excellence, and is ranked in the top 10 percent of New Jersey hospitals in surgical care according to the 2012 NJ Hospital ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362679.htm

Integrity Health Coaching Solutions Releases New EZ Coach System...

Third in 5-Part Video Training Series For Professional Women Advocates...

... on the integrative medicine and complementary health care arenas. It has been her passion since graduating from nursing school 35 years ago and it's what drives her work to this day as a former health care attorney turned board certified ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11257214.htm

Experient Health Highlights Advantages of Telemedicine In Latest Blog...

... costs. In addition, remote monitoring can help lessen the much larger cost of long hospitalizations or in-home nursing, and may reduce the cost of managing chronic conditions. Remote monitoring can also help prevent hospital readmission by properly ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11365878.htm

440,000 Americans Dying Annually from Preventable Errors: LifeWings...

The newest research released from the Journal of Patient Safety estimates as many as 440,000 Americans die annually as the result of preventable medical errors.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/LifeWingsPatientSafety/MedicalErrors/prweb11309082.htm

Childhood exercise may stave off some bad effects of maternal obesity

Rats whose mothers were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing were able to stave off some of the detrimental health effects of obesity by exercising during their adolescence, new Johns Hopkins research shows.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/jhm-cem112513.php

Shoppers offered free cough tests

MEDICAL experts took to the streets this week to offer people free tests to see if they were suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Shoppers-offered-free-cough-tests/story-20167021-detail/story.html

Erlanger Offers Classes And Events For Dec. 2-14

The Erlanger schedule of classes and events for December 2-14 includes family planning classes, men's health seminar and weight management information.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/11/25/264254/Erlanger-Offers-Classes-And-Events-For.aspx

Ontario Health Depends on Hiring More RNs

... 12.9 per cent of newly graduated RNs were unemployed in 2012. A further 4.1 per cent were working outside of nursing and looking for nursing employment. RNAO says the fact that employment opportunities for RNs have dwindled in recent years should be ...

http://www.portstanleynews.com/details/headline.aspx?menu=1024_News_Letters_Ontario+Health+Depends+on+Hiring+More+RNs

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