Archive for the ‘Nursing News’ Category

California Bill SB1501

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

A new bill, SB 1501 is on the table. The bill would allow mid-wives, practitioners, and physician’s assistants to perform abortions. The techniques they are allowed to use would be the most common and safest and only in the first trimester of pregnancy.

The author of this bill is the Democratic Senator, Christine Kehoe. The senator believes that the bill, if passed into law, would help women access procedures earlier. When an abortion is performed very early it is much safer. As access is increased, the number of complications from later term abortion s would drop.

Nurses Develop Teddy Bear Program to Save Newborn’s Lives

Thursday, September 27th, 2012

It’s no surprise that one of a parents biggest fears is accidentally leaving a child behind. As adults, we often share stories of our moms forgetting us in the supermarket and having to come back to rescue us. These stories usually have happy endings, but occasionally the endings are tragically heartbreaking.

Idaho Nursing Schools Race To Find More Students

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

In Idaho, the shortage has driven schools to actively advertise all over the state for students. For the past few years the shortage of nurses has been impacting facilities all over the state. Double shifts and short staffing has created a crisis that the state government has tried to lessen by offering grants and awards to those who join programs.

People that wish to apply to nursing school, in Idaho, will find a number of resources available for financial aid. Grants and low cost loans are at an all-time high availability. Government reimbursements for those that must take loans are available as well.

25,000 Kenyan Nurses Fired

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

In , 25,000 nurses were removed from the government payroll due to their strike. Last year, a salary increase was promised to nurses, along with better facilities and access to better equipment. When the government failed to deliver on their promise, nurses across the country went on strike. The strike began on March 1, 2012.

March 8, the Kenyan government removed 25,000 names of the striking nurses from the payrolls. Many that criticize the removal say that the move to fire the nurses will put Kenya into a serious healthcare crisis. With that many nurses out of work, there will be hardly any staff available to care for ill or injured patients.

Robert F. Kennedy’s Son Attacks Nurses

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

Nurses have to deal with a wide variety of challenges simply because of the nature of their jobs. Unfortunately, they do have to sometimes deal with combative patients, after all, no one likes to be sick or injured, and some patients are not in their right frames of mind when they are receiving medical care. But what happens when the attack comes from a loved one or family member? In January, an unusual and violent attack happened at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, NY, involving the son of a famous, 1960’s era politician.

Ohio Sees Rise In Complaints Against Nurses

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

In 2011, the state of Ohio saw a substantial rise in complaints against nurses. The number of complaints was significantly higher than the national average compared to the past several years. A number of factors have contributed to this rise.

One factor is that patients are more aware of their rights today than in previous years. Public awareness and a higher percentage of informed patients concerning their rights leads to more complaints against nurses that fail to follow correct procedures.

Vampire Diaries Series Searches for Real Nurses

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Many movies and television shows these days offer some specific scientific elements. Consultants are called in for everything from cooking to historical information as well as period costume dress and set design. It pays to specialize, as far as Hollywood is concerned. War movies hire experts in battlefield technology and maneuvers, martial arts movies almost always have real martial artists choreographing the actor’s moves. Writer Tom Clancy has provided information related to espionage and ‘war games’ for more than one big budget film. It is also common place for actors to train in a specific skill before filming their roles. For instance, Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman trained extensively for their roles as ballet dancers for the recent blockbuster movie Black Swan, and still talented body doubles were used for the trickier dance routines.

Texas Nurse Goes On Trial For Bleach Injection Murders

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Kimberly Saenz, a 38 year old in , is accused of killing five dialysis patients under her care. The charges state that Saenz injected household bleach into the dialysis lines of the patients.  She is also charged with aggravated assault against five other patients. Saenz was indicted on March 5, 2012 for the 2008 deaths. Her lawyer answered “Not guilty” to each of the charges.

Missouri Nurse Gives Kidney to Co-worker

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Any illness can be harrowing, but those requiring transplants can be particularly devastating. There are literally thousands of people waiting for transplants at this moment, and many will die before the organs they need become available.

For Liz Anderson, of Kansas City, Missouri, finding a suitable donor was an ordeal. Since January of 2011, Ms. Anderson has a condition that caused her to need dialysis. Though immediate family members are often close enough matches to be able to provide kidneys, testing revealed that all of the relatives that tested to donate to her were excluded. But her prayers were answered in the form of her friend and co-worker, Toni Lamb.

Nurse Practitioners Easing Physician Shortage

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Partly because of an increase in people needing medical care due to aging baby boomers, the health care industry is seeing a shortage of licensed physicians. With available appointments becoming more and more scarce in some communities, practitioners are stepping up in droves to help. According to one recent study, there are over 150,000 practitioners currently working in the United States. This number represents a twelve percent increase since 2004.