Thieving nurse is unfit to work - This is Sentinel
26 May 2012, 3:31 am
A nurse has been banned from the profession for 12 months after she stole a doctor's prescription pad and used it to obtain drugs. Susan McCall helped herself to the pad from an out-of-hours GP's office at Longton Cottage Hospital. She then forged one of ...

nurse’s rights violated - Malta Independent Daily
26 May 2012, 2:27 am
The First Hall of the Civil Court, in its Constitutional Jurisdiction, found that the Public Service Commission had violated fundamental human rights in terminating the employment of a nurse. Mr Justice Tonio Mallia ordered the re-instatement of the nurse ...

nurse practitioners gaining popularity in Iowa, US - MySanAntonio
25 May 2012, 11:57 pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — When patients come to see Marcia Hillman at Arrowhead Medical Center, they sometimes call her doctor. Hillman gently corrects them — she's actually an advanced registered nurse practitioner — but she understands their confusion.

Professional nurse Adm HOS - nurse.com
25 May 2012, 10:59 pm
Responsible for coordinating and providing high quality nursing care to Hospice patients and families consistent with Hospice Care philosophy, policy, goals and objectives, and Standards of Nursing Practice. Works under moderate supervision. Licensure ...

Ursuline College nurse educator receives first ATI Touch Award - Vindy.com
25 May 2012, 10:31 pm
Kathy Rogers of Youngstown, nurse educator for the Breen School of Nursing at Ursuline College, has received ATI Nursing Education’s first nurse’s Touch Award. Nominated by a peer nurse educator at Ursuline, she was specifically selected for ...

Job spotlight: Cindy Nieves, registered nurse at Doctors Hospital - Ledger-Enquirer
21 May 2012, 8:24 am
Education: 1984 graduate of Jordan High School; Bachelor of science in nursing, Columbus State University, 1996; Wound, ostomy and continence certification, Emory University, 2011; formerly certified in chemotherapy Previous jobs: Oversaw care ...

A nurse practitioner-driven palliative care intervention improves cancer patients' quality of life - medicalxpress.com
18 May 2012, 11:40 am
Recent studies have shown that palliative care interventions aimed at addressing patients' emotional, spiritual and social needs have a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life and may even improve cancer patients' overall survival.

Florence, nurse Shark, Becomes Vegetarian Following Surgery (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
16 May 2012, 6:59 pm
A nurse shark at the Birmingham National Sea Life Center in England appears to have become the world's first vegetarian shark after developing a palate for heads of lettuce and other veggies, TreeHugger reports. Florence, a 6-foot nurse shark ...

Walden University Introduces New MSN nurse Practitioner Specializations - Yahoo Finance
16 May 2012, 11:57 am
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As our society's population grows, so does the need for quality, comprehensive, accessible and affordable healthcare. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, advanced practice nurses, including nurse ...

nurse practitioners say Texas should cut unneeded limits on their Rx powers - Dallas Morning News (blog)
14 May 2012, 5:36 pm
Texas' nearly 7,000 nurse practitioners and about 4,500 of their nursing colleagues with advanced training say the state needs to unshackle their talents by updating a 23-year-old law that imposes "unnecessary restrictions" on their treating of patients.