Concord Woman Named 'Extreme Huntress 2012'
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Woman won online essay contest and popular voteA Bay Area woman has just claimed an award even she didn't expect: Extreme Huntress of 2012. Think of it as the "Miss America" of the hunting community. It's a big deal. Concord resident Tiffany Brewer recently won the nationwide contest, sponsored by Tahoe Films and Tom Opre, host of the NBC Sports outdoors show "Eye of the Hunter." Entrants had to submit a 500-word essay on why they considered themselves the Extreme Huntress. Ten finalists were chosen based on their essays, then it was up to popular online vote to determine the... |
Video: Saudi Arabia to Probe 'Dancing Nurses' (YouTube - Asian Nurses at Hospital Birthday Party)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Video: Saudi Arabia to probe 'dancing nurses' U-Tube (sic) video shows Asian nurses dancing during birthday party at hospital Saudi health authorities have opened an investigation into three films published on U-Tube showing Asian nurses dancing at a mixed-gender birthday party inside a government hospital. The three separate films showed several male and female nurses were involved in the concert that included music and dances, which are strictly banned at Saudi hospitals and other public facilities. The films showed the party was held at King Fahd Hospital in the eastern town of Hofouf and the participants were apparently from the... |
(Goddess) Belgian Nurse Who Saved American Soldiers During Battle of Bulge Honored 67 Years Later
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| <p>BRUSSELS (AP) -- A Belgian nurse who saved the lives of hundreds of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at the end of World War II was given a U.S. award for valor Monday - 67 years late.</p> |
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Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| My wife PASSED Her Iowa LPN Boards AND.... |
Tampa woman saves man's life, then finishes triathlon
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| ST. PETERSBURG — A Tampa woman saved the life of a man who had a heart attack during a triathlon Saturday morning, race officials said. Teresa McCoy, 37, was just about to finish the bike portion of the Meek and Mighty Triathlon, part of the annual St. Anthony's Triathlon events, when she saw two police officers huddled over a fellow rider along Bayshore Drive. McCoy recognized the middle-aged man as runner No. 100. The two had chatted briefly before the start of the race. McCoy, a nurse at Tampa General Hospital's cardiac lab, was No. 96. With other riders speeding... |
Vanderbilt Abandons Policy Forcing Nursing Students to Do Abortions
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Vanderbilt Abandons Policy Forcing Nursing Students to Do Abortions Nashville, TN -- After a pro-life legal group filed a complaint against Vanderbilt University for a policy requiring incoming nursing students to assist in abortions, the college has caved and modified the policy. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/01/12/vanderbilt-abandons-policy-forcing-nursing-students-to-do-abortions/ |
Danbury nurse, shot at work, files intent to sue Newtown Police (Shot in Danbury)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| NEWTOWN -- Andy Hull -- the Bethel nurse and former Marine shot three times while on the job at Danbury Hospital in March -- has notified the town of Newtown that he may sue if because of the way town police dealt with the 86-year-old man accused of shooting Hull. Attorney Daniel Rosen, of New Haven, filed the papers last week informing the town of Hull's intent to sue. Rosen represents Hull and his wife Erica. Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra confirmed Monday that the town has received the notice of intent to sue and has referred the matter to... |
Controversy in Saudi Arabia over Fatwa Permitting Breastfeeding of Adults
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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Controversy in Saudi Arabia over Fatwa Permitting Breastfeeding of Adults By: Y. Admon* Introduction Sheikh 'Abd Al-Muhsin Al-'Obikan, an advisor at the Saudi Justice Ministry, recently issued a fatwa allowing the breastfeeding of adults. The fatwa is aimed at enabling an unrelated man and woman to be secluded in the same room, a situation which Islam considers forbidden gender mixing. The rationale behind the fatwa is that breastfeeding creates a bond of kinship between the man and woman, rendering the man her mahram,[1] thus making it acceptable for them to be together in seclusion. The fatwa created a stir...
NY Hospital Apologizes to Nurses Punished for Refusing to Facilitate Abortion (Right, and?)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Wednesday May 5, 2010 NY Hospital Apologizes to Nurses Punished for Refusing to Facilitate Abortion Hospital conscience policy still illegal? By Kathleen GilbertNEW YORK, April 29, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The president of a New York hospital has reversed punishment against eight nurses who refused to take part in an abortion, and has issued an apology to some of them, reported Newsday on Thursday. However, there remains question as to whether the hospital would have persisted in coercing the nurses, in conflict with New York and federal law, had the patient's case been accurately deemed an "emergency situation.""We erred in our... |
Nurses who refused to assist in abortion disciplined
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| EAST MEADOW — Eight nurses who refused to participate in an abortion at Nassau University Medical Center here March 31 are resisting disciplinary action levied on them by hospital officials. “This is a horrendous situation,” said one of the labor/delivery nurses disciplined who asked that her name not be used. She and the others, she said, had signed paperwork at the time they began working there stipulating that they would not be required to assist in abortions but have often faced pressure to do so. Some of the nurses involved have lost vacation time and others have their cases still... |
RP urged to maximize potential as medical tourism, retirement hub in Asia (Philippines)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| THE Philippines should maximize its potential as a medical tourism, wellness and retirement hub in Asia, experts said. Medical tourism alone is projected to be a $188-billion industry by 2013, as more and more people seek quality health care overseas. Medical tourism in the Philippines is quietly but surely bringing benefits into the country. More than revenue, the benefits of medical tourism, wellness and retirement combined are larger, more substantial and more long-term than what can be quantified simply in financial terms, Sanjiv Malik, a renowned guru in medical tourism in India, told reporters during a press conference at the... |
Nursing in Name Only
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Nursing in Name Only Malcolm A. Kline, February 4, 2010 Boston College has appeared to have taken the ultimate step in breaking with Catholic doctrine. “Questions are being raised over the fact that Boston College has hired a former Planned Parenthood employee to be a nursing professor at the school,” onenewsnow.com reported on December 14, 2009. “The hiring is problematic for some Catholics because Dr. Allyssa Harris worked previously at two Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in Massachusetts and North Carolina.” “The fact that Boston College, a theoretically Catholic institution, is employing her is antithetical,” Michael Barnett of the American Life... |
Everett nursing home accused of neglect after death of man, 97
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| EVERETT, WA — An Everett nursing home is being accused of neglecting a 97-year-old man and allowing his penis to slowly rot off. A lawsuit was filed against the Everett Rehabilitation and Care Center earlier this week. The lawsuit alleges that nursing home staff failed to adequately care for a patient who had developed penile cancer. The man died March 31, 2008, about two weeks after he was rushed to the emergency room and doctors made the grim discovery. They were the first to report that the man's penis had disintegrated, Seattle attorney James Gooding said Thursday. “They were shocked... |
Illinois Nursing Homes Mix Felons, Seniors[Errors And Omissions Understate Criminal Records]
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| An elderly woman is raped in her room, and police arrest a 21-year-old ex-convict with acute psychiatric problems. When the victim is interviewed by investigators five days later, she shakes with fear. A frail man blind in one eye is slashed in the throat by a gang member, police say. About a year earlier, the same assailant allegedly had stabbed him in the face with an ice pick. A man in a wheelchair dies of head injuries so severe that his doctor says it looked like he was hit with a baseball bat. One of the suspects is a 24-year-old... |
Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| A group of anesthesiologists sing a cute parody. |
Nurse forced to participate in abortion, speaks out
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| New York City, N.Y., Jul 28, 2009 / 05:12 am (CNA).- "It felt like a horror film unfolding," said Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo, the Brooklyn nurse who says she was forced to aid an abortion against her will. Now Cenzon-DeCarlo is speaking out, describing the terror she felt as she was asked to sacrifice her religious convictions for the sake of her job.Catherina Cenzon-DeCarlo, a devout Catholic, says she has been having nightmares and difficulty sleeping ever since the incident took place on May 24, reports the New York Post."I couldn't believe that this could happen," Cenzon-DeCarlo told the Post, describing how... |
UK: Royal College of Nursing drops opposition to assisted suicide
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Royal College of Nursing has become the only major medical insistutions to withdraw its opposition to assisted dying to neutral meaning it will neither support nor oppose a change in the law. The College, which represents 400,000 members, has now adopted a neutral stance after a three month consultation. The deaths of Sir Edward Downes and his wife Lady Downes at Dignitas clinic in Switzerland reignited the debate over the so-called right-to-die. The case was particularly controversial as although Lady Downes, 74, was suffering from terminal illness, Sir Edward was not, 85. Earlier this month an amendment to the Coroners... |
Calls to ban 'nasty, racist' BNP members from nursing (UK)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Members of the BNP should be banned from being nurses, according to a motion passed at Unison’s Health Care Service Group Conference today. Delegates voted unanimously in favour of the motion, submitted by the National Nursing Sector, which calls for a law to prevent BNP members becoming nurses. It also calls for support from the NMC, which states that nurses should not discriminate against patients on the basis of race, but does not ban BNP membership outright. Proposing the motion, Mick McKeown, nursing sector committee member, said that the racist views of the BNP were incompatible with the public service... |
Pay Incentives Help Military Avoid Nursing Shortage
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| WASHINGTON, March 20, 2009 – The Army, Navy and Air Force nurse corps are highly trained, capable and critical to the wartime mission of each service, the corps’ leaders told a congressional committee this week. The Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee heard testimony March 18 from the services’ nursing chiefs. Each reported a healthy force that plays a vital role in maintaining the health of America’s servicemembers and saving lives on the battlefield. Despite a nationwide nursing shortage, all three services have had success in recruiting and retaining nurses, the leaders said. New incentive and training programs will help boost... |
20 ways to Happy, Healthy Breastfeeding
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| As I work with new mothers in the hospital, I often hear comments like, “nursing my baby scares me more than labor.” During pregnancy, you have probably been inundated with unwanted (and usually inaccurate) advice about breastfeeding, so it’s no wonder that you are terrified to nurse. These 20 simple tips will help you to relax, forget about the myths you have heard and enjoy your breastfeeding experience. 1. Get support Good support is imperative for new nursing mothers. The key is to find support from someone who really knows what they are talking about and from someone who is... |
US healthcare system pinched by nursing shortage
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| The U.S. healthcare system is pinched by a persistent nursing shortage that threatens the quality of patient care even as tens of thousands of people are turned away from nursing schools, according to experts. The shortage has drawn the attention of President Barack Obama. During a White House meeting on Thursday to promote his promised healthcare system overhaul, Obama expressed alarm over the notion that the United States might have to import trained foreign nurses because so many U.S. nursing jobs are unfilled. Democratic U.S. Representative Lois Capps, a former school nurse, said meaningful healthcare overhaul cannot occur without fixing... |
'Right to die' can become a 'duty to die'
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Imagine that you have lung cancer. It has been in remission, but tests show the cancer has returned and is likely to be terminal. Still, there is some hope. Chemotherapy could extend your life, if not save it. You ask to begin treatment. But you soon receive more devastating news. A letter from the government informs you that the cost of chemotherapy is deemed an unjustified expense for the limited extra time it would provide. However, the government is not without compassion. You are informed that whenever you are ready, it will gladly pay for your assisted suicide. |
New babies never grow old for veteran nurse
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| New babies never grow old for veteran nurse By Fred Solis Linda Pulliam / Photo Credit: Catholic Advance Wichita, Feb 7, 2009 / 01:52 pm (CNA).- Even after 18 years working as a registered nurse in labor and delivery, Linda Pulliam never tires of the excitement and joy of bringing new lives into the world each day."When they are born it’s just a miracle, and it never gets old," Linda Pulliam, a registered nurse at the NewLife Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center said. "It’s an exciting place to work because grandma and grandpa are waiting outside the door... |
Victory for Christian Nurse Facing Sack for Offering to Pray for Patient
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| Friday February 6, 2009 Victory for Christian Nurse Facing Sack for Offering to Pray for Patient WESTON, U.K. February 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Caroline Petrie, the nurse from Weston-super-Mare who was suspended without pay for asking a patient whether she would like to be prayed for, was reinstated by North Somerset Primary Care Trust last night. The dramatic turn-around by North Somerset Primary Care Trust comes days after extensive media coverage and news reports which revealed that Mrs. Petrie, a born again Christian and mother of two, was suspended after her employers discovered that she had asked a patient... |
Nursing industry: Please accept a job with us
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 02:53:37 PM
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| MILWAUKEE — Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. Sounds too good to be true, especially in an economy riddled with job cuts in nearly every industry. But applicants for nursing jobs are still so scarce that recruiters have been forced to get increasingly inventive. One Michigan company literally rolled out a red carpet at a recent hiring event. Residential Home Health, which provides in-home nursing for seniors on Medicare, lavished registered nurses and other health care workers with free... |
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