Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Nursing / Midwifery News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/nursing/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156310.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156310.php In an effort to encourage medical professionals to provide services to low-income rural populations in India, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced an initiative that will significantly raise the salary of "doctors, specialists and para-medical staff" who elect to work in "rural, particularly far-flung and inaccessible areas," the Hindu reports. Primary Care / General Practice Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156329.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156329.php Doctors and nurses consider job security and the differences between primary care and specialties when choosing their career paths.The Business Courier of Cincinnati reports on an increase in nursing: "The recession has people craving a safe harbor, and nursing is probably the closest thing to it. Primary Care / General Practice Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155988.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155988.php Katherine Camacho Carr, CNM, PhD, a certified nurse-midwife, professor and assistant dean of graduate studies at the Seattle University College of Nursing, is the recipient of the 2009 Hattie Hemschemeyer Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM.) The "Hattie" is ACNM's most prestigious award and was presented to Carr at ACNM's 54th Annual Meeting in Seattle. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155990.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155990.php Karen Black Burgin, CNM, MA, of Montclair, New Jersey was inducted into the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (FACNM) at the ACNM's 54th Annual Meeting in Seattle this past spring. Burgin earned her master's in nursing from Columbia University's Teachers College and obtained her midwifery education from Stae University of New York (SUNY)-Downstate Medical Center. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155994.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155994.php Responding to the publication of Lord Darzi's report, High Quality Care for All: Our Journey So Far, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "Nurses have always strived to deliver quality care and welcomed Lord Darzi's vision for how clinical staff could achieve this. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156001.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156001.php The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) warmly congratulated Rosemary Bryant - Australia's Chief Nursing and Midwifery officer - on her appointment as President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Lee Thomas ANF Assistant Federal Secretary said Rosemary's appointment was great news and an honour for Australian nurses. "Throughout her extensive and significant career, Rosemary Bryant has worked to maintain and develop excellence in nursing. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155947.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155947.php The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at The University of Western Ontario has announced a $2 million research chair to address issues surrounding the chronic shortage of registered nurses in Canada and the United States. Dr. Heather Laschinger, Ph.D., was named the first Arthur Labatt Family Nursing Research Chair in Human Resource Optimization. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155802.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155802.php Fox News examines a U.S.-supported program in Iraq that is equipping women with the skills they need to become nursing aids. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155833.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155833.php For the first time RCN members can get a unique insight into the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress care of a daily blog. Chair of the Association of Nursing Students (ANS) Naomi Baker has already started sending back daily reports from Durban, South Africa, where the 24th Quadrennial ICN Congress is being held. The ICN represents more then 130 national nursing associations, working together to promote the global advancement of nursing. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155849.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155849.php The Australian Nursing Federation joined other unions in celebrating the end of WorkChoices. Lee Thomas, ANF Assistant Federal Secretary said the Fair Work Act will bring improved access for all workers to collective bargaining and union representation. "It is great for us to be able to say to the 170,000 ANF members 'as of tomorrow you will have access to more complete union representation and therefore better working conditions. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155831.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155831.php The Scottish Government has announced a new approach to the modernisation of community nursing in Scotland, but having listened to the grave concerns of the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, the specialist skills of health visitors, district nurses and school nurses will not now be lost. RCN Scotland and other trade unions have reached agreement with the Scottish Government to work together to modernise community nursing within a team setting throughout NHS Scotland. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155832.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155832.php The RCN has responded to the recent (29 June) publication of Building Britain's Future with Director of RCN England, Tom Sandford, saying of the two week target to see a cancer specialist: "Two weeks can seem like an eternity when waiting for a diagnosis, and cancer patients will be reassured that they should be seen in this short time. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155809.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155809.php Registered nurses and hospital employees will hold a patient care vigil Tuesday night, at UC Irvine Medical Center (UCIMC), to protest the administration's retaliatory actions against Ethel Mark, an RN who has worked in the hospital's cardiac care unit for the last seven years as a model patient advocate. Ms. Mark was informed that she could expect to be terminated by the beginning of July. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155725.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155725.php Frances E. Likis, DrPH, NP, CNM, of Nashville, TN, received the 2009 Kitty Ernst Award, one of the most prestigious honors awarded by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), during ACNM's 54th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Seattle, WA. "Francie's energy and enthusiasm are clearly evident in her day-to-day work. Nursing / Midwifery Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155726.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155726.php In an unprecedented move today, millions of midwives, nurses and doctors across the world delivered a message to G8 leaders to take urgent action to prevent women dying needlessly in pregnancy and childbirth. With more than half a million maternal deaths every year, health workers have joined forces to ask world leaders to put the issue of maternal mortality at the top of the agenda at next month's G8 Summit. Pregnancy / Obstetrics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155686.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155686.php A series of articles in the July/August 2009 issue of The Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (JMWH) focuses on midwives' participation in the education of medical students and residents. Nursing / Midwifery Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155576.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155576.php The NMC announced the appointment of Roger Thompson as its new Director of Standards and Registration. Roger has been Interim Director of Standards and Registration since the appointment of Kathy George as NMC Chief Executive & Registrar in March 2009. Roger will start his new role with immediate effect. Nursing / Midwifery Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155577.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155577.php The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) is extremely concerned about the length of time that it is taking to resolve the issues for the families of former patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. There have been two police investigations, which concluded in 2007, followed by an inquest conducted by the local coroner and continuing proceedings before the General Medical Council (GMC). Nursing / Midwifery Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155516.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155516.php More than 50 further education colleges are set to make redundancies leading to the closure of a huge number of nurseries, according to UNISON, UCU and NUS. The unions predict that the number of college crèche closures will hit record highs across the 433 colleges in the UK, with reports of cuts being received on a daily basis, including more than ten planned this week alone. Nursing / Midwifery Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155354.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155354.php With action heating up in Washington for enactment of comprehensive healthcare reform, the nation's largest RN union and professional association joined with progressive Democratic Party activists today in calling for the most "robust" reform of all to repair the nation's healthcare crisis, by enacting a single-payer system in the form of an expanded and updated Medicare for all. Nursing / Midwifery Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155331.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155331.php The Louisiana House on Tuesday voted 88-12 in favor of a bill (H.B. 517) that would expand the ability of health care workers to refuse to participate in certain services based on moral or religious beliefs, the Primary Care / General Practice Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155238.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155238.php Students wishing to pursue a career in nursing will have a helping hand thanks to an innovative partnership between City University London, five London colleges and one other university, in an agreement brokered by Linking London, a Lifelong Learning Network. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155169.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155169.php The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "'Anonymous' Republican Senator Obstructs Resolution To Condemn Clinic Violence," Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check: On Thursday, an unnamed Republican senator "used his power to put a 'hold'" on a resolution ( Abortion Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155174.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155174.php RNs Protest Cuts to Public Health, Pediatrics, TB Clinic, and Other Outpatient Services at San Joaquin County San Joaquin registered nurses Wednesday will protest proposed cuts in public healthcare services that they say will hit especially hard against children and families in San Joaquin County. The RNs, members of the California Nurses Association/NNOC, will speak out at a county hearing on proposed budget cuts. Nursing / Midwifery Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155165.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155165.php Elizabeth Letts, an author and certified nurse-midwife, in the New York Times' "Cases" column on Tuesday reports on her first experience assisting in the delivery of a stillborn infant. Nursing / Midwifery