Nursing

The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced that Steven Lisco, MD, will serve as chairman of the department of anesthesiology, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius kicked off National Nurses Week with a statement that both thanks nurses and commends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for creating job and educational opportunities for those care providers.

Most anesthesiologists support greater operating room waste recycling but think that there are several key obstacles to overcome, according to a survey published in the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital announced that Marc Orlandi, MD, will serve as chief pediatric anesthesiologist. He previously worked with Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso.

Men from blue-collar jobs are increasingly joining the ranks of nurses due to significant layoffs in factories, warehouses and auto companies, according to a New York Times report.

A California court last week ruled that nurses trained to administer anesthetics can give them to patients without physician supervision, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Christopher Deyo, MD, has been named assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, according to a Wauwatosa Now report.

Female nurses who work rotating night shifts in addition to day and evening shifts may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those who only work days or evenings, according to a new study by the…

Texas Tech University has broken ground for a new $15 million nursing school on its Health Sciences Center campus in Abilene, Texas.

Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y., will soon open a new, $65 million inpatient building, the first addition to the hospital in 40 years, according to a Wall Street Journal report.