Nursing - News February 17, 2011

500 hospital jobs go to save A 50m (Hampshire Chronicle)
A leading hospital is to axe 500 jobs including nurses and consultants to save over 50 million, leading to the closure of wards and loss of beds, union leaders have said.

Hutcheson Medical Center awaits changes in wake of resignations (Catoosa County News)
Hutcheson Medical Center 's sudden changes in leadership, publicly announced Tuesday morning, Feb.

What type of nursing degree works for you? (Http)
For folks who love to help and care for people, nursing can be a gratifying career option.

Santa Monica nursing home fined $100K in death a " The Associated Press (Enlace)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 5:50 p.m. LOS ANGELES - State health officials have fined a Santa Monica nursing home $100,000 after a toothless patient choked on a pork chop and died.

Pharmacist cares about drug safety, efficiency (Ankeny Press Citizen)
Dr. Geoffrey Wall hopes students can learn from his 18 years' experience as a pharmacist.

MCCC presents degrees to 35 nursing program grads (Trenton Downtowner)
Graduates of MCCC's Nursing Program after their pinning ceremony. Fifteen plus inches of snow on Jan.

Student nurses warn of cut backlash (Wicklow People)
Student nurses march through Dublin over the proposed abolition of pay for fourth-year full-time trainee nurses and midwives More photos: Wednesday February 16 2011 Angry student nurses have warned politicians they will be punished in the General Election unless plans to abolish their pay during ward placements are reversed.

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