Nursing - News June 18, 2011

'Anatomy inspectors' keep us safe after death (Canada East)
You might be pleased to learn that under Paragraph 11 of the Anatomy Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council has appointed four New Brunswickers as "Inspectors of Anatomy, effective May 18, 2011." RON WARD/TIMES & TRANSCRIPT France Lger is an organ donation resource nurse at The Moncton Hospital, but she has recently taken on a new role as one of ...

Pierpont Plans For New 'Licensed Practical Nurses' Program (The State Journal)
It will be offered through Pierpont's Health Careers Center in Braxton County. Pierpont Community and Technical College received more than $200,000 in grant money to launch a new program.. The 'Licensed Practical Nurses' training program will be offered through Pierpont's Health Careers Center in Braxton County.

High Price Of Long-Term-Care Insurance Prompts Growth In Life Insurance With Care Options (The Hartford Courant)
Life insurers saw tremendous growth last year in products that offer a component for long-term-care and critical care, according to research released Friday by Windsor-based LIMRA.

St. Christopher's Hospital Gives 40 Philadelphia Students A Career Head-Start (CBS Local)
About 40 young people growing up in some of Philadelphia's toughest neighborhoods, many of whom may have thought they had no chance of getting a good job or a good education, graduated today from the St.

Nursing student Alice on an Africa mission (Northampton Today)
A CHILDREN'S nursing student from Northampton is heading off to Ghana on a placement where she hopes to take experience and leave behind much-needed medical supplies.

Nursing college breaks ground (News Journal)
Ashland University broke ground on its Dwight Schar College of Nursing on Thursday, an early step in a construction effort to turn an empty field into a $15.5 million, state-of-the-art educational facility.

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