Nursing - News June 23, 2011

5 jobs with high salary, low education (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
The cost of higher education is on the rise. According to the report "College of 2020" by Chronicle Research Services, the largest increases in college tuition compared with inflation in the last decade have been at public four-year institutions.

Off-duty officer, nurses help when student collapses in basketball game (The News-Gazette)
CHAMPAIGN - A Findlay teenager was listed in stable condition Wednesday at a Peoria hospital after he was resuscitated by an off-duty Champaign police officer and two nurses at a summer league basketball game at Parkland College.

JCC To Expand Nursing Lab Facilities By 40 Percent (The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York)
By Chad Gustafson , With the acquisition of $92,800 in federal funding, Jamestown Community College expects to see its nursing lab facilities expand by 40 percent in the near future.

Team of mobile dentists treats shut-in patients (WCSH-TV Portland)
Who doesn't hate going to the dentist? Taking the time to get there can be just as painful as whatever you need fixed, but that doesn't have to be the case.

Molina Healthcare helps support Hispanic nurses, nursing students in Auburn (The Auburn Reporter)
Molina Healthcare of Washington recently celebrated the launch of the first-ever Western Washington Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses .

College student describes nursing home life (Capital Weekly)
Pushing a walker in front of her, Katie Clouthier enters a room at Maine General Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Gray Birches with a big smile on her face.

Health Secretary Sebelius Visiting Denver (CBS Local)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is visiting Denver to highlight a program aimed at stopping preventable injuries and complications in patient care.

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