Nursing - News August 24, 2011

WellStar Donates Nearly $1 Million to GHC's Nursing Program (Cedartown Standard Plus)
WellStar Health System has donated $983,972 to Georgia Highlands College to be disbursed over two years for its nursing programs, specifically to help prepare students for the college's new Bachelor of Science in nursing and to support onsite programs for WellStar team members.

Nurses at Risk for Accidental Exposure to Chemo Drugs: Study (HON)
Accidental exposure to highly toxic chemotherapy drugs is common among cancer nurses in the United States, a new study finds.

Nurses plan to picket Marcus Daly Hospital (The Bitterroot Star)
Fifty Registered Nurses have planned an informational picket at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital today, Wednesday, August 24.

Illinois officials pull more health care licenses (KSDK-TV Saint Louis)
Eleven more Illinois doctors and nurses have lost their licenses because of a new law that bars registered sex offenders and those convicted of violent felonies from working in health care.

Dorothy J. Hackathorne (Weirton Daily Times)
Dorothy graduated from Steubenville High School in 1947, Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing in 1950; OSU School of Anesthesia in 1955 and received a B.S. from Wheeling Jesuit University in 1979.

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