Nursing - News September 25, 2011

Local center seeks funds for nursing program (GoDanRiver)
The center had asked for $215,000 and the Tobacco Commission's education committee approved granting $107,550 of it, said Delegate Don Merricks , who serves on the commission and committee.

TN lawmakers give negligent nursing homes a break (The Tennessean)
When Dennis Matthews hears lobbyists and nursing home operators in Tennessee talk about the high cost of lawsuits and the need for tort reform, he can only shudder.

UHV to offer dual nursing, business master's degreeupdated 33 minutes ago (The Victoria Advocate)
The University of Houston-Victoria intends to answer the call for nurses with top-level skills and solid business know-how by offering a dual-degree program through the schools of Nursing and Business Administration.

100pc pass rate for quake nursing heroes (The Press On-Line)
Nursing students are being hailed by leading medical staff as the unsung heroes of the February 22 earthquake for contributing hundreds of unpaid hours to the stretched medical sector.

Burned fast food cook says 'miracle' he survived (KCTV5)
A cook, Cifuentes was undertaking his normal task by tending baskets filled with hot grease when his world literally exploded in August.

Parkland board votes to withhold perks (El Paso Times)
Parkland Memorial Hospital's board has voted to withhold perks from managers as it struggles to address patient-care deficiencies that threatened its federal funding.

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