Nursing - News September 30, 2011

Jacksonville University expands nursing program (Business Journal)
Jacksonville University is begining a new curriculum for its online RN to BSN degree program.

Hilton Head Hospital Settles Privacy Lawsuit (WSAV)
A Hilton Head Island hospital has settled a privacy lawsuit filed by a former patient who says an employee showed pictures of the patient's infected tattoo to others without her permission.

Nursing shortage expected in Wisconsin (WOZZ-FM Appleton)
Victoria Will has her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner Sapana Patel during a routine physical in New York March 22, 2010.

EEOC sues Wilkins company for refusing to hire HIV-positive nursing assistant (PittsburghLive)
A Wilkins company that provides staffing for the health care industry violated federal disabilities law by refusing to hire a nursing assistant who is HIV positive, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says in a federal lawsuit filed today.

Workers at Saginaw nursing home vote to leave union and join new one (Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance)
Workers at Luther Manor Nursing Home voted by a 2-to-1 margin to leave the Service Employees International Union and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers.

Mary L. Bundy (Fredericksburg)
She was born Aug. 1, 1930, to the late Harold Green and Eleanor T. Bundy. She grew up in Essex County and attended the former John Montague High School.

WVU Announces Spring Commencement Schedule (WOWK-TV)
As the university has done for the past few years, the commencement will be broken up into a series of smaller ceremonies at different locations across WVU's campuses.

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