Nursing - News October 8, 2011

Parkview Whitley readies for patients, opening day (Journalgazette)
The Healing Garden, along with three operating rooms and 30 additional beds, is one of the areas visitors can see Sunday at an open house.

Prince Albert hospital hopes to raise funds for Saskatoon Cancer Agency through video competition (Southwest Booster)
Staff, physicians, volunteers and friends of the Prince Albert Parkland Health District can now be viewed starring in their own Pink Glove Dance Video.

All DSLCC LPN Graduates Pass Key Exam (Rockbridge Weekly)
Penny Fauber, head of the Practical Nursing Program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, has received notification that all graduates of the 2011 program have passed the NCLEX-PN Board Examination.

BJC HealthCare - Winner | Category 1... (Business Journal)
In recent years, leaders of the $3.5 billion health system have taken steps to make sure BJC's doctors, nurses and other staff are healthy, too.

Nursing school class to celebrate 50 years (Standard Speaker)
Members of Hazleton State Hospital School of Nursing's Class of 1961 will gather Saturday to celebrate their 50th reunion.

Nursing facilities expect job losses (Business Journal)
Medicare funding for Texas skilled nursing facilities will be trimmed by $349.01 million in fiscal year 2012 - the third-highest funding reduction nationally.

NHS bosses urge honesty over cuts (BBC News)
Health service managers have called on the government to be more honest about the financial challenges facing the NHS in England.

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