Nursing - News November 7, 2011

Nurse attacked by patient at Oakland hospital (San Jose Mercury News)
Nurses at an Oakland hospital say they plan to file a complaint with state workplace safety regulators after a nurse was attacked by a patient.

Dentists bring care to nursing homes (GoDanRiver)
Patrick Britton-Harr lived in the Lynchburg area when he attended Central Virginia Community College for a year, during which he also coached basketball at James River Day School.

Nurses join Occupy Wall St movement (ABS-CBN News)
Thousands of nurses came out of the hospitals and took to the streets on Thursday to join the Occupy Movement.

PBAU nursing class attains licensing exam 97 percent pass rate (Florida Baptist Witness)
WEST PALM BEACH - The 2011 graduating class of Palm Beach Atlantic University's School of Nursing has achieved a 97 percent pass rate on its first attempt at the national licensing examination, according to Dean Joanne Masella.

University of Michigan nurses approve new contract (Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance)
It's a first! Next week, reports about a variety of cancer topics come to TV every week as a regular part of the weekly, half hour PBS show A Wider World! About 4,000 nurses ratified a new contract with the University of Michigan Health System, officials at the Ann Arbor-based facility said Sunday.

NCC opens wellness center (Connecticut Post)
About 100 people gathered at Norwalk Community College Friday afternoon for the official ribbon cutting for the college's new center for science, health and wellness.

State didn't investigate most hospital complaints (PageantCast News Desk)
A published report says the Illinois Department of Public Health didn't investigate 85 percent of the 560 hospital complaints it received last year.

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