Nursing - News February 10, 2012

Kentucky schools to track students' body mass index (Evansville Courier & Press)
In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the state Board of Education recently approved a proposal that would require schools to calculate and record a child's body mass index, which relates to body fat.

How to Decide Which Classes to Take in Nursing School (North Shelby Times)
If you are struggle with the decision of what classes to take after being accepted into two separate online nursing schools then read this article.

Health Dept vows to pay R1.6bn for debts (Pretoria News)
A woman at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital shows her dissatisfaction while Gauteng Health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe addresses the press at the hospital.

International Congress on Nursing Informatics to be held June 23-27 (Medical News)
State roundup: Iowa ponders HPV awareness program; Md. workers will see pharmacy plan change; Mass.

As nursing home care improves, some problems slow to mend (St. Cloud Times Online)
Melanie Ephraim pushes Jeannette Stenger, 80, to a crafts class at Christian Care Nursing Center in Phoenix on Wednesday.

Hectic year for Border nurses (Border Mail)
BORDER oncology nurses Bec Green and Sue Meredith this month embark on 12 months of study to complete a graduate certificate in cancer nursing.

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