Nursing - News May 25, 2012

MSU offers bachelor's program to community college nursing students (Michigan Radio)
Nursing students at two community colleges in Michigan will be able to work toward their bachelor's degree under a new agreement with Michigan State University.A MSU says the collaboration with Lansing and Macomb County Community Colleges will let nursing students enroll in two summer sessions at MSU while simultaneously finishing their associate ... (more)

Marion Technical College nursing students Jamie McManama, Robin... (Marion Star)
"If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then... Marion Technical College nursing students Jamie McManama, Robin McMullen and Katie Ketteman talk about their experience during Tuesday's fire at Knox Community Hospital, where they were doing their intensive care rotation.

Need A Nurse? You May Have To Wait (National Public Radio)
Some fear that with rising medical costs and an aging population, the country's nursing staff will be stretched even more thinly.

Patient care falling through the cracks, nurses say (Penninsula News Review)
Nurses rallied on the streets of Victoria today to highlight worker burnout, staffing shortages and suffering patient care in hospitals across the province.

Patients to rate hospital treatment (Staffordshire Newsletter)
Patients are to be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards.

Changing Hospitals To Treat Patients Better (WNYC-AM New York)
A recent poll found only half of people who have spent time in a hospital in the past year were very satisfied with their care.

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