Nursing - News June 14, 2012

Evanston woman leaves $1.5 million to hospital (WAND-TV Decatur)
An Evanston woman who died at the age of 105 has left a $1.5 million gift to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.

Nurses, Sutter Health at odds after day strike (WDBO-AM Orlando)
Union officials and representatives of a group of Sutter Health hospitals remain at odds over a number of issues, even how many nurses went on strike during a one-day strike Wednesday.

Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors (WHBF-TV Rock Island)
World stocks struggled to stay above water in choppy trading on Wednesday, as persistent worries over Europe's ability to contain a simmering debt crisis tempered optimism following talk of more stimulus for the U.S.... Asia stock markets fell Thursday amid ominous signs that a debt crisis roiling Greece and Spain is about to erupt elsewhere on the ... (more)

Nurses plan one-day strike at Bay Area Sutter hospitals (Inside Bay Area)
Registered nurses at 10 Northern California hospitals operated by Sutter Health are planning a one-day strike Wednesday, involving some 4,500 registered nurses and several hundred respiratory, X-ray and other technicians, union officials said.

Dryer fire at Suffolk nursing home forces evacuation (WVEC-TV Norfolk)
The fire started in a dryer at the Bon Secours-Maryview Nursing Center on Bridge Road.

Research Medical Center nurses vote to unionize (Business Journal)
The vote was 260-92, according to The Kansas City Star , which cited a spokeswoman for the National Nurses Organizing Committee of National Nurses United.

Rahway High School Juniors Head To Medical & Nursing Explorations (Clarks Hometown News Patriot)
Rahway High School Juniors Cordellia Roberts-Blue and Arnelle Akapo were accepted into the Robert Wood Johnson Mini-Medical School for High School Students: Achieving Excellence in the Sciences.

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