Nursing - News June 2, 2012

Nurses honored with prestigious 'Nightingale' awards (The Wilton Bulletin)
Modern Florence Nightingales walk among us. Two Wilton nurses, Melissa Ronk and Sarah Devine, were recently honored with the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing, which recognizes nurses throughout Connecticut for their dedication and contributions to the field.

Nursing at NCCU gets major gift (Customer Interaction Solutions)
DURHAM, Jun 02, 2012 -- Nine months ago, Betty Dennis, the new chair of N.C. Central University's nursing department, talked about the desire for "bigger, more innovative, more expansive programs" at the school.

Calais nursing home will now officially close, move to Ellsworth (WCSH-TV Portland)
CALAIS, Maine --- An area nursing home will be closing now that the commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has given final approval to a request by the facility's owner to build another nursing home in Ellsworth.

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Murrieta hospital fined $100,000 for death of baby (Southwest Riverside News Network)
The California Department of Public Health imposed a $100,000 fine on a Murrieta hospital for health and safety violations tied to the death of an infant, it was announced today.

Hospital, medical school agree on student training (KNOE-TV Monroe)
A Meridian hospital has partnered with William Carey University's College of Osteopathic Medicine to allow third-year students to complete their clinical rotations.

Correction: Choosing-Nursing-Homes story (The Miami Herald)
In a story May 23 about choosing nursing homes, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires patients get a minimum amount of daily attention from a nurse and nurses aides.

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