Nursing - News July 8, 2012

Reality, future collide as FGCU aims for greater academic excellence (News Press)
Although Florida's flagship institutions boast hundreds of majors, FGCU is among four mid-sized Florida universities offering a similar number of majors: * West Florida : 53 undergraduate and 28 graduate programs.

My 17 hours of hell at hospital where a patient died of thirst: Left... (Daily Mail)
Lying in an ambulance, drifting in and out of consciousness, I managed to ask the paramedics where they were taking me.

Less distress in ER visits (Journalgazette)
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Hospice care changes to meet boomers' needs (PressConnects)
Liz Murphy sits in her room at the Hospice House in Concord, N.H. As they brace themselves for the eventual needs of the aging baby boom generation, hospice providers are working to both diversify their services and dispel misconceptions about what they do.

Nursing shortage temporarily cured (MassLive)
Lisa Scliopou, a registered nurse, left, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, works with Elms College nursing student Jacintha deVillier, in Baystate's emergency room in this 2010 file photo.

Marshall receives $60,000 in federal grant (Williamson Daily News Online)
Marshall University's School of Nursing yesterday received federal funding to provide loans and scholarships for graduate and post-graduate students enrolled in nursing programs, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep.

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