Nursing - News August 20, 2012

Lees-McRae College announces new May School of Nursing and Allied Health (The Elizabethton Star)
Pictured is an artist rendering of the May School of Nursing and Allied Health, which will be constructed at Lees-McRae College.

'Good patient' Duke leaves hospital (Andover Advertiser)
The Duke of Edinburgh told medical staff he was heading home to enjoy the rest of his summer holiday after being discharged from hospital following treatment for a bladder infection.

SAMUELSON: Why Ryan may have it right about Medicare (Asbury Park Press)
The study finds that a voucher-type system might noticeably reduce costs compared to "traditional" fee-for-service Medicare.

Valencia College opens 5th campus in Lake Nona (The Orlando Sentinel)
As a student taking college classes at Lake Nona High School last year, Paola Santos watched the new Valencia College Lake Nona campus go from an empty lot to her future school.

What nurses know (Examiner)
What nurses know . A smart patient is the one who listens to the nurses. No, nurses are not doctors, but on many if not most occasions, they are more aware of what is going on with your health than the doctor when you are confined to a hospital bed.

Nursing, other jobs may face labor shortage in elderly care as baby boomers retire (Alabama Live)
Students during the Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, May 14, 2010.

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