Nursing - News August 23, 2012

Wingate University adds nursing program (WBTV)
Wingate University announced it's adding a nursing program to its list of offerings in the field of health sciences.

First public meeting for new health body (Banburycake.co.uk)
THE first public meeting of the body which will be responsible for Oxfordshire's healthcare will be held next month.

St. John to raise hospital wages (Detroit News)
St. John Providence Health System has committed to giving its employees an undetermined pay raise next year, while at least one other regional health system says it is exploring a pay hike for later this year.

Wrongful death complaint says nurses failed to adequately treat patient who inhaled food (The West Virginia Record)
The husband of a recently deceased woman claims his wife died at a hospital after nurses failed to adequately treat her when she inhaled food.

Close contact with young people at risk of suicide has no effect, study suggests (Science Daily)
Now, however, new research shows that this strategy does not work. These surprising results from Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have just been published in the British Medical Journal.

Sanford offers hiring incentive for Fargo nurses (Argus Leader)
FARGO — Sanford Health is offering $15,000 bonuses to recruit registered nurses in Fargo to address a shortage of experienced nurses.

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