Nursing - News August 16, 2012

SC State nursing students to retake course, test (Clover Herald)
The state Board of Nursing is allowing some upper-level nursing students at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg to retake a pharmacology course and tests to move ahead in the program.

Whose Medicare plan cuts more? (KRCR)
Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are accusing President Obama of hurting seniors by slashing $716 billion out of Medicare.

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Nursing school will attract best students (This is Derbyshire)
FLEXIBLE classrooms, a four-bed bay skills suite, virtual learning hub and a large library are all part of the University of Nottingham's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy 4.5 million education centre.

Nurses' union: Legislature should set charity care level for nonprofit hospitals (Inside Bay Area)
A nurses' union urged state lawmakers Wednesday to set a minimum level of charity care for all nonprofit hospitals in exchange for their lucrative, tax-exempt status.

DACC nursing students weigh options for future (KFOXTV)
The nonprofit group Just Peaceful Caring said it's standing by Dona Ana County Community College nursing students who are trying to figure out what do now that the school lost its national accreditation.

U-M Health System adds three new Survival Flight helicopters (Examiner)
Giving a fresh lift to its Survival Flight program, which has provided life-saving transportation for nearly three decades, the University of Michigan Health System has added a trio of American Eurocopter EC155 helicopters that will offer improved services and greater flexibility.

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