Nursing - News August 31, 2012

Gilmore says HSE cuts are 'regrettable' (BreakingNews.ie)
The Tanaiste says "it is regrettable" that the Health Service Executive has had to announce cuts to services for older people and those with disabilities.

Nursing home in Md. closing after losing funding (Baltimore News)
A Baltimore nursing home that was the first in the state to accept AIDS patients is closing after numerous fire hazards were found during a recent state inspection.

Virtual nurses come in handy at East Lancashire hospitals (Blackburn Citizen)
The East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has decided to install moving and talking hologram images of real nurses in the entrances, as a way of reminding patients, staff and visitors to clean their hands as part of a crackdown on infections such as MRSA.

35,000 patients who waste doctors' time (Banburycake.co.uk)
There have been a total of 35,175 missed appointments at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in the last financial year.

New Dean Talks About Future of University of Rochester's School of Nursing (Your News Now)
The University of Rochester has a new dean leading the college's School of Nursing.

SWGTC taps Sanders to head nursing program (Thomasville Times Enterprise)
Southwest Georgia Technical College officials have named Nichole Sanders, RN, BSN, the Practical Nursing Program director.

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Allen selected as director of UW-Bothell's nursing program (The Bothell Reporter)
David Allen, Ph.D., is the new director of the Nursing and Health Studies Program at the University of Washington, Bothell.

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