Nursing - News October 7, 2012

Nursing schools struggle to keep up with demand (Alabama Live)
The demand for nurses far outweighs the supply, a gap that is expected to grow much larger as nursing school enrollment struggles to keep up with demand.

Jeans & Bling to benefit Hospice, TTU Nursing (Herald-Citizen)
The Hospice Fund at the CRMC Foundation and the Tennessee Tech University Whitson-Hester School of Nursing will be holding the first Annual Jeans & Bling public fundraiser on Saturday, Oct.

Hometown Hero: Reservist pursues career in nursing (Florida Today)
John Quinn is dedicated to the Army and his family. Quinn, a reservist with the Army's 689th Engineer Company based in Orlando, returned recently from a year in Afghanistan.

Feds charge 91 people in $430 million Medicare fraud scheme (Daily Kos)
Here's a big win for Eric Holder, Kathleen Sebelius and President Obama. It's also evidence of how this administration really is protecting Medicare .

One year's worth of blood products recalled in Regina by federal agency (Canada)
A spokesman for Canadian Blood Services says there is absolutely no reason for the public to panic over the agency's recall of blood products in Regina.

Nurses' strike ends at Baystate Franklin Medical Center (MassLive)
Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses picket on Friday morning to protest stalled contract talks between the nurses' union and Springfield-based Baystate Health Systems.

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