Nursing - News November 17, 2012

NFCC Practical Nursing Graduates Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate (WCTV Tallahassee)
North Florida Community College's July 2012 Practical Nursing graduates achieved, on their first attempt, a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses .

Helen Mussallem remembered (Lake Cowichan Gazette)
Dr. Helen Mussallem, formerly of Maple Ridge, past away while in care at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus at the age of 98.

New VA medical center director appointed (Journalgazette)
Denise Deitzen will oversee delivery of health care to more than 39,000 veterans with an operating budget of $170 million.

Hospital Closures After Sandy Puts Stress on Others (NBC New York)
Some of New York City's biggest hospitals are still closed more than two weeks after Sandy, and there is real concern the city's hospital network is on life support and barely able to deal with the post-storm patient load.

Nurses questioned in inquest into Campbell Centre patient death (Miltonkeynes Today)
A NURSE questioned during the inquest of a woman who died at the Campbell Centre said a 'clinical judgement' was made to allow her to continue sleeping.

Lawsuit over Singer closure back in court in Jan. (The Daily Gazette)
A lawsuit over the closure of the Singer Mental Health Center in Rockford is scheduled to return to court in January.

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