Nursing - News March 22, 2013

UVA's School of Nursing Receives $5 Million Gift (NBC29)
A new, $5 million commitment from Washington-area financier Bill Conway and his wife, Joanne, will transform the Clinical Nurse Leader master's degree program at the University of Virginia School of Nursing and open new opportunities for students.

U.Va. nursing program gets $5 million gift (WSET-TV Lynchburg)
A $5 million gift from a Washington-area financier and his wife will double help double the enrollment in the clinical nurse leader's program at the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

278 nurses leave East Lancashire Hospitals in last two years (Pendle Today)
The shocking figures were revealed by the Trust in response to a Burnley Express request after the Trust announced it had recruited 30 new nursing staff.

Patient died with head stuck in bed railings (The Sun Online)
A PATIENT whose head got stuck in bed railings died after nurses ignored her cries for help, it was claimed yesterday.

HBO Orders 'Big Love' Creators' 'Getting On' Adaptation to Series (Hollywood Reporter)
The premium cable network has given a six-episode series order to Getting On , a reformat of the BAFTA Award-winning comedy series of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

HBO Picks Up Laurie Metcalf's New Nursing Comedy Getting On (broadway)
Looks like all that medical jargon Laurie Metcalf learned for Broadway's The Other Place is going to come in handy again.

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