Nursing - News March 7, 2013

Ga. Senate approves new rules for nurses (11Alive)
Senate Bill 13 also requires nursing agencies and health care entities that employ nurses to report to the state anytime a nurse is fired or resigns for disciplinary reasons.

Penn State to Offer Nursing Major Online in Fall 2013 (Statecollege)
Penn State announced it will offer the masters of science in nursing degree program through the World Campus for the first time beginning in Fall 2013 and applications are currently being accepted.

House Oks scholarship programs bill (KIVI)
A bill approved by the House Wednesday on a 43-24 vote eliminates a merit-based scholarship and a program for minorities.

Burnley nurse accused of bullying care home residents (Lancashire Telegraph)
Nurse Bilquees Akhtar also shouted at a suspected stroke patient for not taking his pills and tried to ram them down his throat so forcefully he had to be taken to hospital.

DeKalb woman accused of unlicensed midwifery (Journalgazette)
DeKalb County prosecutors have accused a 55-year-old St. Joe woman of helping deliver babies without a midwife's license.

Nursing 'angels' are working wonders, says grateful Tim (Morpeth Herald)
Tim Herbert thank the staff from Ward 6 and the district nurses for their excellent care.

Study: Burned out nurses lead to more infections (WBTV)
A new study found that nurses dealing with burnout from their jobs are more likely to make mistakes that affect the health of their patients, and it's causing some nurses to make changes.

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