Nursing - News May 2, 2013

Aging workforce, teaching faculty could contribute to nursing shortage in Michigan (Ann Arbor)
As a significant portion of both the nursing workforce and nursing faculty in Michigan approach retirement age, a nursing shortage could be looming in the state, Bridge Magazine reported.

4,500 sign petition to oppose nursing cuts in central (Nor'Wester)
Nurses' union president Debbie Forward speaks to reporters in the lobby of Confederation Building Monday afternoon.

Hospitals launch surgery information program (Northwest Florida Daily News)
Hospitals in Fort Walton Beach and Niceville have launched a free program to help keep family members informed before, during and after a patient's surgery.

Hospital vaccination bills clear final Neb. vote (KGWN)
Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill that would require many hospitals and nursing facilities to offer vaccinations to patients before they're discharged.

Cutting nursing jobs is short-sighted, head of order says (Montreal Gazette)
Having fewer nurses on hand has a negative effect on patients, Lucie Tremblay said Wednesday during a break at the Ordre des infirmiA res et infirmiers du QuA©bec's annual meeting, whose theme this year is improving care and patient safety.

Notre Dame of Maryland University wins $250,000 nursing program grant (Business Journal)
Notre Dame of Maryland University is getting $250,000 from a Maryland Hospital Association fund to put toward its nursing program.

Urban health mission gets cabinet nod (RxPG News)
The National Urban Health Mission - would be formed under the over-arching National Health Mission -, officials said.

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