Nursing - News June 8, 2013

First responders prepare for when, not if (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Volunteer Chelsea Hooten helps Will Lopez, also a volunteer, understand some of his fake injuries for the mass casualty training at Texas Tech on Friday.

Nursing home patients displaced by fire (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
Officials said the fire broke out at around 10:18 p.m. at Lakeland Nursing Center , located at 500 Williams Street.

Downtown Jersey City nursing home employees in wage fight stage picket (The Jersey Journal)
Healthcare workers at a Jersey City nursing home rallied outside the Downtown facility today to protest what it calls the company's attempt to change the terms of its contract.

Reader Submitted: Goodwin College Nursing Graduate Sarah Bradbury Receives Alumni Award (The Hartford Courant)
When the 2010 earthquake ravaged Haiti , Nurse Sarah Bradbury was among the many brave volunteers who sought to help people in the time of their greatest need.

Marquette partners with VA on nursing program (WBAY-TV Green Bay)
Marquette University is partnering with the Milwaukee VA Medical Center to help fill the growing need for nurses at Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Mom gives birth in minivan in hospital driveway (The Fresno Bee)
The suburban Chicago mom was heading to the hospital to give birth. She got as far as the hospital's driveway, but her daughter just wasn't going to wait any longer to come into the world.

Vanderbilt picks Linda Norman to head nursing school (The Tennessean)
Vanderbilt University Professor Linda Norman will be its new dean of nursing. A professor with 22 years of service at Vanderbilt, she has led several initiatives, including distance learning options and the initiation of new specialty degrees.

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