Nursing - News July 27, 2013

Nursing graduates attend 50-year reunion (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
The St. Joseph School of Nursing graduates, Class of 1963, celebrated their 50th reunion June 14 and 15, which started with a social at the home of Jack and Kathleen Walden in Marshfield and was followed with supper at Belvedere Supper Club.

New figures reveal extent of 'unexpected' deaths at East Lancashire hospitals (Blackburn Citizen)
NEW figures, released through a Freedom of Information request, show the number of deaths at East Lancashire's hospitals was 26 per cent 'above expected' for weekend admissions last year, compared to 13 per cent 'above expected' for weekdays.

Grimsby Telegraph commented Nursing team in line for top care award (This Is Grimsby)
TOP TEAM: The North East Lincolnshire Macmillan Palliative Care Team shortlisted for a national Macmillan award for team excellence.

Hiker with broken leg rescued in Snohomish County (KNDU)
A Snohomish County sheriff's spokesman says a male hiker in his 50s with a broken leg has been rescued from an area near Lake Blanca south of Index, Wash.

Blackburn nurse struck off after repeatedly making 'basic errors' (This Is Lancashire)
A NURSE has been struck off after repeatedly making 'basic errors' on her ward, some of which were potentially life-threatening.

Class action aimed at Va. college settled for $5M (SFGate)
A federal judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement between a two-year college and thousands of primarily African-American students saddled with loans in return for what their attorneys called a sham education in which teachers sometimes failed to show up for classes.

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