Nursing - News August 30, 2013

Nurses file FOI against employer (Nanaimo Daily News)
The B.C. Nurses' Union has thrown another punch in a battle over staff organization at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, by filing a Freedom of Information request to its own employer.

New exercise programme for breast cancer patients (Gainsborough Today)
The Lincoln Breast Care Nurse Specialists at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have campaigned for years for an exercise programme that would benefit breast cancer patients.

Chief Nursing Officer for England Jane Cummings meets student nurses at Bradford (Thetelegraphand Argus)
Chief Nursing Officer for England Jane Cummings has met with student nursing staff at Bradford District Care Trust to see how modern thinking is influencing mental health care.

Harford Community College breaks ground on Nursing & Allied Health building (The Baltimore Sun)
Nearly three months after they broke ground for their Towson University in Northeastern Maryland facility, Harford Community College officials put their ceremonial shovels in the dirt again to break ground on another major classroom building.

TMCC to Expand Nursing Program (KTVN Reno)
The nursing program at Truckee Meadows Community College got a $2 million boost Thursday, thanks to a donation from the Redfield Foundation.

Security called housekeeping after man in ER threw up; didn't notify nurses (Weyburn Review)
A man who died during a lengthy wait in a hospital emergency room vomited on the floor during his final hours, but a security guard on duty said he assumed Brian Sinclair was intoxicated and "sleeping it off."

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