Nursing - News September 11, 2013

A 10.2m fund to combat county's bed-block crisis (Oxford Times)
Oxfordshire has been handed A 10.2m funding - the second highest amount in the country - to tackle winter pressures this year, including bed blocking and A&E waiting times.

New U.S. labor chief urges immigration reform, wage increase (Reuters)
In his first major speech since being sworn in last week as the new U.S. labor secretary, Thomas Perez vowed on Tuesday to work with President Barack Obama for comprehensive immigration reform, a higher minimum wage and implementation of new healthcare laws.

Hospitals deny there's a shortage of nurses (Echo-news.co.uk)
HOSPITALS in Essex have insisted they are recruiting enough nurses, after NHS figures revealed a drop in the number working in the region.

'I blame nurses for my baby's death' (Iol.co.za)
The sight of a nurse yanking his baby out of its mother's womb, and carrying him upside down across the parking lot and through the hospital door will haunt Mabopane father France Mkhize forever.

Aurore Eaton's Looking Back: A West Side hospital and nursing school are born (UnionLeader)
Joseph Kidder c. 1880 is shown wearing a ceremonial sash from either the International Order of Odd Fellows or from the Masonic orders.

Oregon Center for Nursing Launches Nursing Equity Coalition (The Skanner)
The Oregon Center for Nursing, or OCN, has launched its Nursing Equity Coalition.

Nursing student wants change after failing exam (WTLV)
The student did not want to reveal her identity for fear of retribution. She says she was scheduled to graduate ITT Breckinridge School of Nursing on September 27, but she failed the HESI, a graduation exam required by the school.

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