Nursing - News October 1, 2013

Aston: Teenager's charity walk to thank hospital for saving his life (Gainsborough Today)
A former patient of the Children's Hospital from Aston has signed up to a charity walk to thank the doctors and nurses who treated him.

State incentives to improve nursing home quality work (Insight News)
When staff and administrators at a company that runs more than a dozen nursing homes across Minnesota wanted to do a better job helping residents move back into their homes and communities, they reached out to the Department of Human Services to find the best path forward.

Poole hospital patients able to rate care online (This is Dorset)
It invites them to rate the overall standard of care at the hospital as well as particular aspects such as cleanliness and hygiene, the quality of information provided and whether they were treated with dignity and respect.

Mount awarded nursing grant to increase enrollment (Cincinnati)
One of the academic graduate programs at the College of Mount St. Joseph will soon be able to accept more students, thanks to a two-year grant for nearly $200,000 from the Ohio Board of Nursing's Nurse Education Grant Program.

Doctors, nurses at public hospitals in Dominican Republic launch 3-day strike over wages (Canada)
The leader of the main union of medical workers says nearly all of the 168 public hospitals in the Caribbean country are taking part in the three-day walkout that began Monday.

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