Nursing - News December 14, 2013

UHV students achieve best Texas university nursing exam pass rate - The Victoria Advocate

Recent graduates of the University of Houston-Victoria Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing have the highest first-time nurse licensing exam pass rate for universities in the state.

The doctors are in -- the homeless encampments - Inside Bay Area

Dr. Ari Kriegsman walked the frost-covered trails of the trash-strewn homeless encampment known as "The Jungle," a stethoscope draped around his neck.

Vermont nurses head to Philippines to provide aid - The Burlington Free Press

The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals Local 5221 of the American Federation of Teachers Vermont recently sent teams of nurse volunteers to the Philippines to aid victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center opens new recovery care unit - Santa Cruz Sentinel

After years with nowhere to turn once released from a hospital or nursing facility, homeless patients now can recover inside a facility opening Monday on the Homeless Services Center campus.

Want a Job as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Examiner

Last month, a group of senators introduced The Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013, but Republicans haven't always been the strongest champions of mental health care.

NSU board votes to close two-year nursing program - The Virginian-Pilot

The decision was expected. NSU began considering the move months ago, and Eddie Moore Jr., the university's new president, said publicly last month that he intended to end the program.

Main image for Bodmin Hospital nurse guilty of misconduct after sex with 'vulnerable' former patient - Cornish Guardian

A PSYCHIATRIC nurse who had a relationship with a teenager he met when she was under his care at Bodmin Hospital has been found guilty of misconduct at a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing.

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