Nursing - News February 12, 2014

Children's hospital told to improve - Maldonandburnham Standard

A leading children's hospital has been ordered to improve after inspectors found patients were being put at risk by a faulty emergency call alarm system, poor staffing and incidents going unreported.

American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter needs volunteer nurses - Sonoran News

PHOENIX The American Red Cross is recruiting nurse volunteers. "We need nurses RNs and LPNs to assist those we serve after a house fire or larger disaster such as a wild fire," said Laura Crouch, Grand Canyon Chapter chief nurse.

UCSF ranks 2nd in nation for NIH funding - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

UCSF received a whopping $501 million in federal biomedical research grants in 2013, making it the second-biggest recipient of funds from the National Institutes of Health, according to annual NIH figures .

UC Beckley nursing school plans - WOAY

It will be an associate degree nursing program . The university still has a couple more steps of development before it's presented to the state's Board of Examiners for nursing approval.

Putting best feet forward ready for this year's run for Prospect Hospice in Wroughton - Swindon Advertiser

Runners set off at the start of last year's Prospect 10k, the first to be held. The next is taking place on Sunday EMOTIONS will run high has hundreds of people pound the streets of Swindon at the Prospect 10k at the weekend.

Pace Nursing Dean Elected To National Board - The Larchmont Daily Voice

Harriet R. Feldman, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., dean and professor at the Pace University College of Health Professions and Lienhard School of Nursing, has been elected to The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Board of Directors.

Death threats' nurse may be struck off if found guilty - Oxford Times

A NURSE who threatened to "slit the throat" of the daughter of a quadriplegic patient could be struck off if she is found guilty of misconduct.

Israel's debt-ridden Hadassah hospital gets 3-month creditor reprieve - The Jewish Journal

Israel's top Hadassah hospitals centre won three-month court protection from creditors on Tuesday after racking up a debt of 1.3 billion shekels and grappling with a week-old strike by doctors and nurses.

Nursing demands will cost $60M to meet, health officials say - CBC News

Nova Scotia's largest health district says meeting the staffing levels demanded by 2,600 unionized registered nurses in the Halifax area would require hiring 800 more registered nurses at a cost of more than $60 million per year.

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