Nursing - News March 6, 2014

VT's Fletcher Allen terminates 35 nurse contracts - Sunherald

President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals Mari Cordes says they "are not happy about it, in particular how it was handled."

Bill would give nurse practitioners more authority - The Modesto Bee

The bill's champion, Rep. Cary Pigman, is an emergency room physician who has supervised nurse practitioners for most of his career.

Game over for Dewsbury A&E - MP warns hospital closure in pipeline - Wakefield Express

Jeremy Hunt has rejected a bid to stop the downgrading of Dewsbury's A&E department - despite years of campaigning by residents and The Reporter.

Wirral hospital awarded 250,000 for hi-tech health care - Wirral Globe

The money is from the Nursing Technology Fund - part of a A 100m investment to improve nursing care through the purchase of new tech.

Bill would propose more rigorous qualifications for Florida nursing programs - The News-Press

Plummeting test scores among Florida nursing school graduates has prompted some legislators to propose a bill that would tighten the qualifications for nursing programs.

Berkshire Nursing Families Offers Support for New Moms - IBerkshires

Efforts by Rosalie Girard's Berkshire Nursing Families has raised breastfeeding rates for new mothers at North Adams Regional Hospital from 50 to 87 percent.

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