Nursing - News March 11, 2014

Wood Co. Nursing Home Worries about Proposed Road Project - WSAW

A proposed road construction project in the Village of Biron has the staff at an assisted living facility a little worried.

Jewish Hospital names new chief nursing officer - Business Journal

Her duties include supervising 400 nurses and nurse managers as well as recommending strategies to improve services at the hospital, which is part of the Mercy Health system.

The 12 traits of great nursing home administrators ... and school principals - McKnightsonline

Social media often is credited with providing a stream of up-to-the-minute news, the latest developments breaking over Twitter or Facebook, and spreading virally in no time flat.

NWCC beings transition program for nurses - WMC-TV Memphis

Northwest Mississippi Community College will begin a transition program this fall to make it easier for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses through the school's Associate Degree of Nursing program.

UN: 2.8M Syrian children out of school in region - The Wichita Eagle

This Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 file photo shows a Syrian girl weeping after receiving the measles vaccine from UNICEF nurses Nadine Houjairi, second right, and Genivieve Bashalani, right, at the U.N. refugee agency's registration center in Zahleh, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

Senate to vote on changing Milwaukee mental health - Washington Times

The Wisconsin state Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that would take control of the troubled Milwaukee mental health complex away from the county board and give it to a group of medical professionals, patients and family members.

Hill honored by American Legion - The Inter-Mountain

On Feb. 22, Evelyn Hill, 98, of Elkins was presented with a certificate of recognition for her service to our country and for her many years of membership with American Legion Post 29. The certificate was presented by Tom Domingo, current commander of the Legion.