Nursing - News June 17, 2014

Fixing the VA: Beyond the Usual Suspects - Townhall

If the ongoing scandal in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system provides evidence of anything - in addition to our ongoing failure to provide adequate care for our veterans - it's that Washington's response is sadly predictable.

Nebraska tornadoes cause injuries and damage - Ledger-Enquirer

A spokeswoman for Providence Medical Center in nearby Wayne said ambulances were bringing in two patients who suffered lacerations, and the hospital had sent nurses to Pilger and the town of Wakefield.

PTI's practical nursing program gets accredited - Business Journal

Oakdale-based Pittsburgh Technical Institute's licensed practical nursing program has been accredited, helping fill the need for medical professionals.

Wishaw General baby deaths were 'not down' to Inadequate... - The Daily Record

CONVERNS were raised earlier this year over the deaths of three babies at the hospital in North Lanarkshire between August 2013 and February 2014.

Paul Clegg with the letters he received from the health trust - This Is Lancashire

HEALTH bosses have offered an 'unreserved apology' to dad-of-three Paul Clegg, who was left fearing he had testicular cancer after being mistaken for another patient.

Nurses attack NHS chiefs' pay rises - Bicester Advertiser

The Royal College of Nursing said nurses, midwives and health visitors have only seen a 1.6% rise in earnings in the last two years NHS bosses are being handed pay rises of more than A 5,000 and bonuses of tens of thousands of pounds while front-line staff are worried about how they will pay their bills, leading nurses have said.

New Post for Nursing Dean - Chronicle

Come August, Anne Bavier will be responsible for leading one of the nation's largest nursing colleges, one that teaches most of its courses online, and overseeing the merger of the college with the university's department of kinesiology.

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