Nursing - News June 10, 2014

Health and education issues ignored in Ontario election campaign: advocates - Brandon Sun

With the Ontario election campaign dominated by the Liberal government's scandals and the Tories' pledge to cut 100,000 public sector jobs, some worry that health and education, two areas of top concern to voters, have received little attention.

Report: Louisiana nursing homes rank poorly on quality - The Times

The quality of care at Louisiana's nursing homes is among the worst in the nation, with high rates of bed sores and physical restraints and low levels of nursing staff, according to a state legislative report released Monday.

What heart patients need to know - The New Zealand Herald

More than 4000 people were surveyed in hospitals in New Zealand and Australia over two weeks in May. Photo / Thinkstock A high number of people who suffer a heart attack leave hospital without all the information they need - putting them at risk of another.

Give nurses a pay rise, says union - Blackburn Citizen

NURSES are working 'excessive amounts of unpaid overtime' and should be given a substantial pay rise, according to a workers union.

Faces and places - The Macon Telegraph

Ninfa Saunders, president and CEO of Central Georgia Health System and The Medical Center of Central Georgia, was named to the advisory board of directors of SunTrust Bank, Middle Georgia.

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