Nursing - News June 11, 2014

Senate Backs Bill to Improve Health Care for Vets - KBTX-TV Bryan

The Senate has approved a bill making it easier for veterans who've endured long wait times for VA medical care to receive treatment from local doctors instead.

Union member nursing home staff reach agreement with Albany County - Albany Times Union

Union staff members from the Albany County Nursing Home approved changes to their contracts that include 1 percent per year pay increases and changes to employees' schedules.

Telehealth improves forensic examinations for sexual abuse - Science Daily

Telehealth consultations for clinicians at rural hospitals improve their ability to provide forensic examinations for sexual abuse, researchers demonstrate.

Hospital closes in on nursing recruits - This is Wiltshire

After months spent scouring Europe for dedicated nurses, the Great Western Hospital is just 35 employees short of its recruitment target.

New technology brought in to speed up patient care at Dewsbury and District Hospital - Morley Today

NEW TECHNOLOGY Joanna Ludbrook from the VitalPAC Project team with Stacey Gregory, Lynn Walker, Louise Southey and Kirstie McEnhill.

WCGH hires new chief nursing officer - The Harbor Times Soup

When Heather Quesnel RN, BSN, MS, saw the advertisement from Waldo County General Hospital looking for a chief nursing officer, she did her research and liked what she saw.

NHRMC Hosting Open House for Experienced Registered Nurses - Island Gazette Newspaper Online

New Hanover Regional Medical Center will be hosting an Open House for experienced registered nurses on Saturday, June 7th from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. at the NHRMC Business Center, located at 3151 S. 17th Street .

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