Archive for August, 2007

David Hendricks: Nurse shortage will soon ease – San Antonio Express

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

David Hendricks: Nurse shortage will soon easeSan Antonio Express, TX - 1 hour agoThe coordinating board certifies nursing schools so students can take the exams. The nurse board previously insisted that nursing schools' registered …

Democratic Presidential Candidate Clinton Says She Would Improve Health Care Quality, Affordability (Medical News Today)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Thursday in Lebanon, N.H., announced a proposal to improve health care quality, the AP/Washington Times reports. During a speech at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Clinton said that the proposal would increase Medicare reimbursements for physicians who participate in certification programs. [click link for full article]

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David Hendricks: Nurse shortage will soon ease (San Antonio Express-News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

The local health care industry will get a welcome infusion of registered nurses, thanks to a streamlined process for new nursing education programs to start.

Nurse shortage will soon ease (San Antonio Express-News)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

The local health care industry will get a welcome infusion of registered nurses, thanks to a streamlined process for new nursing education programs to start.

UR Nursing School dean to step down (Rochester Business Journal)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

By JANICE BULLARD PIETERSE Rochester Business Journal August 28, 2007 The dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester has announced she will step down at the end of the 2007-08 academic year.

Rochester Business Journal – Rochester Business Journal

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Rochester Business JournalRochester Business Journal, NY - 1 hour ago28 among nursing schools to No. 12, Berk said, with research funds more than quadrupling to $3.2 million. Chiverton has introduced many programs, …

CHED: Pagpapasara ng mga nursing schools na mahina, di basta-basta (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Hiniling na ipasara ang mga nursing schools na mahina ang performance. Nang lumabas na wala pang kalahati o 48 porsyento lamang nang kumuha ang pumasa sa Nursing Board Exam, isinisisi ito ng Philippine Nurses Association sa mga eskwelahan na mababa ang kalidad ng pagtuturo ng nursing.

Government to review nurse training programs – The Daily Yomiuri

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Government to review nurse training programsThe Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 1 hour agoA Japanese Nursing Association survey last year showed that the majority of nursing schools reported that fewer than 20 percent of graduates can perform 16 …

New nurses told: Serve country first (Inquirer)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Cebu City, Philippines – The nursing graduates who passed this year’s nursing licensure exams were urged on Monday to serve the country first. Dr. Susana Madarietta, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas, said it would be better if they serve the country first before going abroad.

Nurses taking charge of health care in rural Missouri (Daily Journal)

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

PILOT GROVE, Mo. (AP) — After 20 years as a nurse, Laurie Beach didn’t anticipate starting a new career as a small business owner.