Nursing News

President of the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals Mari Cordes says they "are not happy about it, in particular how it was handled."

The bill's champion, Rep. Cary Pigman, is an emergency room physician who has supervised nurse practitioners for most of his career.

Jeremy Hunt has rejected a bid to stop the downgrading of Dewsbury's A&E department - despite years of campaigning by residents and The Reporter.

The money is from the Nursing Technology Fund - part of a A 100m investment to improve nursing care through the purchase of new tech.

Plummeting test scores among Florida nursing school graduates has prompted some legislators to propose a bill that would tighten the qualifications for nursing programs.

Efforts by Rosalie Girard's Berkshire Nursing Families has raised breastfeeding rates for new mothers at North Adams Regional Hospital from 50 to 87 percent.

A CHATTERBOX health worker who loves the challenge of caring for 'grumpy patients' has been hailed as one of Royal Blackburn Hospital 's unsung heroes.

CARE CONCEPTS. Above, Justin Racz of Racz Building and Development presents concept plans of a strategic business park to the Planning Commission on Feb. 26. The development would cater to residents looking for a continuum of health care with independent living, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

While my 3-year-old daughter, Carolyn, played beside me, I watched the television as Dr. Keith Van Haren of Lucile Packard's Children's Hospital at Stanford told reporters: "The disease resembles but is not the same as polio.

Florida legislators will consider changes to laws passed in 2009 and 2010 after a drop in test scores among nursing school graduates.

Elderly care beds are earmarked for closure so medical care can be moved into the community, in a shake-up of the discharge system at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.

It hired three instructors using a loan forgiveness program offered through the state, according to former dean and nurses for Wisconsin Project Coordinator Dr. Elaine Wendt.

IT'S her way of saying a massive "thank you" to the dedicated team of doctors and nurses who saved her little boy's life.

Utilizing reams of data from a government-sponsored survey of more than 50,000 patients, GoLocal's analysis will reveal the top hospitals in each state that do best by their patients.

The team from Twenty Four Seven Nursing who are taking part in the Race for Life for Cancer Research UK this summer A team of healthcare staffing specialists has signed up for a Race to Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Nurses at a psychiatric hospital in suburban Chicago have filed an intent to strike notice as negotiations with management continue.

THE quality of stroke care provided at Colchester General Hospital is the second best in the country, a survey has found.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the settlement of an investigation by his office against Betsy Ross Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located in Rome for discrimination on the basis of race against African-American employees.

Memorial Medical Center is accepting applications for a free, four-day summer camp for high school students interested in a nursing career.

Nursing is a noble profession as there can be no better work other than servicing others in the hour of need.