Thursday, February 28th, 2008
In the face of what they describe as a "hostile" bargaining attitude by Sutter Health, registered nurses at 11 Sutter Health facilities in the Bay Area will vote this week and next on whether to authorize their bargaining teams to strike the hospital chain for a third time over serious ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced a package of measures to recruit an extra 4,000 midwives to the NHS over the next three years.
During a visit to Royal Victoria Infirmary Maternity Unit in Newcastle, the Health Secretary will outline plans to give former midwives a 'golden hello' worth up to £3,000 ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The National League for Nursing, for more than 60 years a recognized leader in assessment and evaluation in nursing education, announced increased benefits to faculty and students who use the comprehensive Total Assessment Program (TAP) for NCLEX-RN Success across the curriculum. TAP, the most complete package now available, enables nursing ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Donna Bednarski, MSN, ANP, BC, CNN, CNP, has been elected national president-elect of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) for 2008-09. Bednarski's responsibilities will include serving on the National Board of Directors (BOD) and as liaison to assigned committees. Bednarski is a nephrology nurse practitioner at Harper University Hospital, Detroit, ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Masters in Nursing is a Guide to accredited programs offering a Masters Degree in Nursing. It was built because prospective students often have questions about the various Graduate Degrees offered in Nursing.
Existing lists on the internet were not comprehensive, easy to find, and many sites had outdated information and links. ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
A 37 year old registered adult nurse from Wigan, Lancashire has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register after being found guilty of falsifying a patient's records in an attempt to cover up omissions in his care.
Mrs Victoria Galang was employed at St Georges Nursing Home in Wigan ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
A 39 year old midwife from Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales has been suspended from practising for 12 months following a hearing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Cardiff.
Meryl McKenna was employed as a Senior Midwife at Wrexham Maelor Hospital between 2004 and 2005 when she made a false statement about ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
A 58 year old adult nurse from Wolverhampton has been removed from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register following a hearing at the regulator's offices in London.
Mr Leonard Bevan was employed as Manager of Cranmere Court Nursing Home, Tettenhall at the time of the allegations which involved instances of ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, is calling on NHS Employers to banish the agony of needlestick injuries (NSI) for good, by making safer needles compulsory across the health service. The call comes in the wake of the tragic death of gifted nurse, Juliet Young, who contracted HIV from ...
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