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CA: Hospital union approves new contract

November 5, 2009

CA: Hospital union approves new contract
After 20 months with no agreement, a healthcare employees union approved a contract they say will improve wages and maintain the quality of service at Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Gilroy, and four other California hospitals owned by Daughters of Charity (DOC).

The agreement between the Service Employees International Union, United Health Care Workers (SEIU-UHW) and DOC, was reached Nov. 1, according to the Gilroy Dispa

CT: Nurses May Strike in New London

November 5, 2009

CT: Nurses May Strike in New London
Nurses and nursing technologists from two unions at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London voted overwhelmingly Nov. 4 to send notice of their intent to strike if a contract resolution is not reached before their contract expires Nov. 16, union officials told the Norwich Bulletin.

The leading cause of the possible strike is over sick time benefits. The hospital has proposed cutting paid sick days for nurses fr

Diabetes: Toddlers to Teens

By Kathy Neal, MSN, RN, & Connie Swenson Brousell, MSN, CPNP, CDE — November 5, 2009

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Healthcare Reform Update

By Sarah Tidwell, MS, RN — November 5, 2009
Nurses must be informed regarding healthcare reform.

MI: Nursing Scholarship Among Budget Cuts

November 5, 2009
MI: Nursing Scholarship Among Budget Cuts
A scholarship which gave eligible students up to $4,000 annually to pursue a nursing degree has been cut from the state budget, said treasury department spokesman Terry Stanton.

Michigan Nursing Scholarship was a non-need-based award. To qualify, students had to be enrolled at least half-time at an eligible institution in programs lead

New Age Networking

By Robin Hocevar — November 5, 2009
Midwest hospitals 'tweet' from OR bedside.

Teaming for Hospice Care

By Amy McGuire — November 5, 2009
To provide the best care patients, nurses, allied health staff and families all need to work together.

Transforming Dying

By Maureen McAndrews — November 5, 2009
Why not keep dying residents in nursing homes and apply person-centered care to the end of life?

WI: LPN receives hospice recertification

November 5, 2009
WI: LPN receives hospice recertification
Shannon Berg, LPN, a nurse at Black River Memorial Hospital, Black River Falls, has successfully achieved national re-certification from the Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses, hospital officials reported.

Berg is one of more than 12,000 individuals who are nationally certified in the specialty of hospice and palliative nursing. Mary Beth White-Jacobs, vice president of patient care services, extended congratu

WV: New PN Program to Open

November 5, 2009

WV: New PN Program to Open
The Jill S. Weekley Learning Center at James Rumsey Technical Institute will offer an LPN and Surgical Tech Preparation program for the 2010/2011 school year.

Orientations will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 30.

The prep course will offer basic skill assessment, which will help to determine the need for review in the areas of reading/vocabulary skills, general math skills and general science knowledge.

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