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New nursing homes to be built in the north (AsiaOne) I REFER to Ms Chua Kim Choo's letter, "Spread out locations of new nursing homes" (my paper, March 15). She noted that there would be two new nursing homes in the west (in Bukit Batok and Jurong West) and asked if it was possible to spread out nursing homes' locations. Nursing home director honored for leadership (SouthtownStar) When Pattie Doyle took piano lessons as a little girl, she was just awful, she remembers. But residents of the local nursing home, where her parents took her tospread some cheer, applauded enthusiastically for the 8-year-old. "These are the nicest people in the world," Doyle remembered thinking. And that impression steered her toward a career working with seniors. Area's first veterans nursing home nears opening (The Florida Times-Union) ST. AUGUSTINE - It's been five years since St. Johns County applied to become the site for the state's newest veterans nursing home. ASK THE EXPERT: Nursing certifications lead to better patient health (The Star Press) Friday is Certified Nurses Day, a special day of recognition to celebrate the contributions of board certified nurses to the advancement of nursing professionalism and to higher standards and better outcomes in patient health. The American Nurses Association Releases New Position Statements On Pivotal Topics Affecting Nursing Practice (Medical News Today) The American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the U.S., has approved two instructive and interpretive policy documents produced by its Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics (CNPE): a revised position statement entitled Nurses' Role in Capital Punishment, and an initial position statement entitled Just Culture. "ANA takes very seriously its obligation to provide ... N. Ky. nursing home cited for violations (Lexington Herald-Leader) Within two months of the opening of a Covington nursing home, state investigators cited it twice for Nursing Shortage Gets Worse as Universities Fail to Accommodate Demand (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) IOWA CITY - The nationwide nursing shortage is getting worse. Experts warn unless fixed, it could dramatically impact the quality of health care in the country. Admins not worried over lower nursing exam scores (Daily Pennsylvanian) Christina Mancheno Drexel University nursing students, among others, outscored Penn School of Nursing students on the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX exams, for 2009. Though students found the news disappointing, administrators are not too concerned. Over 98 percent of Drexel nursing students passed their Pennsylvania state licensing exams on the first try in 2009, according to ... Two years of planning, Nursing soon to finish new curriculum (Daily Pennsylvanian) Ariela Rosenberg A two-year long project, the new curriculum for the School of Nursing is expected to be finished by May. In order to offer a ?contemporary? education in Nursing that will ?take the lead and develop the best nurses for the future,? the current Nursing curriculum needs changes, said Martha Curley, a Nursing professor and co-chair of the curriculum committee. The new curriculum ... RI colleges propose joint nursing school (Boston Globe) The University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College have proposed building and sharing a new $60 million nursing school in downtown Providence that would help address the state's nursing shortage while also saving money. |