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Nurses To Make Aged Care An Election Year Issue, Australian Nursing Federation

March 10th, 2010, 7:00 am
The massive $300 wages gap between aged care and public hospital nurses is set to become an election year issue with the launch of a national advertising campaign by the Australian Nursing Federatio Read more »
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Nurses, Fair Elections Advocates To Deliver "Prop. 15 Disinfectant Cleanser" To CA's Shadow Government: Lobbyists

March 10th, 2010, 5:00 am
What This Wednesday, Registered Nurses and advocates for fair elections will deliver a case of "Prop. 15 disinfectant cleanser" to a group sworn to defeating the campaign-finance initiative...
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ANA Nurses Join President Obama For PA Health Reform Rally

March 9th, 2010, 6:00 am
Members of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, joined President Obama today in Glendale, PA to demonstrate their strong support for the President and his Read more »
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Out-of-Hospital Births Increase After 15-Year Decline, Government Report States

March 8th, 2010, 3:00 am
Reversing a 15-year trend, the percentage of infants born at home rose slightly in 2005 and remained stable in 2006, according to a report published Wednesday in the Centers for Disease Control and Pr Read more »
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Legislation Requires Hospitals To Disclose Prices In Wisconsin

March 8th, 2010, 3:00 am
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The frustration of finding out what hospitals and doctors charge for common services -- from routine office visits to diagnostic tests and surgical procedures -- could Read more »
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NMC Improves Time Taken To Suspend Nurses And Midwives Under Investigation By 86 Percent, UK

March 7th, 2010, 3:00 am
The NMC has revealed significant improvements to the length of time it takes to process fitness to practise cases, meaning better protection for the public...
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MPs And Nurses Rally Behind RCN "Nursing Counts" Campaign, UK

March 7th, 2010, 3:00 am
MPs from all the main political parties have rallied behind the RCN's General Election call to back specialist nursing. Read more »
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Federal Court Rejects California Medicaid Cuts

March 5th, 2010, 9:00 am
The San Francisco Chronicle: "A federal appeals court barred California on Wednesday from lowering Medi-Cal payments to doctors and hospitals by 5 percent and from cutting in-home care workers' wages Read more »
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Amid Calls For More Highly Educated Nurses, New AACN Data Show Impressive Growth In Doctoral Nursing Programs

March 5th, 2010, 8:00 am
According to new survey data released by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), enrollment in doctoral nursing programs increased by more than 20% this year, signaling strong interest Read more »
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Ahead Of HIMSS 2010, Siemens Seeks Nursing Perspectives On Meaningful Use Impact

March 5th, 2010, 6:00 am
Soon after The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed rules for "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs) on December 30, 2009, Siemens asked two prominent chief n Read more »
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