Nursing in the News
OU taking steps to combat projected nursing shortage (The Oklahoma Daily) -
08/21/2008 12:01 AM
To combat a growing shortage of nurses and to allow students to receive degrees more quickly than they have been able to in the past, the OU College of Nursing program has expanded its online education courses to include a site in Glendale, California.
Aggression 'common in schools' (News 24 South Africa) -
08/21/2008 07:24 AM
Following the sword attack on pupils at a school in Krugersdorp, a University of Johannesburg professor says there is a lot of aggression in South African schools.
Nursing associations push state, U.S. to lower nurse-to-student ratio (Reading Eagle) -
08/21/2008 01:29 AM
The state-mandated nurse-to-student ratio has long been the target of the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses. The state Health Department requires that public schools employ at least one certified school nurse for every 1,500 students, double the federally recommended ratio of 1-to-750.
Canada’s nursing shortage hits home (Bracebridge Examiner & Gravenhurst Banner) -
08/20/2008 09:57 AM
It should come as no great surprise that Ontario – indeed, all of Canada – is in need of more nurses than our schools are producing.
Hispanic Nursing Shortage Revealed (HispanicBusiness.com) -
08/19/2008 04:16 PM
Even as the demand for health care continues to increase, the number of qualified Hispanic nurses lags behind, according to a recent study of the nursing industry in the Los Angeles area.
Alliance Schools welcomes 21 new teachers (The Alliance Review) -
08/19/2008 11:55 PM
"We're excited," said Superintendent of Alliance City Schools Peter Basil Jr. of the 21 new teachers who attended orientation Tuesday morning. "It's exciting to have 21 new people at Alliance Schools with new interesting ideas. We expect a lot of great things from them.
Governor & First Lady Coming to Lubbock for Dedication (KCBD-TV Lubbock) -
08/20/2008 01:35 AM
The Texas Tech School of Nursing ranks among the top nursing schools in the nation and will soon boast the name of Texas' First Lady Anita Thigpen Perry.
Why the aggression? (iafrica.com) -
08/21/2008 08:03 AM
There are a lot of aggression in SA schools, says a University of Johannesburg professor.
AfterCollege and the California Nursing Students' Association Launch Environmentally-Friendly Online Newsletter (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) -
08/19/2008 10:30 AM
AfterCollege, the largest career network for college students and alumni, and the California Nursing Students' Association today announced that Range of Motion, the award winning newsletter of CNSA, will be available exclusively online at www.cnsa.org. The new platform enables users to read and browse articles online and provides the option to print articles for offline reading. Readers may ...
Satanism is not only to blame - professor (Independent Online) -
08/21/2008 07:14 AM
A university professor says aggression in SA schools is a "reflection of what is happening in our society".