Hillcrest Nursing Home's new prescription policy is bad for local business, according to a McCook woman whose mother lives at the facility. But the home's administrator says the new pharmaceutical company will provide valuable benefits for the residents.

The state of Ohio is suing a Cincinnati-based nursing school after it closed last fall.

LANSING Approximately 1,000 nurses and nursing students rallied at the state Capitol today to urge passage of a proposed law that would reduce nurse-to-patient ratios.

Kathleen Potempa, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan, was elected to serve a two-year term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Dr. Potempa assumed the presidency at AACN's 2010 Spring Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. earlier this week...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A former Huntsville Memorial Hospital nurse who allegedly stole $6,000 in prescription drugs for her own use is charged with theft.Brandie Marie Hyatt of Florence, S.C., was in the Walker County Jail on Wednesday with bail set ...

Joy O'Shea Woomer today was sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison for murdering an 11-year-old cerebral palsy patient in 2002.Lancaster County Judge David Ashworth sentenced the licensed practical nurse, who was convicted by a jury of third-degree murder, drug delivery resulting in death and deli...

A nurse who used to work at a Central Texas hospital was in custody Wednesday, charged in the theft of thousands of dollars in prescription painkillers.

A conversation with an expectant mom overwhelmed by the choice of baby bottles and nipples at a store prompted a breastfeeding expert in the US to research the evidence behind manufacturers' claims for their baby products and come up with some tips to help parents make informed choices...

The nurse is honored for outstanding work with sick children.

SIOUX CITY -- Mercy Medical Center—Sioux City has launched aspecial nursing training program aimed at local meatpacking workersdisplaced by the John Morrell plant closing.

Connecticut health officials say they're investigating a Waterbury nurse who police say was caught on video abusing a 63-year-old quadriplegic patient.

Nurses and other staff in four Vancouver Island nursing homes are gowning up and putting on gloves to cope with outbreaks of norovirus.

A former Pa. nurse convicted of giving a cerebral palsy patient, 11, a lethal dose of morphine is set for sentencing.

A new study from UCSF shows that prenatal health care professionals are concerned about patients' excessive weight gain during pregnancy but have difficulty providing effective counseling...

PLAINS TWP. - More than a year before she lost her job at Frontier Communications, Angela Callahan already began pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing at Misericordia University.Amid a tight job market in a recession, she knew career opportunities wou

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and American Academy of Nursing (AAN), Washington, recently launched "Best Practices for Elder Care," a free online continuing education course that focuses on the complex needs of older patients in acute and critical-care hospital units...

$50,000 gift to Elmhurst College pays for simulated child patient A baby's wail fills an Elmhurst College classroom outfitted to look like a hospital ward. The cries get louder with the passing minutes as three nursing students try to figure out what is wrong with the child and how to relieve his pain.

Nursing home groups prepare to tell a Senate panel that a Drug Enforcement Administration move is depriving frail patients of painkillers.

The Australian Nursing Federation has congratulated ACTU President Sharan Burrow after she was nominated unopposed for an international union leadership position this week. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said she wished Ms Burrow all the best as General Secretary of the Brussels-based International Trade Union Confederation...

The Australian Nursing Federation said the prime minister won the health debate today because he focused on issues and solutions. But federal secretary Ged Kearney said she was disappointed with the healthcare debate contribution by Opposition leader Tony Abbott this afternoon. "The prime minister spoke about the need for improvement in the healthcare sector," she said...