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News & Updates: Iowa (3)

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Nurses Fighting State by State for Minimum Staffing Laws
April 23, 2013 -- Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are debating bills that would require hospitals to have a minimum number of nurses on staff at all times.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Iowa, Michigan, National, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Texas
Iowa Hospitals Push Nurse Residency Programs
April 17, 2013 -- About seven Iowa hospitals currently have nurse residency programs. Plans are underway to establish a statewide program that's accessible to all nurse employers. The residency program helps hospitals because it increases nurse retention.
Source: MedCity News
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
Spending Cuts Could Hurt Medical Schools in Wichita, Salina
April 17, 2013 -- The Univ. of Kansas Chancellor told the Board of Regents that cuts in state funding could result in the closure of KU’s medical school in Salina and revert the medical school in Wichita to an institution serving only third- and fourth-year students.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Physicians

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