A new poll suggests that support for a ballot question to regulate nurse staffing is waning, with a slim majority of registered voters surveyed last week saying they plan to vote against the measure on Election Day. Fifty-one percent of likely voters said they opposed the ballot question, while 43 percent supported it, according to the new UMass Lowell/Boston Globe poll. That’s a reversal from a survey in September that found 52 percent of voters were in favor of the initiative.
Students who participate in Hartselle High's Medical Academy are given real life experience. One that gives them a leg up on others applying to medical school and even entering the health care profession. There's still a shortage of health care professionals in Alabama. Hartselle High School is helping fill that need with a program that prepares students to work in the medical field right after graduating.
The union representing nurses at Pottstown Hospital has ratified a three-year contract agreement. The final vote was taken just after 8 p.m. Monday. It is the first contract for the union, which was formed in September 2016. Of the total ballots cast, 98 percent of the nurses voted to ratify the contract. The final tally of the vote was not released by union officials.
Question 1 is shaping up to be the most expensive and closely watched ballot measure this year in Massachusetts. The proposal, which would limit the number of patients assigned to nurses, has split nurses and sparked unified opposition from hospitals. Polls show voters also appear to be split on the debate. And with both sides pouring millions of dollars into their respective efforts, the attention on Question 1 is poised to get more intense as campaign season heads into its final month.
UC Health is on the hunt to fill about 300 nursing jobs at its facilities across the Cincinnati region, including the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, West Chester Hospital and the Daniel Drake rehabilitation facility. Recruitment events are scheduled this month to find people to care “for patients with the most complex illnesses and injuries,” said Beverly Bokovitz, chief nursing officer at UC Medical Center.
Long an iconic image of the health care industry, the basic stethoscope has evolved. Today’s more sophisticated models can run from $19.95 to $425 for a model with a built-in amplifier. “It also has Bluetooth, and you can download an app that will enable you to hear all the acoustics,” said Jenna Houge, manager of the Nurses’ Station in Cedar Rapids.