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- 7/3/2012
OHA accepting applications for green hospital funding
he Ontario Hospital Association says it is accepting applications for funding under the Green Hospital Champion Fund Implementation Program. Ontario hospitals can apply for funding for green projects to cover up to $750,000 of eligible costs. - 7/2/2012
Picard: Nurse practitioners don’t need turf battles
NPs are, hands-down, the fastest-growing health profession, with a 25 per cent increase in their numbers in the last year alone. - 7/2/2012
June Tech Talk now online!
Registered tech assumes high-level role with College, CAPT conference a hit, and a refresher on medication safety. Plus, a special CE lesson on safe drug use in the elderly. - 7/2/2012
Cape Bretoner first male president of nurses’ college
Peter MacDougall will be making history this Canada Day as he officially takes over as president of the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia. - 7/2/2012
Dificid now available for treating C. difficile infection
Drug reduces development of drug-resistant bacteria. - 7/2/2012
Letter: NPs deserve recognition
I am a Nurse Practitioner and I think it is time that Nurse Practitioners are seen in B.C. - 7/2/2012
A new day dawns for Alberta pharmacists
A new Pharmacy Services Framework will further support pharmacists' active role in advancing Albertans' health. - 7/2/2012
Ontario nursing student returns from life-altering African mission
Working in claustrophobic, makeshift medical clinics under the oppressive African sun, witnessing horrific wounds and severe obscure maladies, Kristie Soder reaffirmed her career choice. - 7/2/2012
Number of NPs in U.S. to double by 2025: report
A researcher used modeling to project that the count of those trained as nurse practitioners would increase 94% from 128,000 in 2008 to 244,000 in 2025.