Tag: nurses
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School nurses start getting scarcer, due to Medicaid problems
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Students in many Kentucky counties will find it harder to see a school nurse due to changes in the state Medicaid program and lack...
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More hospital-acquired infections are reported in patients cared for nurses who are overworked, study finds
Getty Images stock photo. Overworked nurses dealing with heavy patient loads are associated with increases in hospital-acquired infections, say researchers with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at...
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School nurses in Fayette cut as public-health dollars shrink
Takirah Sleet, 7, and school nurse Michelle Marra assess her lunch to manage Takirah’s diabetes. (H-L photo by Pablo Alcala) As public health and education dollars shrink, school nurses are caught in the...