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House keeps FY07 nurse programs at current levels; nurses disappointed.
June 19, 2006... Nursing workforce development programs will not get funding increases if the House Appropriations Committee's proposals are adopted. However, if nurse advocate groups get their way, Title VIII programs would be funded at $175 million. The committee June 13 adopted a fiscal year 2007...

RN groups band together to prepare for scope of practice war with AMA.
June 19, 2006... Nurse groups are rallying together to stop organized medicine from succeeding in a turf war between nurses and doctors. In response to the American Medical Association and other physician groups' renewed efforts to limit the scope of practice of non-physician health care providers, the...

VNAA pleased with outcome of AMA resolutions on flu vaccine distribution.
June 19, 2006... Nurses and other providers that immunize high-risk groups against the influenza virus recently dodged a bullet at the American Medical Association annual meeting. The AMA was set to vote on five resolutions that would have shaped AMA policy on influenza vaccine distribution in a very...

Congress acts to establish health IT system; RNs offer words of caution.
June 19, 2006... It appears that the president's hopes for implementation of a health information technology (IT) plan are coming to fruition. Nurses have warned, however, that implementation of such technology cannot be forced and must include health care professionals trained in information technology. ...

Arizona.(State News)
June 19, 2006... Arizona: A recently released study from the Arizona State Board of Nursing reveals both good and bad news about Arizona's nursing shortage. On the positive side, Arizona's registered nursing program admissions and enrollments, as well as numbers of graduates and nurses taking the NCLEX exam,...