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Republicans Call for Legislation to End Nursing Shortage

                   
newschannel34.com
May 13, 2008
        
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AP -- State Assembly Republican leader James Tedisco is calling for passage of legislation aimed at ending the state's nursing shortage. The legislative package includes scholarships and loan forgiveness programs for students to agree to practice in New York, as well as grants for hospitals to... [read full story]                    

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Lawmakers look to ease nurse shortage

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May 13, 2008
        

NEW YORK STATE -- With a nurse shortage nationwide, New York State lawmakers are coming together to try and keep nurses in New York. Legislation offered by the State Assembly to correct the problem includes establishing recruitment efforts, providing scholarships and student loan programs and...

UPDATE: Assembly minority leader pushes nursing legislation

stargazette.com
May 13, 2008
        

Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, R-Schenectady, and colleagues, including Assemblyman Jim Bacalles, R-Corning, called for legislative action to address the nursing shortage in New York state by providing educational and financial incentives to attract and retain nurses.

                   

Dying to get nurses in NY

lohudblogs.com
May 13, 2008
        

Saying the state’s nursing shortage is reaching “crisis proportions,” Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, R-Schenectady, announced five proposals he and his Republican colleagues are advancing. They would set up loan reimbursement programs for people who agreed to work as registered nurses in...

                   

Alberta nurses rally for more workers, better work conditions

cbc.ca
May 13, 2008
        

More than 150 nurses rallied in front of the Alberta legislature in Edmonton on Monday to call on the province to recruit more members of the profession and improve working conditions. The nurses said the shortage has reached a critical level, with many regularly working extra shifts and...

                   

Nursing homes lack nurses

aftenposten.no
May 13, 2008
        

Norwegian nursing homes face a severe labour shortage this summer, raising fears that the country's elderly will lack even the most basic care. Never before have the publicly run nursing homes received so few applications for summer work, reported Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Tuesday. Some...

Republicans Look To Offer Nurses Scholarships, Loan Forgiveness

wptz.com
May 13, 2008
        

ALBANY, N.Y. -- State Assembly Republican leader James Tedisco is calling today for passage of legislation aimed at ending the state's nursing shortage. The legislative package includes scholarships and loan forgiveness programs for students to agree to practice in New York, as well as grants for...

                   
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Alberta nursing shortage will get worse: Unions

ctv.ca
May 12, 2008
        

Unions for 25,000 Alberta nurses are urging the province to take immediate action to head off a worsening shortage of nurses in Canada's fastest growing province. ... Several dozen nurses are planning a rally in front of the legislature as their unions deliver a strategy...

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