South Carolina Partnerships Address Statewide Nursing Shortage
In a continued effort to help alleviate the nationwide nursing shortage, the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future will host the Promise of Nursing for South Carolina gala to raise funds and provideAll funds raised from the event, which is being held in Charleston on Thursday, November 3, will remain in South Carolina to support undergraduate nursing
"Nurses are the heart and soul of patient care as they care for patients during their most intimate moments, from bringing new life into the world to helping patients die with dignity," says Marilyn J. Schaffner, PhD, RN, CGRN, chief nursing executive and administrator for clinical services, Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center. "Through partnership with the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, we have the opportunity to help fund scholarships for student nurses as they become part of the magic of nursing."
Black Nurses Can't Care for White Patients?
When your health is failing and you require assistance with your basic needs, the last thing you should be worried about is the color of the person providing it. Right? In the eyes of one nursing company, maybe not.Four nurses recently filed a lawsuit alleging that their employer, Accord Services, violated their civil rights by refusing to send black nurses to care for white patients.
Black nurses suing company after not being allowed to take care of white patients
COBB COUNTY, Ga. —
Four women are suing a nursing company because they say their leaders wouldn't send black nurses to take care of white patients. In the 63-page lawsuit, the women claim Accord Services violated their civil rights. They said the
"You could hear something from'We can't use a nurse because they were tooghetto' or 'This client doesn't preferforeigners' and 'Black women are not professional,'" Erika Arnold said, a former H.R. manager.
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Four Elderly Georgia Men Charged In Terror Plot
Four senior citizens will appear in front of a federal judge in Georgia today after telling undercover informants about plans to attack federal buildings with explosives and a biological toxin.The men named in the charging documents, Frederick Thomas, 73, of Cleveland, Ga., and Toccoa, Ga., residents Dan Roberts, 67, Ray H. Adams, 65, and Samuel J. Crump, 68, were all members of a fringe militia organization, according to investigators.
They called themselves "the covert group," and met several times throughout the year to discuss killing federal
Meet The Senior Citizen Militia Members Arrested In Georgia Bio Attack Plot
“When it comes time to saving the Constitution, that means some people gotta die,” Thomas allegedly said.
“Let’s shoot the bastards that we discover are anti-American or enemies of America, treasonous,” Thomas allegedly said. “And to me the easiest and best way to do that is to walk up behind them with a suppressed .22. I am of the, uh, old school, Mafia; one behind the ear with a .22 is all you need.”
New Gmail is here, first impressions
"That's one of the reasons we're embarking on a series of interface updates to help strip out unnecessary clutter and make Gmail as beautiful as it is powerful," said Google user experience designer Jason Cornwell. "This is part of a Google-wide effort to bring you an experience that's more focused, elastic, and effortless across all of our products."
Site reveals the human slavery behind your stuff
I have 66 slaves working for me. Or at least that’s what Slavery Footprint estimates based on my lifestyle and the size of my family.The website — which was created by Call + Response, a non-profit dedicated to ending slavery, in collaboration with the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons — estimates the number of slaves by taking a look at more than 450 products, and breaking them down from the sourcing of raw materials through the manufacturing.
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