• Health Care Bills & Nursing Funding Passed!

    Take a break, enjoy your holidays! Take some time for YOU!!! Make the most of whatever time you have with your families. Know that you are doing something to make a difference in someone’s life! My aunt was hospitalized a couple of days ago and is very unhappy that she’ll have to be in over the holidays. I know I’m grateful for the terrific nurses who will help her to breath easier! Congress passed the SCHIP renewal and the consolidated funding bill which appropriates $156.05 million for Title VIII nurse workforce development programs. Hurray! This is an increase of $6.4 million over last year’s funding. President Bush had suggested cuts…