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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
UMaine Machias to offer new nursing program via UMaine Augusta partnership
The Downeast Nursing Track will allow students to earn a bachelor's in nursing from the Augusta college while going to school in Machias.
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PublishedApril 13, 2024
Opinion: Skilled nursing facilities are in crisis
Nurses are the key to providing adequate care for older Mainers and to stem the number of nursing home closures.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2024
Opinion: Nurse-to-patient ratios are a necessity
Patient loads for nurses creates an untenable situation for the patient and the caregiver. Support L.D. 1639.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Commentary: Staffing pressures on nurses put Maine patients at risk
Nurse staffing affects patient outcomes. Neither inexperienced nurses nor travel nurses are a like-for-like substitute for experienced, local staff.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Maine nurses split over whether state mandate of staff ratios would help
Some see the controversial bill in the Legislature as a means of improving working conditions at badly understaffed hospitals; others say the flexibility is what allows them to do their jobs.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Maine Voices: Long-term home health care can be a gift to nurses as well as clients
I may visit weekly or I may visit monthly, but I stay an hour and I’ll be back soon.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Commentary: No government mandate will fix the challenges Maine’s hospital nurses face
Maine Med urges lawmakers to focus on health care education funding and accountability for those who assault nurses, not rigid staffing ratios.
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PublishedMay 13, 2023
Kennebec Valley Community College graduates bring family with them
Fairfield college's 53rd commencement honored 369 graduates.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Lawmakers mull bill to limit nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine hospitals
The legislation is intended to reduce the patient load for overworked nurses, but hospital officials say the bill would do nothing to address a shortage of clinicians.
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