Monday, April 23, 2007

Conference To Address Nursing Shortage

Conference to address nursing shortage By ERIC RUTH, The News Journal
Posted Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 8:57 am ongoing shortage of nurses will be part of the day’s agenda at the Delaware Nurses Association’s Spring Conference, Friday in Dover.Becky Patton, president of the American Nurses Association, will deliver the keynote address to the sold-out conference. Other speakers include Beau Biden, Delaware’s attorney general, and Rhonda Denny, deputy attorney general.The conference also will explore adolescent health care issues, including sexual activity, depression and obesity among teens. Denny is scheduled to speak on the prevention of bullying and violence among adolescents, and Biden will address adolescent law.The conference will be held at the Martin Luther King Building at Delaware State University.Patton has recently called for an additional $200 million in federal funding for improved work force development programs.“The nursing shortage has reached a crucial point where the quality of patient care is impacted,” Patton has said.Contact Eric Ruth at eruth@delawareonline.com

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