To recruit more bedside nurses, Wooster Community Hospital has eliminated the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new nursing hires, according to the hospital. Removing the BSN option will allow more students to become practicing registered nurses while also opening the door for licensed practicing nurses, said Shelly Huff, chief nurse practitioner at WCH. … Read more
Heather Pressdee, 40, is accused of giving lethal doses of insulin to three men at Quality Life Services in Chicora, Pennsylvania Two of the men died from the overdose and all three were under Pressdee\’s care at the time of the incidents, according to prosecutors. Pressdee says one of the men told her to \’kill … Read more
A Pennsylvania nurse is accused of giving lethal doses of insulin to two patients, the state attorney general said. Heather Irene Pressdee, 40, of Natrona Heights, allegedly gave patients \”insulin overdoses\” as a registered nurse at Quality Life Services, a skilled nursing facility in Chicora, the Pennsylvania attorney general\’s office said in a statement. press. … Read more
For the second time in 10 years, an Iowa nurse accused of stealing painkillers from patients has had her license suspended by the state. The Iowa Board of Nursing recently voted to indefinitely suspend the license of Tammie Lynn Illg, 47, of Whittemore, alleging that in October 2022 she stole prescription pain relievers from a … Read more