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Nursing crisis looms over Iowa

By Lynda Waddington 5/4/09

A shortage of nurses has caused concern among elected officials and health care analysts for decades. At least two Iowa governors have convened task forces to investigate the problem and offer recommendations. With all the added scrutiny and few practical solutions to show for it, most signs point to a nursing crisis that continues to get worse, and Iowa is likely to bear the brunt of it.

King opposes lifting immigration cap for nurses

By Douglas Burns 9/12/08

According to Right Side News.com, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is opposed to legislation Congress is expected  to take up soon that would lift a cap on immigration of nurses and physical therapists to deal with a shortage. King is the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International [...]

Nurses Ads: Cheney Would Be Dead With Regular Guy Health-Care

By Douglas Burns 12/7/07

Print ads demanding health care reform will blanket Iowa newspapers on Monday Dec. 11.  The California Nurses Association (CNA) / National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) are running the ads as part of a national campaign pushing for guaranteed health care coverage for all Americans through a Medicare-based system.

The ad uses recent headlines about Vice-President Dick [...]

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