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Table of Contents - Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
- Nursing News from Around the Globe
- New - Nursing Jobs and Resumes on allnurses.com
- Article: Federal funds to ease nursing shortage
- Survey: Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?
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1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
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o 1,271 New Members
o 1,760 New Threads (Disucssion Topics)
o 19,408 New posts
Nursing in the UK? (question from US nurse)
What is the name of the college you will be attending?
Sad story 480-pound woman dies after six years on couch
Unprofessional behavior in RN community
Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?
Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!
Ethical question...what would you do?
Is It Possible to Feel Surgical Procedure
Layoffs tomorrow! (88 LPNs laid off)
What does c=rn mean?
What would you do in my situation...? RN or MD?
What unions?
Negative posts about nursing...grrrrrrrrr!
Breast Reduction ???? To or not to ?
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2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
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Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:
LA hospital closed doors to ambulances over weekend
Striking Nurses to be Replaced?
Health chiefs to stop using agency nurses - UK
Nurses Probe Bronchitis, Memory Loss Link
$1B urged for new doctors, nurses
Nurses go extra mile to remedy red tape
Mt. Clemens nurses reject 3-year deal
New federal overtime rules may affect your paycheck
Man spared jail after attacks on nurses - UK
System considers changes in school nurses - GA
Union at Lourdes praises decision as `big win'
Man who bashed nurses 'a low risk' - Australia .
LPN's being laid off!
Nurses Bid With Their Pay in Auctions for Extra Work
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3. Heart Attacks Without Chest Pain More OFTEN Fatal
People who have heart attacks or other heart conditions who do not experience chest pain are commonly overlooked and undertreated at the hospital, often resulting in greater fatality rates in this group of patients. A new study in the August issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, shows that cardiac patients presenting to the hospital without chest pain have triple the death rate of other cardiac patients and are less likely to receive medications to slow the progression of a heart attack.
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4.In poor job market, a rush to nursing
Nursing schools in Massachusetts and around the country are flooded with applicants, many of them refugees from other fields. In a weak job market, nursing has come to be seen as a stable, reasonably well-paying profession with a bright future. Read the full article and nursing discussion at:
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5. Survey Says...Do You Think of "Nursing Education" as a Nursing Specialty?
Please take a minute to take our quick survey and read or post comments on the topic at:
For the results and lively comments from our last survey:
Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortage?
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