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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 8, No 17
September 2, 2004

"Nurse-zine" is the bi-weekly nursing newsletter via e-mail brought to you compliments of http://allnurses.com - The Internet's Nursing Resource since 1996.
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Table of Contents

1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
2. Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Recent Nursing Jobs
4. Article: Pain Assessment and Management in Aging
5. Survey: Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?
6. Media kit: reach nurses online with your marketing
7. Subscription Tools
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1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks

allnurses.com has the most active discussion areas for nurses online with over 1100 new posts a day and 300 nursing topics discussed every 24 hours. It is a great place to get answers to your nursing questions, or just chat with other nurses, or just read, visit:
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Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks
o 1,291 New Members
o 1,882 New Threads
o 21,096 New posts

Title: "MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=76829

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Title: "need some advice on getting family member medical attention against their will"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=76891

Title: "New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=76600

Title: "Will you work OT for straight pay?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=77003

Title: "Rethinking Pain Assessment"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=41609

Title: "Scary doctors!!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=76894

Title: "lets discuss extubation"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=75745

Title: "What is a watch with a second hand?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=76598

Title: "What nursing shortage? Not around here...they don't need nurses."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=77023

Title: "Share your tips & shortcuts for moms/students!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=74763

Title: "When did we stop washing hair?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=75645

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2. Nursing News from Around the Globe

For the latest Nursing News
Visit: http://allnurses.com/

Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:

- NIH Releases Research Strategy to Fight Obesity Epidemic
- Joint Commission to Study Smoking Cessation Practices in Hospital
- HHS Issues National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
- Dietary Supplements information is now easier to access
- Catch-22 extends shortage of nurses
- Western Psych nurses threaten to strike
- Assessment of patient pain at colonoscopy: are nurses better than...
- Health care workers stage walkout
- Nursing teachers needed 80 qualified nursing students turned away...
- Faculty shortage plagues US nursing schools
- Nurses expected to be back on job at East Bay hospital today - CA
- Overworked, underpaid nurses desert health system - Australia
- Nursing faculty shortage looms - Michigan
- Some Nurses Return To Work At Mount Clemens
- Premier may order nurses to stay on the job - Canada
- Alabama Nurses Quit over Morning-After Pill
- Filipino nurses becoming more in demand in rich countries
- Tenet Agrees to Sell L.A.-Area Hospitals

For these stories and more, visit:
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3. Recent Nursing Jobs on allnurses.com

Below are a few of the most recent Nursing Jobs posted on allnurses.com. Nurses, every day, recruiters are searching our nursing resumes, if you have not posted your resume yet, you may want to do so. It only takes a few minutes and it's fre*e.

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* Registered Nurse - HCR Manor Care - Highland Park, IL
http://nursingjobs.allnurses.com/c/j...=238&jb=564323

View all jobs posted:
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4. Article: Pain Assessment and Management in Aging

Pain in the absence of disease is not a normal part of aging, yet it is experienced daily by a majority of older adults in the United States. Older adults are at high risk for undertreatment of pain due to a variety of barriers. Health care professionals must be cognizant of the special pain-related needs of this fastest growing segment of the population.

For more information and a link to the full article, visit:
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77751

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5. Survey: Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

Please take a minute to answer our quick "yes or no" survey question and read or post comments on the topic at:

Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77003


For the results and lively comments from our last survey:

Do You Think of "Nursing Education" as a Nursing Specialty?
Visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71639

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6. Media kit: reach nurses online with your marketing

allnurses.com gets near 4 million page views a month by nurses online. If you are interested in reaching nurses online with your marketing message, for more information, visit: http://allnurses.com/advertising or call Brian Short @ 612-816-8773
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