"Nurse-zine" Vol. 8, No 19
October 5, 2004
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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.
Old Nurses' Uniforms Are New Again (all whites)
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 1,016 New Members
o 1,385 New Threads
o 14,327 New posts
My dental hyginenist was surprised that I was an RN.
Do you iron your scrubs?
Old skills that we do not use anymore
What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?
Tell me about the wacko in YOUR nursing class...
Two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"
Addressing doctors by their first names
Use of the title "Dr." by non-physicians?
Need advice - DON encouraging nurse to falsify pt record (long)
That Johnson & Johnson commercial!
Nurse Self-Defense Class
Is this a joke? $$ per/hr in Connecticut
What is the youngest MI that you have seen
The BIG word - RETENTION!!!!!
Question dealing with ability to handle the OR?
Undercover Resident-State Inspector in disguise
Stupid People Award
Ever been told to "fake" CPR on a patient???
Has a patient ever described a Near Death Experience to you?
Precepting new nurses
GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos?
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2. Nursing News from Around the Globe
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Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:
- Iowa - GRMC nurses' pay is average for the state
- Senator blasts nurses' minimum staffing plan
- Patient Attacks Nurses With HIV Blood
- Nursing shortage critical part of rising health costs
- Nursing shortage in Cincinnati area abates
- FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as its Manufacturer
- Nurses fired or suspended for not working during Hurricane
- ACMH's plans for replacement nurses during a strike concerns
- 66% of nurses 'work overtime' - UK
- 3 nurses join forces to open new health-care center
- Website set to auction shifts for nurses - UK
- Nursing shortage eases ... a little - Wisconsin
- House OKs more flexible hours for nurses
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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. Every day, recruiters are searching our nursing resumes, if you have not posted your resume yet, you may want to do so now, Post Resume
Weekend House Supervisor - Nevada, MO - Heartland Behavioral
Occupational Nurse Practitioner - San Diego, CA, - UCSD Healthcare
Registered Nurse - Stanford, CA - Stanford University Medical Center
RN-Telephone Triage - Melville, NY - Empire BlueCross BlueShield
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Your "My Recruiting" Account
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4. Old Nurses' Uniforms Are New Again (all whites)
Atlanta's largest hospital now requires its 1,100 nurses to wear all white. Previously, nurses were allowed to wear colors and prints. Hospital administrators found that this was causing confusion among patients and staff alike. Charles Edwards of Georgia Public Radio reports.
Listen to the radio news report at:
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=80609
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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
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