"Nurse-zine" Vol. 9, No 08
April 20, 2005
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Table of Contents
1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
2. Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. AHRQ Launches Patient Safety Network
4. National Infant Immunization Week
5. Survey: Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?
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
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o 2,135 New Threads
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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:
Caregivers give homes strike alert
Creating an Inclusive Science for Nursing Education
Nursing ranks grow, but hurdles lie ahead
Nurses advocate disclosure on staffing
Fake nurse gets six months in jail
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Labs Destroy Distributed A/H2N2 Influenza Virus
Nurses oppose measure meant to ease their burden
Hospital Cannot Require RNs to Remove Button Stating...
Man commits suicide in ER
Nurse stabbed by intruder at Boston Medical Center
Florida panel sets degree quotas, including nursing
Bill Would Let Patients Pick Nurse Gender
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3. AHRQ Launches Patient Safety Network
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has created an on-line clearinghouse for resources on improving patient safety and preventing medical errors. Users of AHRQ's Patient Safety Network (PSNet) can customize the site to automatically collect the latest articles, news and conferences on topics of interest to them, such as bar-coding, and opt to receive weekly updates on the latest patient safety findings, according to AHRQ.
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4. National Infant Immunization Week
April 24-30, 2005 -National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to focus on the importance of immunizing infants against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases by age two.
This year NIIW will again be held in conjunction with the Pan American Health Organization’s Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA), April 23-30, 2005. The U.S. will join together with 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere to concurrently promote the need for routine vaccinations for infants and children during the last week in April.
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5. Survey: Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?
Please take a minute to participate in our one question nursing survey, and feel free to discuss this topic.
Visit:
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For the results and comments from our last survey:
Do you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer as an adjunct to handwashing?
Visit:
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6. Media Kit to reach nurses online with your marketing
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