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September 20, 2006	Nurse-zine Vol 10 No 18
Table of Contents Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks Latest Nursing News Why Most Nurses Don't Get the Flu Vaccine - CDC Survey: Would you let your hospital treat your loved one? Media Kit: Advertising Information Manage Your Subscription: unsubscribe or change email address Please welcome and support our sponsors. Their support keeps Nurse-zine at no cost to you for you to enjoy and share with others. You can see their full ads below in the content of the newsletter. Advance your nursing career without missing a beat - Excelsior College Flexible Online Degree Programs from Prestigious Drexel University Your Starting Point for Online Nursing Degrees - allnurses.com LPNs Stop Doing RN Work for LPN Pay 1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks allnurses.com has the most active discussion areas for nurses online with over 1200 new posts a day and 500 nursing topics discussed every 24 hours. It's a great place to get answers to your nursing questions, or just chat with other nurses, or just read interesting topics, visit: http://allnurses.com/forums Discussion Forum Statistics for last two weeks o 3,115 New Members o 2,232 New Threads o 19,241 New posts Title: Replies: Views: How do you become a Moderator for this site?? 122 2907 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples? 105 3478 Update on Gross Out Co-Worker 89 5529 Why do so many people insist that LPN'S AREN'T REAL NURSES!!?? 83 3809 Nurse Strangles Intruder With Bare Hands 79 4322 I am a nurse, but I dream of.... 68 2274 Death after two-hour ER wait ruled homicide 62 3181 My first few days, as a new RN 53 2638 One thing I'd wish I'd known before going to the USA...... 50 1307 Video cameras banned in L&D 47 1952 RN school and tattoos? 44 1500 Can this contract possibly be legal? 42 1486 CDC - Why Most Nurses Don't Get the Flu Vaccine 39 1408 "Male Problems" while nursing female 38 962 New grad just got fired 35 2782 Brainless People! 31 988 upset about title 29 1143 RN as Inpatient, horrible and looong rant 26 1063 Error kills 2 infants in Indiana 26 1526 LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel? 26 1058 Are you afraid to go to the ER? 26 1234 Catholic hospitals-yes or no? 26 1087 Sad, sad case today (OB) 15 1312 Falsely Accussed, Manager a Witch 15 908 Nursing Forums Main Page: http://allnurses.com/forums Sponsor Message Advance your nursing career without missing a beat. Excelsior College,largest educator of nurses at a distance, offers NLNAC-accredited nursing programs for busy working health care professionals: Associate, RN-BS, RN-MS and MS in nursing (specializations in clinical systems management and nursing education) plus certificates in some of the fastest growing areas in health care. Nationally known for quality, Excelsior College's School of Nursing has been designated a Center of Excellence by the NLN, 2005-2008. Formerly Regents College. More on Web at: Excelsior College 2. Nursing News from Around the Globe Nursing News Title Feds toss Flagstaff nurse union vote, cite hospital threats Nurses back Thursday - RWJU Nurses call for hospital CEO's ouster Nurse Nicola wants a new challenge in Iraq - UK Nine years later, nurse's compassion still boundless Schools Seek Funds For More Nurses Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Nurse? And Why? Prop 89 Heads Up For Pandemic Flu Coming Foreign nurses face the axe in Britain Error kills 2 infants in Indiana Death after two-hour ER wait ruled homicide Study: Nurses Struggle to Balance Work, Family CDC - Why Most Nurses Don't Get the Flu Vaccine Prison nurse suspended in 'exorcism' investigation RWJUH nurses approve new contract, ending strike Click here for more Nursing News Sponsor Message Flexible Online Degree Programs from Prestigious Drexel University Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions has a national reputation as a leader in nursing education. And with a variety of ONLINE BSN and MSN degree programs available at your convenience, you can specialize your nursing career without interrupting it. BS in Health Services Administration, BS in Psychology, and graduate and post-Master’s certificates are also available. Learn more: Drexel University 3. CDC - Why Most Nurses Don't Get the Flu Vaccine Influenza Vaccination Rates for Nurses Need a Boost With all the news coverage in the last few years of people scrambling to find a flu shot, it is interesting to note that not everyone recommended for annual vaccination and able to access it chooses to do so. Surprisingly, one such group that avoids flu shots is the people administering the vaccines. In fact, only 40 percent of all health care workers were vaccinated in 2003. Health care professionals–and nurses in particular–are key to preventing the spread of influenza, a debilitating and highly contagious respiratory infection. It is caused by a virus and leads to an average of approximately 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Because of their frequent and direct patient contact, nurses can spread the virus to patients in their care.This is problematic for the many patients at high risk for influenza-related complications that could lead to hospitalizations and even death. Influenza can also be spread from one healthcare worker to another or from patient to healthcare worker. In an era of nursing shortages, understaffing and mandatory overtime, nurses do not want to burden their co-workers by taking sick days related to something as easily preventable as influenza. Article also includes sections on Vaccine Myths and Influenza 101 Read the full article here: CDC - Why Most Nurses Don't Get the Flu Vaccine Sponsor Message LPNs Stop Doing RN Work for LPN Pay In just 12 months you can become an RN and increase your earning potential by over $13,000 per year. 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