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October 18, 2006	Nurse-zine Vol 10 No 20
Table of Contents Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks Latest Nursing News Outsourcing and The Future of Nursing 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 Earn your BSN or MSN Online at South University Master of Science in Management/Healthcare Administration - New England College Your Starting Point for Online Nursing Degrees - allnurses.com 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 5,031 New Members o 3,048 New Threads o 29,052 New posts Title: Replies: Views: Is there power in the color white? 76 2388 Are you my waitress today? 61 2998 i didn't know this actually happened 49 2453 Need advice - bail on my accelerated BSN for an ADN?(long) 49 1119 November Visa Bulletin came out! 47 2119 phone calls no outsider would believe 44 3534 Lowest of the Low 39 1854 HIPAA violation or not..? 37 786 Should I look for another job - advice needed 37 1631 Have you ever made a med error? 37 982 Planning our future and outsourcing 37 1045 Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea? 33 770 When patients lie about rides..... 32 1460 I freaked out 31 1657 This is a VENTING Post! 31 896 Pharmaceutical Sales? 25 932 How smart are you? 24 805 Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain 19 789 Nursing Forums Main Page: http://allnurses.com/forums Sponsor Message Advance your nursing career without missing a beat. 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The Nursing Future and Outsourcing Read this thought provoking post titled: Planning our future and outsourcing First it was manufacturing, then IT jobs and next it may be us, and so this post is my attempt to make us think about our futures and brainstorm and maybe think outside the box to come up with new ideas. The US health care system is in shambles. We now lag behind 36 countries in overall health system performance ranging from infant mortality to adult mortality to life expectancy. The maternal death rate in NYC is over 20%. Smaller companies like Blue Ridge Paper Co in North Carolina that are essentially self insured for their 2000 employees is sending employees to India and Thailand for medical proceedures. Open Heart in New Delhi, India at the world class Apollo Hospital is $6500 plus airfare that can be found for as little as $700 if booked in advance. The cost in the US is an average of $60K. The patient/nurse ratio in India is 1 to 1 and they only employ RN's. This is all new thinking, but what happens when a large company like General Motors or Citibank hops on this bandwagon? 350,000 Americans are now going out of the country for surgical proceedures. 44 million Americans are without healthcare insurance, and Congress has passed laws that you can no longer file bankruptcy to get rid of your medical expenses. 70% of medical expenses are incurred the last decade of life. The oldest of 77 million Babyboomers just turned 60... To read the full post and active nursing discussion, and post your opinions, visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/f8/planning-our-future-outsourcing-183694.html Sponsor Message Earn your BSN or MSN Online at South University South University offers RN to BSN and MSN programs online. Established in 1899, South University delivers quality education and personal attention to students. South University online programs provide you the freedom to attend class anytime from anywhere you connect to the Internet. 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