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Feburary 24, 2007	Nurse-zine Vol 11 No 04
Home | Nursing Forums | Nursing Education | Nursing Jobs and Resumes | Getting Started Video | Help Table of Contents Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks Latest Nursing News 200,000+ members - and growing - thanks! Survey: How would you make inpatient rooms better? 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. Why does Drexel Online offer Better Nursing Programs? Standardize hand-off and transfer reports - Integrated Voice Solutions Nursing Degrees Online- The College Network 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, chat with other nurses, or just read interesting topics, visit: http://allnurses.com/forums Discussion Forum Statistics for last two weeks o 3,727 New Members o 42314 New Threads o 27,945 New posts Nursing Forums Main Page: http://allnurses.com/forums Nursing Forum Topics Replies Views How to get to work in a snowstorm? 148 5334 NLN Results.... 97 1681 "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...." 96 3310 Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel? 85 1994 Sleeping during nightshift!! 81 2849 any comment? 80 2752 Name hospital and salary--everywhere 76 6814 CGFNS/ICHP's Official decision on Visa Screening for June 2006 NLE passers 69 2297 Another attempt to bring NCLEX to Manila 69 2369 Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor? 65 1778 "Funny Codes"? 65 4409 Protect your profession... 58 2436 Patient Rights and Diabetic Diets 58 1096 Phenergan IV changes in policy 45 1380 What is the point of a uniform? 43 1845 Doctors that think they are god... 40 1802 Sometimes I Miss Being a CNA 39 1336 A New Twist on a Familiar Complaint: Toxic EMPLOYEES 34 1758 Hey ER, what takes so long??? 34 1613 Crazy Thing Pts Say or Do 34 1638 Important Drug Tips!! 33 1752 C'mere and share your on-the-job laughs! 31 1638 Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort? 31 1424 What would you have said to this?? 27 1570 top ten reasons i found a new job 22 1554 Nursing Forums Main Page: http://allnurses.com/forums Sponsor Message Why does Drexel Online offer Better Nursing Programs? Our leading College of Nursing and Health Professions has a 130-year national reputation as a leader in nursing education. And we offer convenient, 24/7 online access to many top-ranked nursing programs, including BSN, MSN, post-bachelor’s and post-master’s certificates. Find out more today: www.drexel.com/allnurses 2. Nursing News from Around the Globe Nursing News Title Patients' welfare is at stake in the electronic effort, experts s... Coffee May Pack Dietary Fiber! Hospital turning back clock a bit on nurses’ uniforms - The State 18000 children die each day from hunger The Health Care Racket Number of Philippine Nurses Emigrating Skyrockets Veterans face consecutive budget cuts Nursing 2006 Salary Survey finds salaries leveling off Nurses rally at Texas Capitol building U.S. Health Care Spending Seen Doubling in 10 Years World's Smallest Baby Heads Home From S. 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