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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 5, No 16
November 15, 2001

"Nurse-zine" is The FREE bi-weekly nursing newsletter via e-mail brought to you by http://allnurses.com - The Internet's Nursing Resource since 1996.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Nursing Humor – to make you smile
2. Latest Nursing News from around the Globe
3. Article: Hospitals and Bioterrorism Preparedness
4. Hot Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Should family be present for a code?
6. Advertise to Nurses online via allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"

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1. NURSING HUMOR – TO MAKE YOU SMILE

Many of you have shared your humorous stories with everyone at allnurses.com, so we put a small list of some of the more recent postings and some of the oldies but goodies.

Title: "Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=9864

Title: "Thoughts to live by....."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11238

Title: "get this one"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10620

Title: "Something For Nurses To Sing About!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11351

Title: "stoolorama"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10624

Title: "Student Nurses and Clinical Funnies"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11459

And now for some oldies, but goodies...

Title: "Charting Bloopers"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6434

Title: "It's hard to live with a nurse because..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6315

Title: "out of the mouth of babes"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6262

Title: "In the mind of the elderly"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10219

Title: "AHHH! A Warm Blanket!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11440

Title: "medical lightbulb jokes"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11578


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2. LATEST NURSING NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

For the latest Nursing News
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Pa. nurses fed up with short staffing
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Pa. Nursing Home Workers in Charged
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Making house calls count
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Nurses, Firefighters and Writers Lead Classes
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Caring for the troops near the front lines
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High Vacancy, Turnover Rates Seen Among U.S. Nurses
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Nurse shortage ensures jobs for Middle Tennessee State U. grads
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For these stories and more, visit:
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3. ARTICLE: HOSPITALS AND BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

Hospitals engage in bioterrorism preparedness plans as the country braces for the next attack. Read this NurseWeek Article how facilities are preparing.

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4. HOT NURSING DISCUSSIONS

allnurses.com has one of the most active Bulletin Boards (BB) for nurses. It is a great place to get answers to your nursing questions, or just chat with other nurses. Below is a brief list of some active discussions at allnurses.com:

What’s new on the BB in the last two weeks?
o 280 new members
o 339 new threads
o 2,592 new posts

Title: "Why is education not valued within our profession?"
o 75 replies, 1560 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11601

Title: "Self magazine article"
o 34 replies, 1260 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11268

Title: "Importing Foreign-trained nurses"
o 31 replies, 572 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11568

Title: "Clinical Day Horror Story !!!!"
o 30 replies, 477 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11421

Title: "CR 99 Universal Health Coverage"
o 29 replies, 449 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10914

Title: "Is the NBC Show 'ER' Realistic?"
o 28 replies, 677 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11451

Title: "Anybody else have days like this?"
o 26 replies, 819 views
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11162

Title: "Professionalism and Credentials"
o 1132 views, 65 replies
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11588

Title: "60 years in prison!!!"
o 885 views, 24 replies
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11387

Title: "Lunch breaks"
o 807 views, 24 replies
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10173

To read ALL the nursing discussions at allnurses.com, visit:
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5. SURVEY SAYS… SHOULD FAMILY BE PRESENT FOR A CODE?

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After voting, please post your comments and/or opinions on our nursing bulletin board, visit:
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For the results and comments from our last survey:
Q: Do you feel your hospital is prepared to handle a major disaster?

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