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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 6, No 11
June 3, 2002

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. A Brief History of allnurses.com, a look back…
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Study says presence of RNs saves lives
4. Hot Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Should new grads work in the emergency room?
6. Advertise to Nurses online via allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ALLNURSES.COM, A LOOK BACK…

When and how did allnurses.com start? Many allnurses.com users were interested in finding out a little history of allnurses.com, so I went on a trip down memory lane and came up with a brief synopsis of some of the highlights that got us to where we are today. If you are interested in reading it, visit:

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2. LATEST NURSING NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

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Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:

- Nursing Faculty Shortage
- VU researcher says pay, grants can help solve nurse shortage
- Risks Seen in UK Plan to Let Nurses Prescribe Drugs
- Utah is short of nurses
- School Nurse Crisis
- Deaths from nurse shortage documented
- New laws give nurses a boost - Florida
- Gov. Bush signs plan to attract more nurses
- Nurses develop new guidelines for handling patients
- Study: RNs Save More Lives
- Jury sides with nurse fired for refusing to dispense "morning-after" pill
- Nurses, UC gain ground on pay
- Contract talks break off between Island nurses and the province - Canada
- Twin Cities nurses using ward-closing power
- Hospitals sweeten pot to hire nurses
- Nurses take action over hospital staffing levels - Australia
- Nurse Anesthetists Take Another Shot At Sedation Prohibition

For these stories and more, visit:
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3. STUDY SAYS PRESENCE OF RNS SAVES LIVES

Hospitals staffed with more registered nurses save more lives from deadly complications, researchers say in a study that is likely to intensify worries about the nation's growing nursing shortage. "Will we see more of these adverse outcomes because we don't have the knowledge of the registered nurses in the clinical setting?"

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4. HOT NURSING DISCUSSIONS

allnurses.com has one of the most active discussion areas for nurses online. 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 411 new members
o 654 new threads
o 8,661 new posts

"Why remain an LPN"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=7824

"Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17516

"Doc rage"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17147

"Location of Allnurses Hospital????"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17058

"procedures on dead people"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17330

"I Said... 'huh?'"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=16925

"Where do you work?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17248

"oh shyt"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17072

"Do you wear a seat belt?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17467

"What is the most incompetent thing you seen a fellow nurse do?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17402

"Preferential treatment for new staff"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17166

"Most Dreaded Procedures"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17124

"What rules have you broken to help a patient?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17173

"Gotta good "poop" story? I do."
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17470

"What errors have you caught?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17388

"What do you all LOVE about night shift?"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17355

To read ALL the nursing discussions at allnurses.com, visit:
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5. SURVEY SAYS… SHOULD NEW GRADS WORK IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM?

Please take a minute to answer our one question survey at the bottom of our homepage, Visit: http://allnurses.com

After voting, please post your comments and/or opinions on our nursing bulletin board, visit:

http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17617

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We would like your suggestions for survey ideas. If we use your survey suggestion, we’ll send you an allnurses.com t-shirt. Please e-mail your suggestions for survey questions to survey@allnurses.com
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For the results and lively comments from our last survey:

Q: Do you feel your facility provides a positive environment for new grads?

Visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=15543

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