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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Article: Hiring Foreign Nurses
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. New Nursing Humor
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. ARTICLE: HIRING FOREIGN NURSES

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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:

- Virtual ICU draws national attention
- Nurse leader under fire
- Nurses Get Generous Job Offers
- Nurse takes on additional title
- Male nurse wins sex bias pay claim
- Nursing advertisement 'misleading'
- Hospital for slain nurse may rise in her hometown - Manila
- Vt. Takes Aim at Drug Co. Freebies
- MedWatch - Seroquel / Serzone medication errors reported
- Nurses fail to log-on - UK
- Legionnaires' hits Philadelphia area nursing home
- Some nurses get OK to give anesthesia
- Grant allows UNR nursing school to add 24 students
- Springfield nurse and another woman indicted in oxycontin thefts
- Nurses take a stand for better wages and conditions - Austrailia
- HHS Moves To Free Home Health Nurses To Focus On Patient Care
- Predicting Nursing Turnover
- MedWatch - Procrit (epoetin alfa) counterfeit alert
- Predicting Nursing Turnover

For these stories and more, visit:
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3. NEW NURSING HUMOR

Here are several links to some of the latest nursing humor that has been posted on allnurses.com!

"The Unbelievable things our Pts DO… It is true"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17726

"New Drugs"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17917

"You know you've joined a cheap health plan when..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18022

Title: "Nurse Shorts..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17995

"Did you hear about the hospital that asked the doctors about a new building project?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17919

"Doctor's signs"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17968


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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 302 new members
o 574 new threads
o 7,837 new posts

"Visitors with no common sense!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17799

"Is Racism a Fixture of Nursing Academia?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17634

"What do you do to get past the 2am slump"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17759

"C'mon brag a little!!!!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17977

"When I was a STUDENT, the clinical experience I remember most was..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17990

"Now, how about some Good Nurse stories."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17753

"Treatment of Agency Staff"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18109

"Re: Movies with Nurses"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18098

"PLEASE HELP...Need feedback on TX hospitals!!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18070

"Nurse Lojack System"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=16787

"Toradol"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=8240

"What do your coworkers do to annoy you?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18094

"What would they do today??"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18073

"Transition from 8 hour to 12 hour shifts"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=18088

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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:

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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?

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