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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 6, No 16
August 16, 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. JCAHO Report- Nursing Shortage Poses Serious Health Care Risk
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. West Nile virus - CDC information
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: When you are the patient or family member, do you identify yourself as a nurse?
6. Advertise to Nurses online via allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. JCAHO REPORT- NURSING SHORTAGE POSES SERIOUS HEALTH CARE RISK

Tens of thousands of hospital deaths every year can be blamed on a nationwide nursing shortage, according to a report released today by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. At the following link, you can read the press release and download the entire 40 page report released last week by the Joint Commission.

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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:

- End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Receives Grant
- Report calls shortage of nurses 'a prescription for danger
- Nursing shortage 'critical' - Pittsburgh
- Doctors can drive nurses from field
- Nurses reject contract, OK strike - ALASKA
- Seven new schools to open without full-time nurses
- Nursing Shortage Critical for Patients
- Nurses Wanted: Data Highlights Problem of Nursing Shortage
- Bill gives boost to nursing
- Bill to encourage training of nurses signed by Bush

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3. WEST NILE VIRUS - CDC INFORMATION

Stay up to date on West Nile Virus, the CDC website Contains guidelines for surveillance, prevention and control; Frequently Asked Questions; links to state and local government sites on West Nile Virus; Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) articles, publications, and more.

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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

allnurses.com has one of the most active discussion areas for nurses online with an average of 750 postings a day. It is a great place to get answers to your nursing questions, or just chat with other nurses, or just read. Below is a brief list of some active discussions at allnurses.com:

What's new on the BB in the last two weeks?
o 307 new members
o 831 new threads
o 13,834 new posts

Title: "Euthanasia/Spirituality"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20078

Title: "Mario experiences PT death for first time"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20383

Title: "What shall I do? [yelled at by a Doc]"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20182

Title: "how do we improve the image of nurses"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20541

Title: "are they just waiting for an assault?!? [psych patient]"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20529

Title: "dunno where to start, dunno where to finish!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20790

Title: "Where would you have placed this pt?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20488

Title: "how to reduce the smell?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20095

Title: "I didn't know the shortage was THIS bad"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20359

Title: "Is this pt abandonment? What is your opinion?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20623

Title: "I need help and Im between a rock and a hard place"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20596

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5. SURVEY SAYS… When you are the patient or family member, do you identify yourself as a nurse?

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After voting, please post your comments and/or opinions on our nursing bulletin board, visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20237

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