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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 6, No 19
Oct 2, 2002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. New Needlestick Prevention Resource - CDC
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Increasing Nosocomial Infections
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do you report overtime for missed breaks or late charting?
6. Advertise to Nurses online via allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. New Needlestick Prevention Resource - CDC
A new, web-based resource from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) shares information on ways in which some health-care facilities have established programs for protecting employees from the risk of job-related needlesticks.
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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 shortage no longer critical - Houston
- California Nurses Assn. Welcomes Release of Ratio Regulations
- Nursing shortage remains a reality
- The need for nurses - Florida
- Doctors, nurses raise concerns over smallpox plan
- Army nurses called in to relieve staffing crisis - New Zealand
- Retiring nurse reflects on 30-year career
- City's decision to reassign nurses creates health concerns for students
- Nurses honored for their heroism
- Nurse who sought union suing Duke over her firing

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3. ARTICLE: Increasing Nosocomial Infections

From hurried hand washing to faux fingernails, a disturbing rise in hospital-acquired infections prompts facilities to crack down, read this informative article from NurseWeek, visit:

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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 lurk. Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

What's new in the last two weeks on the allnurses.com Bulletin Board?
o 328 new members
o 787 new threads
o 11,403 new posts

Title: "Lunch breaks"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=10173

Title: "Care plans- student nursing"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=22548

Title: "6 weeks into school, I got stuck and i don't know what to do"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23213

Title: "TV & Nursing"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23156

Title: "Metabolife"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=22526

Title: "Your most amazing wounds and gore!!!! Anyone care to share?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=22831

Title: "Guys in Nursing...What's your Input?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23041

Title: "considering leaving nursing now"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=22950

Title: "Annual flu vaccine - Will you get yours this year and why?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23330

Title: "Bed Wetting"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23122

Title: "Freaky female anatomy"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=22993

Title: "Mother's hip fx in nrsg home"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=19247

Title: "You've been a nurse for how long?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=21468

Title: "how do we change nurses opinions on male nurses?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23293

Title: "flocks of white birds clogging our hallways"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=23140

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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU REPORT OVERTIME FOR MISSED BREAKS OR LATE CHARTING?

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