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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 6, No 22
Nov 15, 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. Article: Professional Résumé for a nurse?
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Nursing Staffing Ratio Mandate
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: What do you believe: "Nursing Shortage" Crisis or Opportunity?
6. Advertise to Nurses online via allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. ARTICLE: PROFESSIONAL RÉSUMÉ FOR A NURSE?

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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:

- Nurses, NMH hand off blame - Michigan
- Memorial nurses rally during second strike - California
- Pharmacists fight nurses in New York to give flu shots
- Hey, fellas: Operation tries to get guys into nursing - Oregon
- Flushing Hospital nurses approve new contract
- Nurses group admonishes Tenet's practices
- Union nurses, staff at UI seek pay raise
- Nurses to Challenge California's Proposed Hospital Staffing Levels At First Public Hearing
- Deal reached in Minnesota nurses' whistleblower lawsuit
- Oklahoma Board files charges against nurse anesthetist
- Michigan Governor signs bills establishing nursing scholarships
- Baby boomers head to nursing school
- Man bit nurse's thumb
- ELNEC Impacts Nationwide End-of-Life Nursing Education
- The forgotten veterans: Once-neglected monument in South Park honors war nurses
- 4 nurses in union win $270,000 from HCA

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3. Article: Nursing Staffing Ratio Mandate
As California inches toward becoming the first state to mandate nurse staffing ratios, its release of regulations outlining how they will be implemented is reviving the sometimes contentious debate over nursing personnel. Read this full article at the Nurseweek website, visit:
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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

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Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

What's new in the last two weeks on the allnurses.com Bulletin Board?
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o 711 new threads
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"Would Jesus be employable?"
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"Vet Nurses?"
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"Thrown out of nursing school"
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"How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?"
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"Nursing curriculum needs more respect!"
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"Union, yes or no?"
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"Are new nurses adequately prepared?"
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"Veteran and Military Nurses"
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"Lowering standards R/T shortage"
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"Nursing Theory???"
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5. SURVEY SAYS… WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE: "NURSING SHORTAGE" CRISIS OR OPPORTUNITY?

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

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