[brian]

"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 01
Jan 2, 2003

"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.

Over 112,000 e-mail subscribers to date!
_______________________________________________
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Top Ten Nursing Humor Discussions of 2002
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Double-Check IV Push
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do you think the federal government is taking the nursing shortage seriously?
6. Advertising with allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
_______________________________________________

Please welcome and support our advertising sponsors as their support keeps Nurse-zine at no cost to you for you to enjoy and share with others. You can see their full ads throughout the content of the newsletter.

Nursing in the U.S. Navy!
http://www.navy.com/adtracker/4allnursestext

Excelsior College - Online Nursing Education
http://www.excelsior.edu/nur_zmkt.htm

RN to BSN Online & Masters programs for RNs - UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?uopz23

Get your allnurses.com T-shirts and more!
http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?storenz13

allnurses.com does NOT share its mailing list with other companies. We value each and every subscriber and respect your privacy.

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

1. TOP TEN NURSING HUMOR DISCUSSIONS OF 2002
Happy New Year! What better way to start off the New Year, than with a smile on your face. Here are the top ten most read and replied to nursing humor discussions of 2002! (Warning: your cheeks may be sore from smiling after reading, so you may want to take precautionary measures) Also, feel free to print these and share them with your coworkers, Enjoy!
"Ways to Tell if someone is a Nurse"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=19690

"funny names for nurses"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6380

"What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=20151

"What are some of the most ridiculous things patients have asked of you?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=17900

"non hospital approved abrevations."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=11891

"It's hard to live with a nurse because..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6315

"Charting Bloopers"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6434

"Funny things patients say!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6326

"Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=9864

"fun things to do to the ill"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=6427

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________


******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

Excelsior College - Online Nursing Education

Earn a respected degree in nursing without missing a beat at work from the world's largest educator of nurses at-a-distance - Excelsior College. Study in your own space, at your own pace - supported by experienced Academic Advisors Nurse Educators and learning resources. Complete your associate or bachelor's degree by for-credit exam, or earn your master's online.

Visit: http://www.excelsior.edu/nur_zmkt.htm


******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

2. LATEST NURSING NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

For the latest Nursing News
Visit: http://allnurses.com/

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

- Ivinson Hospital nurses express some concerns
- 25 per cent of emergency cases wait eight hours for a bed (Australia)
- Nurses learn to do junior doctors' tasks
- Queen's, Nurses Resume Negotiations
- US rolls out the red carpet for nurses (India)
- SW Florida hospitals banning artifical fingernails on caregivers
- Nurses, doctors among first to receive smallpox vaccine
- Short-staffed Washington hospitals recruiting nurses from abroad
- Nurses, Queen's negotiate through the media
- Lawmakers to consider center that would study nursing shortage
- Medical Benefits To Be Cut Off For 800 More Nursesre
- Salary factors into nurses teaching nurses
- Nurses May Not Be Up on Latest Asthma Care: Survey
- UPMC McKeesport nurses OK contract
- School nurses juggle students, schedules
- Nyack Hospital, nurses reach contract
- Nurses object to proposed cut of School Nurses
- NYSNA Wins Million $ Settlement for Bronx RNs

For these stories and more, visit:
http://allnurses.com/news

-----------------------------------------------------
If you haven't already done so, please forward this issue to your nursing friends or colleagues. They can find instructions to subscribe at the bottom of this newsletter. Thanks so much!
-----------------------------------------------------

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

Nursing in the U.S. Navy!
Do what you've been trained to do and gain exciting life experiences along the way. Find out more. Log on navy.com. Navy. Accelerate your life(tm).

Visit: http://www.navy.com/adtracker/4allnursestext

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

3. ARTICLE: DOUBLE-CHECK IV PUSH

One of the best-kept secrets in medication administration? IV push drugs. "It's becoming such a common occurrence," says Anne Malloy, BSN, CRNI, nurse educator for the Infusion Nurses Society, "not only for infusion nurses, but for almost every staff nurse." Yet, little is documented about errors resulting from IV pushes, or even how many doses are given by this route. Read this informative article on the Nursing Spectrum website, visit:

http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?ivpush

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

Career still sitting in the waiting room?

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE-Accelerate your nursing career with an advanced degree from the nation's largest, private university. Earn your NLN-accredited degree, when and where you have the time-it's ONLINE! It's never been easier to push your career forward. Learn more about our Bachelors & Masters programs for RNs and Healthcare professionals, TODAY!

http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?uopz23

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

4. ACTIVE 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, or just lurk, visit: http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?bb

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 312 new members
o 918 new threads
o 15,350 new posts

"Is this the publics perception of nurses?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27976

"Big Fat Baby"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28165

"You know it is going to be the admission from hell when....."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28195

"My Heart Is In My Throat...Literally"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28090

"making fun of patients"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27933

"Smoking nurses"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27720

"Bizarre Reactions to Death"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27561

"What Do You Want To Hear When Receiving Report?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27773

"new grads that don'y ask questions"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=28147

"Well the Lawsuit has been settled..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=27841

To read ALL the nursing discussions at allnurses.com, visit:
http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?bb

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

Get your allnurses.com T-shirt, Tote Bags and much more, stickers and more!.

Visit our online store at: http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?storenz13

******* PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS *******

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

5. SURVEY SAYS… Do you think the federal government is taking the nursing shortage seriously?

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=28366

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For the results and lively comments from our last survey:
Have you ever consulted with your facility's ethics committee about a patient?
Visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=26732

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

6. ADVERTISE TO NURSES ONLINE, BECOME A SPONSOR.

Currently allnurses.com is averaging 2.8 million page views and over 385,000 unique visitors each month, with an average of 12,500 unique visitors each day and an average length of visit at 18 minutes. If you would like to reach our nursing audience with advertising, visit:

http://allnurses.com/advertising/

or contact Brian Short at (612) 816-8773.

_____________ * http://allnurses.com * _____________

7. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE TO "NURSE-ZINE"

Subscribe : http://allnurses.com/Nurse-zine/
Unsubscribe: http://allnurses.com/Nurse-zine/unsubscribe/

Thanks for your support!
-----------------------------------------------
Brian Short RN
Nurse-zine Editor
-----------------------------------------------

This publication may be freely redistributed if copied in its ENTIRETY.

(c) Copyright 2002 allnurses.com, Inc. - http://allnurses.com