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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 08
Apr 17, 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Article: Ebay and Nursing?
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: SARS – Nurses and Infection Control
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do you need more training to recognize acts of bioterrorism?
6. Advertising with allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. EBAY AND NURSING?

Online auctions have become very popular these days. One hospital has decided to integrate an auction program for nurses to bid on open shifts that otherwise would be filled with agency nurses. Read the whole Healthcare Informatics article at:

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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:

- Further wait for SARS suspect nurses - UK
- Now nursery nurses will vote on week-long strike - UK
- Newton Mayor won't cut nurses, libraries - Mass
- Doctors, nurses start to 'crumble' from SARS crisis - TORONTO
- Nurses reach agreement at UMass Memorial
- Nurses can obtain loan forgiveness - Pennsylvania
- Nurses visit neighbors to promote bond issue - Denver
- Stop closing beds, nurses tell ministers - Canada
- County nurses win $4M settlement - Chicago
- Bronx nurses protest work conditions
- Nurses going on airport duty to screen passengers for Sars - NZ
- Big thank you for doctors and nurses - Singapore
- School nurses have variety of duties
- Los Angeles hospital fights formation of nurses union

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3. ARTICLE: SARS – NURSES AND INFECTION CONTROL

Amid swirl of SARS outbreak, nurses stay safe with proper infection control practices and recognize that exposure to illness comes with the territory. How are nurses dealing with it? You can read the full article from Nurseweek at:

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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

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"do you use gloves all the time??"
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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU NEED MORE TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM?

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