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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 09
May 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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Easy Search - Merck Manual and MedLine plus!
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Bringing Home the Bacteria
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do you use a paper or computer based charting?
6. Advertising with allnurses.com
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. Easy Search - Merck Manual and MedLine plus and more!

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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:

- 2 new SARS cases, both nurses, reported in Toronto
- Tenet, nurses' union reach agreement - Florida
- Washoe Med Nurses ratify contract
- Nurses seek vote for union - California
- Shortage of nurses critical, RCN says (UK)
- A shot in the arm for nursing - WI
- Nurses spar over care rules - CA
- Nurses in greatest demand - WA
- Nurses' strike in north Michigan in sixth month

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3. ARTICLE: Bringing Home the Bacteria

Though they carry the risk of transmitting germs, nurses are seldom cultured for organisms, except during difficult-to-control outbreaks. Hospitals are crawling with germs. Each year more and more hospitalized patients harbor strains of bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics - a circumstance thought to be spurred by overreliance on antibiotics and overworked healthcare workers who fail to follow basic isolation precautions or even wash their hands. To read the full article on the Nursing Spectrum website, visit:

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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:

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Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks
o 440 new members
o 1,068 new threads
o 14,258 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

"Nursing as a customer service profession?"
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"Uses for swiped Supplies"
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"Overweight Nurses"
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"Thats not my patient"
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"are "fake nails" okay for nurses?"
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"Shift goes to the lowest bidder..."
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=35205

"Crossing the Line?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=35249

"Saw my first disempaction yesterday!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=35307

"skunks on night shift?"
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"Flaming Mad at Local Hospital!!!"
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"Pts that want to have their baby NOW!"
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"Stinky Butts!!"
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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU NEED MORE TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM?

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