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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 10
May 16, 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Public Health Community Preparedness for SARS broadcast - CDC
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Critical Thinking: Intuitive, Logical or Both?
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. PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FOR SARS BROADCAST - CDC

Public Health Community Preparedness for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)" broadcast will take place on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, 1:00PM-2:30PM ET. This broadcast will provide information to state and local health department personnel and other stakeholders on two strategies, isolation and quarantine, that are used to control Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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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:

- Toronto taken off list of SARS hot spots
- House Approves Nurse Incentive Programn - Alaska
- Male nurses break gender stereotype
- Home Care Nurses Picket For Lighter Workloads, Fair Contract
- Nurses' Exodus Making Health System Sick - Philippines
- Filipino nurses to fill gaps in Wisconsin
- Regional's nurses union recognized - CA
- Indiana nursing shortage getting worse
- Despite need, nursing schools may have to turn away students

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3. ARTICLE: CRITICAL THINKING: INTUITIVE, LOGICAL OR BOTH?

What roles do intuition and logic play in critical thinking, clinical decision making, and clinical judgment?" Somehow, it seems that we have two camps: One stresses that nursing should be creative and intuitive; the other insists that nursing should be logical, scientific, and evidenced-based. You can read the full article at Nursing Spectrum:

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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

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o 9,983 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

"Nurse Appreciation Week" gifts from employer"
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"Nurse is a nurse is a nurse"
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"Home birth vs. hospital"
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"How long does report take?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36695

"Pain scale"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36712

"Are you a real nurse? (working in LTC)"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36472

"Nursing and tattoos"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36256

"Disturb you to see a tongue pierced?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36326

"Being on the other side...( being a pt)"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36302

"Being passed over (for an in-house job)"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36002

"Being Charge"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=36267

"Nurse Doctorate degree"
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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU NEED MORE TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE ACTS OF BIOTERRORISM?

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