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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 14
July 16, 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. California Nurse Ratios information, articles discussions
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Courting the male nurse
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do Does your employer provide adequate retention options for Nurses?
6. Advertise To Nurses online!
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. CALIFORNIA NURSE RATIOS INFORMATION, ARTICLES DISCUSSIONS

The final regulations are out—and proposals by the California Nurses Association to protect RN professional practice and patients are a key part of the rules hospitals must follow to comply with the CNA-sponsored Safe Staffing Law.

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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:

- Alaska draws male nurses, students
- Wahiawa Hospital, nurses reach deal - Hawaii
- Sagging economy eases nursing shortage
- Officials discuss mandatory overtime for WVU-P nurses
- Nursing shortage eases
- Sunrise Nurses Threaten to Strike
- Untapped market for new nurses: men - CNN
- Jobs await new nurses
- Milwaukee Hospital nurses plan to strike
- Nurses to receive back wages after $600,000 settlement with HCA
- Nation's nurses lobby to protect overtime pay

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3. ARTICLE: COURTING THE MALE NURSE

As many as one in six nursing jobs nationwide will go begging this year, while a huge potential source of candidates to fill them remains all but untapped: men. Along with the Marine Corps, the nursing profession is one of the few remaining redoubts of extreme male/female disparity in the United States. Of 2.7 million registered nurses nationwide, all but about 147,000 are women, according to the federal Bureau of Health Professions’ 1992-2000 National Sample Surveys of Registered Nurses. That makes males a mere 5.4% of RNs, or a little more than 1 in 20.

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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 367 new members
o 797 new threads (Discussion Topics)
o 10,494 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

"Overtime rules pass House"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40011

"What's the worst thing the workplace bully did to you?
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39820

"Is this any way to retain nurses?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39763

"Working sick"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40163

"gypsy" nurses"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39779

"Sickly Nurses????"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39516

"How do your medication orders get to the pharmacy?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39659

"Bullies in the workplace"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39759

"How much orientation do new grads need?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39719

"Hospital Acuities.........or NOT!!!" (
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=39626

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5. SURVEY SAYS… DOES YOUR EMPLOYER PROVIDE ADEQUATE RETENTION OPTIONS FOR NURSES?

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