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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 15
August 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. Shortage of nurses looms across Canada
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Monkeypox Outbreak Tests Area Nurses’ Preparedness
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Should nursing textbooks be available via internet or CD?
6. Advertise To Nurses online!
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. SHORTAGE OF NURSES LOOMS ACROSS CANADA
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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:

- Montreal hospital cuts 70 nurse posts as Canada prepares for lengthy shortage
- Nurses picket for pensions
- With too few hospital nurses, their unions negotiate tougher
- Eves must work to improve nurses' working conditions
- Foreign nurses in UK face racism: Study
- Seton nurses agree to tentative new contract, 14 percent raises
- Suit accuses Maryland nurse of expediting death of 2nd patient
- Pennsylvania Nurses set strike strategy
- Shortage of nurses looms across Canada
- New contract for Saint Louise nurses
- Schools, hospitals team up to address nurse shortage
- Scam Artists Dupe Seniors by Posing as Nurses
- Valley nurses win key ruling in union dispute
- Edwards to propose $3B for more nurses
- North Carolina nursing school shows strong vital signs
- Nursing schools battle shortage of male nurses

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3. MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK TESTS AREA NURSES’ PREPAREDNESS

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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

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o 404 new members
o 1,064 new threads (Discussion Topics)
o 13,886 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

"Low rider pants on nurses"
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"What's up with RNs who refuse to scrub?"
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"Infusing TPN"
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"Chronic Tardiness"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40481

"head nurse interview"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40975

"Cost of medication as an inpatient is shocking!!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=41084

"Is this legal? Furious right now!!!"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40702

"What solutions do you offer for stopping nurse abuse?"
o http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=40687

"Disgruntled is putting it mildly... need input !"
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"An Over-population of nurses?"
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"Patient Dies in Horrible Elevator Accident"
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5. SURVEY SAYS… SHOULD NURSING TEXTBOOKS BE AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET OR CD??

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