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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 16
August 18, 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. 50 new state nursing forums! One for each state in US
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Male Nursing Students - "The guys club"
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. 50 NEW STATE NURSING FORUMS! ONE FOR EACH STATE IN US

Nurses and nursing students! You now have a discussion forum for your own state. The forums are quite new, with a few postings, but I'm sure they'll fill up fast. Here are some suggestions of topics you might want to post in your state forums:

- Discuss hot local/state nursing topics, like strikes, unions, laws etc...
- Post links to local news stories that are nursing related
- Discuss facilities your interested in
- Discuss nursing schools you'd like to attend, or schools you attend
- Please try to keep the content nursing related as much as possible.
- Ask locals about relocation in other areas you are interested in.
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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:

- Lincoln nurses mark 100th year
- Red Cross plans disaster training for area nurses
- Red tape hitting patient care, say nurses - UK
- Nurses, hospital will renew efforts to bridge differences
- Nurses to train alongside medical students - UK
- School nurses seeing more chronic illnesses
- Program puts nurses back to work
- Nurses poise for action - Australia
- Nurses say they lost benefits
- Rutherford County Parent Says Schools Need More Nurses
- New rules target nurses from afar
- Senator sees how information technology can aid nurses
- Popular Images of Nurses
- Nurses fear being unjustly blamed for inmates' deaths
- Talks to End Nurses Strike Set
- The shocking truth for nurses - Australia

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3. MALE NURSING STUDENTS - "THE GUYS CLUB"

Several male nursing students on the forum that have started their own group where they can share their stories as a minority in their programs. They come from all walks of life and you may find their stories as to what brought them into nursing interesting. Or you may be a male nursing student wishing to participate.

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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 406 new members
o 942 new threads
o 13,203 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:

"Going Back To Wearing Whites and The Cap!"
o http://allnurses.com/t41299.html

"Seasoned nurses eat their young?!"
o http://allnurses.com/t41387.html

"Compare Nurses Salaries Across The Nation"
o http://allnurses.com/t41356.html

"Body Hair"
o http://allnurses.com/t41998.html

"Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?"
o http://allnurses.com/t41651.html

"So.... How many years have YOU been a nurse??"
o http://allnurses.com/t42108.html

"Fun question: Do you wear rings on the job?"
o http://allnurses.com/t41826.html

"Men in Nursing/Men in Society"
o http://allnurses.com/t41788.html

"Utah suffering severe nurse shortage"
o http://allnurses.com/t9534.html

"Eliminating LPNs"
o http://allnurses.com/t41893.html

"standard of how many IV attempts"
o http://allnurses.com/t39666.html

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5. SURVEY SAYS… SHOULD NURSING TEXTBOOKS BE AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET OR CD??

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After voting, please post your comments and/or opinions on our nursing bulletin board, Visit:

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Do Does your employer provide adequate retention options for Nurses? Visit:

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