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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 17
September 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. Updated Boards of Nursing Listings
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: No Power, But Plenty of Energy
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Which factors most negatively influences nurses morale?
6. Advertise to Nurses online!
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. UPDATED BOARDS OF NURSING LISTINGS

We recently updated our Boards of Nursing Listings. On this page you can find website links, Phone, Fax, Addresses for all the boards of nursing in the USA.
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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:

- Overhauling overtime
- Black Nurses Sue Crawford Memorial
- School nurses often front line for children's health
- Helping Fill Need For Nurses
- Nurses look to unions to improve care
- Where are the Jobs?
- Nurses bitten in psych unit attacks - Australia
- School Nurses Becoming a Rare Breed
- Nurses' strike canceled
- Striking Nurses Could Lose Health Benefits
- Nurses, training to run North America's first safe injection site
- SANE nurses bring help and comfort to rape victims
- Student nurses lend a hand
- Other unions honor nurses' picket line

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Talk to other nurses in your state

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3. ARTICLE: NO POWER, BUT PLENTY OF ENERGY

On Thursday, August 14, Midwestern hospitals countered America's worst blackout with their own power: generators, esprit de corps, and ingenuity. Read this Nursing Spectrum Article on how everyone pitches in and does the best with what they have available. You can read the full article at:

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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:

http://allnurses.com/a/t.cgi?bb

Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks

o 710 new members
o 1,268 new threads
o 13,387 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:


"Things that make you go "EEEWWW""
o http://allnurses.com/t42109.html

"For All those Who are sick of Obesity Threads"
o http://allnurses.com/t43145.html

"I have a negative attitude - I must leave"
o http://allnurses.com/t42179.html

"What do you think about negative comments from exp nurses about nursing?"
o http://allnurses.com/t42030.html

"Rude nursing comments"
o http://allnurses.com/t42151.html

"Questions about male/female tension in the nursing environment"
o http://allnurses.com/t42783.html

"Shortest time you held a nursing job?"
o http://allnurses.com/t42626.html

"Have Nurses Created the Nursing Shortage?"
o http://allnurses.com/t43051.html

"I walked out of the ER this morning..."
o http://allnurses.com/t42817.html

Also, the state Nursing Forums we started a few weeks ago, have been a huge hit, see what nurses in your state are talking about at:
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5. SURVEY SAYS… WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MOST NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES NURSES MORALE?

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

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For the results and lively comments from our last survey:
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