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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 18
September 17, 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. Article: Are the Five Rights Enough for the ED?
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Nurse Among Miss America Competitors
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. ARTICLE: ARE THE FIVE RIGHTS ENOUGH FOR THE ED?
As nurses, we have learned the five rights to prevent medication errors: right patient, right medication, right dosage, right route, and right time. But are the five rights enough to prevent medication errors in the ED? Follow this link to read the full article:
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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:

- Nurses agree to new contract - Oregon
- Bargaining unit sues nurses’ association - Hawaii
- Nurses Threaten Strike Action - Africa
- Nurses at Vancouver hospital agree to contract
- Nurses to be trained in gathering evidence from sex-assault victims
- Nurses strike talks extend into night - Pennsylvania
- National day takes time to honor neonatal nurses
- More strikes by nursery nurses - UK
- Hospitals address nurses' overtime question - WV
- Dissecting the overtime debate
- California Nurses union celebrates 100 years

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3. ARTICLE: NURSE AMONG MISS AMERICA COMPETITOR

Sara Schelkoph, RN, BSN, is passionate about doing something to positively impact the nursing shortage. But she knows that you have to have a voice to make a difference.
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4. ACTIVE NURSING DISCUSSIONS

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Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks

o 993 new members
o 1,254 new threads
o 13,012 new posts

Below is a brief list of some recent active discussions:


"Necessary to believe in God? (nurses)"
o http://allnurses.com/t43939.html

"Just Diagnosed With Plantar Fasciitis."
o http://allnurses.com/t44032.html

"Am I fighting a losing battle? Should I quit?"
o http://allnurses.com/t43663.html

"I got a DUI"
o http://allnurses.com/t43976.html

"Atkin's diet"
o http://allnurses.com/t44015.html

"I don't take it, but she does, do you?"
o http://allnurses.com/t43666.html

"Are You Man Enough To Be A Nurse?"
o http://allnurses.com/t43771.html

"How do you wake up in the am"
o http://allnurses.com/t44270.html

"foreign objects?"
o http://allnurses.com/t44211.html

"can of worms - smoking and breaks"
o http://allnurses.com/t43719.html

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5. SURVEY SAYS… WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MOST NEGATIVELY INFLUENCES NURSES MORALE?

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