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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 7, No 22
October 18, 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Nursing Activism/Politics Forum
2. Latest Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Article: Mobile Intensive Care Nursing
4. Active Nursing Discussions
5. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?
6. Advertise to Nurses online!
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. Nursing Activism/Politics Forum

If you haven’t checked out the nursing activism forum in a while, you don’t know what you are missing. NRSKarenRN, one of our administrators, does a wonderful job of keeping it up to date with current topics and information.

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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:

- INO says 15,000 nurses have quit jobs - Ireland
- Quantum grant aims to increase number of nurses
- Nurses at Beaver hospital authorize strike next month - PA
- SARS still keeping health workers off the job - Canada
- Nurses from abroad stem staff shortage
- Nurses, service workers reject union at Research
- Local Nurses Stage Protest Over Hiring Practices
- Providence Milwaukie nurses OK contract - Oregon
- More Nurses Needed
- Hospital, Nurses Reach Agreement - PA
- County may cut school nurses - NY
- Male nurses are becoming more common
- HOSPITAL BEGINS CUTTING ITS STAFF

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3. ARTICLE: MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE NURSING

What’s a typical workday like in the life of an ambulance-based mobile critical care nurse? You can read about it in this Nursing Spectrum 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:

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Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks

o 916 new members
o 1,461 new threads
o 12,283 new posts

Title: "Racial discrimination in Nursing...."
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Title: "Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN"
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Title: "I Don't Think So!"
o http://allnurses.com/t48507.html

Title: "Beware Gastric Bypass with stapeling!"
o http://allnurses.com/t49161.html

Title: "What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?"
o http://allnurses.com/t48710.html

Title: "patients smoking"
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Title: "violence in home visits"
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Title: "My Theory On Modern Nursing vs How It Used To Be"
o http://allnurses.com/t49302.html

Title: "Doctors and Nurses Gone Wrong...."
o http://allnurses.com/t49398.html

Title: "Psychiatric Patients in ER"
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Title: "Suicide in Psych Ward"
o http://allnurses.com/t25469.html

Title: "Anyone sick of the "Drama Queen" patient?"
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Title: "I'm convinced: There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE."
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Title: "If ONE more person tells me..."
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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU THINK HOSPITALS SHOULD REQUIRE A UNIFORM CODE FOR NURSES?

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