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"Nurse-zine" Vol. 8, No 07
April 5th, 2004


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Nursing Discussions - Current Hot Topics
2. Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Recent AHA Guidelines CVD in Women
4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve??
5. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?
6. Do you want to reach nurses? (Call for discounts)
7. How to subscribe/unsubscribe to "Nurse-zine"
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1. NURSING DISCUSSIONS - CURRENT HOT TOPICS

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Bulletin Board Statistics for last two weeks

o 995 New Members
o 1,612 New Threads
o 16,139 New Posts

Would you assist in abortions?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61386

Consequences of Bad Choices
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60586

tension between EMT and LTC nurses?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61143

Fibromyalgia
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61003

Questionable Order? (Dopamine and Periph IV)
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61606

Male vs. Female (Cathing pts)
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61951

Question about rectal exam
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60431

Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60158

Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61773

Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify...
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61746

Assisted Suicide
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60789

Can our medical histories be used against us?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60618

Team Nursing, Does it work???
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=59524

dress code before clocking in
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=62112

Race relations and nursing enviroments
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61350

Extra pay for certification or degrees?
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=60488

Does anyone want to be just a "nurse"
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61919

Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61980

Moisturizer Question
http://allnurses.com/forums/showthre...threadid=61975

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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:

- Senator plans bills to address nurses' OT, staffing levels
- Pope declares feeding tubes a 'moral obligation'
- Aetna CEO paid $18.2 million in 2003
- Nurses File Suit Against St. Johns Nursing Home
- Nurse shortage can be hazardous to health
- Doctor's reinstatement irks operating room nurses
- Nurses' hygiene 'to blame for superbug'
- Nurse speaks out on attack terror
- D.C. Nurses Sign New Contract
- Nurses voting on contract at South Jersey's trauma hospital
- Analysts say Medicare could go broke by 2019
- Too few nurses for California to meet new hospital staffing law

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3. Recent AHA Guidelines CVD in Women

American Heart Association released up-dated evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. The AHA guidelines incorporate and endorse other guidelines developed by the National Cholesterol Education Program, the National High Blood Pressure Education Program, and the Obesity Education Initiative, and have the backing of more than a dozen medical societies and public health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.

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4. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST NURSING PET PEEVE??

We all have them, what is your pet peeve? Even if you don't want to share yours, you'll want to read over 190 other nurses' pet peeves, get a chuckle or realize that you're not alone. Visit:

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5. SURVEY SAYS… DO YOU LEAVE WORK AT YOUR SCHEDULED TIME ON A REGULAR BASIS?

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