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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. Nursing Discussions – Current Hot Topics
3. Nursing News from Around the Globe
4. Pope declares feeding tubes a 'moral obligation'
5. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees
6. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

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1. NURSING DISCUSSIONS – CURRENT HOT TOPICSallnurses.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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o 1,696 New Threads
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Religion and Nursing
Mother-Infant Coupling
Do you wear makeup?
Poll: How many nurses smoke?
Bathing a 7 y/o
Why the high pay in Texas?
What to do when U know others are cheating...(in classes)
The term "animal nurse"
Your worst mistake as a nurse
Ever have a major crush on a doctor

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2. LATEST NURSING NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE For the latest Nursing News, visit: http://allnurses.com/

Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:

Nurses: Staffing levels are dangerously low
Protection against 'problem' nurses
N.J. senators' bill would track problem nurses
Swelling nursing ranks aim of program - KY
Hospitals brace for nurse shortage - NY
Federal Inspectors Find Serious Deficiencies
Nursery nurses offered pay rise - UK
A need for nurses
SANE nurses help survivors of sex assault
Nurses strike at Lourdes Medical Center
Was famed nurse Nightingale bipolar?
Scots nurses contribution recognised.
Docs, Nurses Misjudge Late Nausea After Chemo

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3. Pope declares feeding tubes a 'moral obligation'

Pope John Paul II has announced emphatically that it is "morally obligatory" to continue artificial feeding and hydration for people in a persistent vegetative state, even if they remain so for years. His comments could require revision in directives on end-of-life care at 10 percent of U.S. hospitals.

This has sparked quite a lively discussion with many viewpoints, read the article and discussion at: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62642

Nurses, talk to other nurses in your state!

What are your fellow nurses in your state talking about? Visit our state nursing forums and see. Have any burning questions that you would like to ask or discuss with other nurses in your state?

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4. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

New York is mulling over a requirement that would force all RNs to earn a bachelor’s degree in order to keep their RN certification — a step that critics worry could serve as a body blow to a profession already facing a severe shortage.

Visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63553

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

Please take a minute to answer our survey question at the bottom of our homepage, Visit: http://allnurses.com

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:

Would you go into the same field of nursing if you could do it all over again
Visit: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56291