"Nurse-zine" Vol. 9, No 07
April 5, 2005
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Table of Contents
1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
2. Nursing News from Around the Globe
3. Survey Of 76,000 Nurses Probes Elements Of Job Satisfaction
4. Government Web Site Allows Consumers to Compare Hospital Quality
5. Survey: Are Your End-of-Life Wishes Clear?
6. Media kit: reach nurses online with your marketing
7. Subscription Tools
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1. Nursing Discussions – Hot topics from last 2 weeks
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Discussion Forum Statistics for last two weeks
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o 2,037 New Threads
o 19,256 New posts
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Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays
1950s nursing... How was it back then?
Socialized medicine
Problems with Rn's in clinicals
Nurse Pleads Guilty To Giving Laxatives To Patients
Anyone doing HEDIS???
Have I made a mistake? (OBGYN)
12 hour shifts too long?
How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?
Sleeping pt and taken to morgue...
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Below is a brief list of the recent nursing news headlines:
Sleeping pt and taken to morgue...
Bill Would Let Patients Pick Nurse Gender
Nurses oppose measure meant to ease their burden
FDA Works to Personalize Medical Treatments
CDC Study Finds Limited Use of Electronic Medical Records
ANA Issues Statement on Schiavo Case
New Nurse Staffing Legislation Introduced to House
Healthcare Shortchanged by U.S. Immigration Policy
Nurse stabbed by intruder at Boston Medical Center
Hospitals cut turnover with continuing education
Florida panel sets degree quotas, including nursing
Florida bill prescribes nurse staffing
scrutiny over money paid to hire more nurses
Florida: Need For Nurses & Other Legislature News
MRSA in the community
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In one of the largest samples of its kind exploring various components of job satisfaction among registered nurses (RNs), conducted through an American Nurses Association (ANA) survey, respondents as a total group report being highly satisfied with regard to interactions with other RNs, their professional status, and professional development opportunities.
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2004 National Survey of Registered Nurses
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In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the federal government is offering a resource on hospital quality of care information through an innovative, consumer-friendly Web site.
Hospital Compare is the result the cooperation of the Hospital Quality Alliance, a landmark public-private partnership of hospitals, government agencies, quality experts, purchasers, consumer groups and other health care organizations, including ANA. The new initiative will provide the public with useful and understandable information on hospital quality of care in an easily accessible way to assist patients, families and communities in making important health care decisions.
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Please take a minute to participate in our one question nursing survey, and feel free to discuss this topic.
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6. Media Kit to reach nurses online with your marketing
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