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Contents
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News Briefs
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This Is a Hospital,
Not Disneyland
Massachusetts nurses move to block closure of
state mental hospital 5 | Minnesota RNs defeat
union-busting bill 6 | Sutter Tracy RNs vote in
union 7 | VA nurses fight directive letting UAPs
give medications 8 | Tenet nurses in California win
new contract; Pennsylvania nurses push for antiworkplace violence legislation
How nursing scripts and patient satisfaction
surveys are destroying our nursing practice.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
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Waiting Game
Maurelle Wyeth is a perfect example of why
Medicare needs to cover everyone of all ages,
now. By Lucia Hwang
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CE HOME STUDY COURSE
Workplace Violence:
Assessing Occupational
Hazards and Identifying
Strategies for Prevention,
Part 2
As any registered nurse can attest, all forms of
workplace violence are on the rise. Learn more
about how to prevent it through this home
study CE.
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by Craig Alan.
MARCH 2012
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