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News Briefs
Candidates RNs can be proud to vote for in
November's general election 6 | VA nurses
in Georgia picket over chronic understaffing
7 | Cambridge Hospital violated law 8 | Filipino
RNs charge Sutter hospital with racial discrimination 9 | RNs at Kansas City hospital unionize;
CDC weakens H1N1 mask standards 10 | Maine
nurses prepare to make staffing centerpiece
of bargaining; Ohio RNs work toward hospital
transparency; Texas statewide RN leaders meet
and prepare for bargaining
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Not for Sale
This November, cast your ballot for nurses'
values of caring, compassion, and community.
Let billionaire politicians know your vote can't
be bought. By Rose Ann DeMoro
Common Values
On the 90th anniversary of women's right to vote,
NNU registered nurses learn lessons from the
suffragists to apply to patient advocacy today
SEPTEMBER 2010
CE Home Study: Nursing,
Suffrage, and Social Advocacy
Earn CE credits by learning how the history
of women's suffrage intersected with nursing.
Submitted by the Joint Nursing Practice Commission
and Hedy Dumpel, RN, JD
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Nurses' Values
What made DeAnn McEwen choose nursing?
Caring, compassion, and community.
By DeAnn McEwen, RN
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Always Fighting
NNU executive board member Beth Piknick, RN
never quits struggling for nurses. By Lucia Hwang
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