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FEATURES
11 Open Books
We read so you don't have to (as much). Our annual summer book
review special covers everything from the U.S. healthcare crisis
to the spiritual side of medicine and healing.
18 Getting Results
Brenda Langford, RN has always focused on getting results
for patients. By Lucia Hwang
DEPARTMENTS
4 News Briefs
RNs warn that hospitals are not prepared for swine flu; CNA/NNOC
holds national convention in September; CNA/NNOC RNs help shape
global HIV and AIDS policies at ILO; RNs in San Jose and Concord,
Calif. settle new contracts; Kaiser RNs win fight to save after-hours
clinic, for now; Chicagoland RNs distribute school supplies in Bud
Billiken Parade; Maine RNs support state takeover of community
hospital; Ohio RNs garner support for federal ratios bill; Texas nurses
witness prosecution of whistle-blower Winkler RNs.
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10 Single-Payer Pearls Before Swine
How the national healthcare debate is missing the connection
between expanding Medicare for all and a strong defense against
H1N1. By Rose Ann DeMoro
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on the cover: Reiko Furuya, an RN at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco, Calif., protests at an Aug. 5 rally in
front of the University of California San Francisco Medical Center against many hospitals' inadequate infection
control protocols for swine flu. Photo by Lauren Reid.
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