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FEATURES
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No Time to Rest
Retiring nurse members typically lost touch with CNA/NNOC
once they left their jobs. A new retiree division strives to keep retired
nurses active in the work of the organization. By Bonnie Ho
12 CNA's Huli Retires, Progressive
Movement Mourns
CNA/NNOC's community organizer, Giuliana Milanese, retires.
13 What Price, War?
Two books explore the health consequences of war and terrorism.
14 2006 Editorial Index
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Where did I read that again? What we published this past year.
DEPARTMENTS
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News Briefs
USC University RNs join CNA/NNOC; Norris RNs affiliate;
Los Gatos RNs unionize; Cook County RNs in Chicago build
self-sufficiency as they prepare to fight demands for drastic budget
cutbacks; CNA/NNOC Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro named
by Esquire magazine as one of America's "best and brightest";
RNs ranked, once again, most ethical profession.
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Decoding the Healthcare Debate
As the debate for healthcare reform intensifies, all the choices
can be distilled into two general areas—reform that is patient-based
with public accountability or market-based approaches.
By Rose Ann DeMoro
Watch in our
upcoming issue
for a full analysis
of Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's
proposals to
reform healthcare
in California.
DECEMBER 2006
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W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G
REGISTERED NURSE
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