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October 31, 2008
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How Will Nurses Vote?

How Will Nurses Vote?By Debra Wood, RN, contributor

As the 2008 presidential election draws to a close, one of nursing's foremost scholars has released results of a study outlining nurses' perceptions about health care reform and the opportunities both parties have to engage and motivate this group of committed voters.
 

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New ED System Speeds Patient Flow

By Debra Wood, RN, contributor

New ED System Speeds Patient FlowInstead of struggling to accommodate more patients in the same old way, the emergency department (ED) at St. Lucie Medical Center in Florida decided to shake things up and revamp the entire arrival, evaluation and admitting process.

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Accelerated RN to MSN (Bridge Program) Online

The Regis University (AACN-CCNE) accredited RN to MS in nursing (Bridge Program) via The College Network allows busy nurses to take the fast track to earning both their BSN and Masters in nursing with no waiting list!  Earn both degrees in a fraction of the time at half the cost of traditional programs.  Local clinicals and no clinical testing. LPN to RN/BSN, RN to BSN, MSN programs also available.

Learn More

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Spotlight on Nursing 
Online Nursing Schools Make the Grade

By Melissa Wirkus, associate editor

Online Nursing Schools Make the GradeAccording to employment experts, there has never been a better time for nurses to advance their education. And now, with the influx of online nursing degree programs available to students across the country, getting that degree in nursing has never been easier.

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Experienced Travel Nurses Share Valuable Insights

By Melissa Wirkus, associate editor

Experienced travel nurses know what it takes to find the right assignments and how to make any travel nursing job a success. Learn what tenured travelers have to say about their strategies for getting--and staying ahead--as a travel nurse.

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Devices & Technology
Health System Goes Online to Improve Patient Safety

By Suzi Birz, principal, HiQ Analytics, LLC

Health System Goes Online to Improve Patient SafetyThe University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) in Ann Arbor has succeeded in improving the quality and safety of inpatient care by moving from what was once a cumbersome paper process to one handled electronically in a faster, safer and more standardized fashion.

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Special Feature
Breast Cancer Survivors: Three Inspiring Stories

Breast Cancer Survivors: Three Inspiring StoriesBy Jennifer Larson, contributor

Amy Siroky, Judith Leong and Kristin Graham are three breast cancer survivors. They also have something else in common: they are all actively living their lives. Cancer has changed them, certainly, but they have not let it define them.

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Looking Ahead to the Next Issue:
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