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NurseWeek Features September 2004

Welcome Back
By Linda Childers
September 20, 2004
New programs encourage retired and former nurses to return to the workforce

SPECIALTY SECTION: Critical Care
The Power of a Quiet Room

By Lisette Hilton
September 20, 2004

SPECIALTY SECTION: Critical Care
Off the Charts
By Health World
September 20, 2004

SPECIALTY SECTION: Critical Care
Their Biggest Fan
By Karla A. Knight, RN, MSN
September 20, 2004

State May Limit APN Specialties
By Glen Fest
September 20, 2004

Ready to Rumble
As the presidential election heads for the home stretch, RNs throw their support to candidates who share their views on nursing and health care issues
By Heather World
September 20, 2004

Welcome Back
New programs encourage retired and former nurses to return to the workforce
By Linda Childers
September 20, 2004

Nowhere to Go
Nurses raise concerns as more mental health patients fill hospital ED beds,
displacing patients with emergency physical problems
By Janet Wells
September 20, 2004

Real Men Do Cry
Depression has no gender bias
By Susanne J. Pavlovich-Danis, RN, MSN, AMP-C, CDE
September 20, 2004

Electrodiagnostic Testing
An electromyography (EMG) tests the intrinsic electrical activity of muscles. An EMG machine records the electrical response and measures the speed and amplitude of the pulse through the nerve. No electrical shocks are involved.
By Regina Silver, RN, BA, and Julie Silver, MD
September 6, 2004

True Colors
More hospitals turn to standardized attire for nurses to better identify them to patients and to polish their professional image
By Melissa Gaskill
September 6, 2004

A Final Embrace
As attitudes toward death and dying evolve, palliative care nurses are better able to provide comfort, respect and understanding to patients and their families
By Cathryn Domrose
September 6, 2004

Training Daze
American nurses reach out to their Iraqi counterparts in an effort to mend the country’s deteriorated health system and introduce modern procedures
By Heather World
September 6, 2004

Nursing Editors Win Awards for Series on Iraq
September 6, 2004

Hospital Dedicates Team to Improving Care
September 6, 2004

 

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