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NurseWeek Features October 2003

Hospitals avert crises amid inferno
Many staffs work all hours—and trhough personal hardship—to keep facilities in operation as fires devastate Southern California
By Glen Fest
October 31, 2003

Jolly Good
British nurses fare well with automatic pay raises, government-paid nursing school fees and more clinical authority
By Heather World
October 29, 2003

Heath care, nurses and Calif. governor-elect
California RNs await Arnold's view on health care
By Cathtryn Domrose
October 24, 2003

A Beacon of Change
With political ties and fame supporting her post-war aims, Florence Nightingale became a prominent advocate for a new focus on hospital design, military health practices and public health
By Glen Fest
October 22, 2003

Winged Migration
As West Nile season winds down, hard-hit Colorado takes stock of the virus outbreak and Califonia braces for the next wave
By H. Cheever Griffin
October 20, 2003

Safety Net
Clinics move onto nation's campuses to address the health needs of students—and the lack of school nurses
By Janet Wells
October 16, 2003

On the Write Track
RNs turned best-selling authors encourage aspiring nurse writers to pursue their literary passions
By Linda Childers
October 15, 2003

Eye of the Storm
During Hurricane Isabel, nurses put patients, co-workers first to provide care to a community under siege
By Scott Williams
October 13, 2003

Rest Easy
With demand high for CRNAs, nurse anesthetists enjoy autonomy, comfortable salaries and the rewards of tending to their patients
By Margaret Watson
October 9, 2003

Shining Light
In an effort to disentangle myth from reality, historians look past the defenders and detractors to focus on the substance of Florence Nightingale's life and the true nature of her contributions to nursing (First in a two-part series)
By Glen Fest
October 8, 2003

Size Matters
To help nurses prevent injury and safely care for obese patients, more facilities are heeding the call for specialized bariatric equipment and lift teams
By John Leighty
October 2, 2003

Tool Time
RNs who care for construction crews find they've nailed their niche in the variety and unconventional rewards of industrial nursing
By Donna Hemmila
October 1, 2003

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