Vol. 24, No. 8		May 1, 2002

Contents
	Two Texas Medical Center Hospitals Hold Nation's Highest Nursing Distinction
	To the Rescue - Operating Room Nurse Volunteers on Search Dog Team
	A Groundbreaking Collaborative Effort - New Women's Health Network First of its Kind
	Taking Action Against the Nursing Shortage
	Educating Nurses as Clinicians, Researchers, and Teachers
	Nurses of Note Receive Awards
	Hearst Foundation Funds Gerontology Scholarships
	First a Patient, Now a Nurse
	A Year After the Magnet Award
	Innovative Nursing Retention Program to Expand with Aid from Grant
	Nurse's Photo Album "Required Reading"
	A Prescription for the Nursing Shortage
	Nursing "Fun and Games"
	Nursing Opportunities "Boundless" Educator Says
	Making a Difference - Male RNs on the Rise
	Connecting the "Puzzle Pieces"
	Male Nurses Buck Stereotype
	Nurses Honored During National Nurses Week
	Public Health Nurses Focus on Community Health
	A Nurse with an "A+" Attitude
	Nurse Trains Foreign Physicians
	Nursing Program to Receive $517,328 for Increased Nursing Enrollment
	Nursing Internships Offer Specialized Training
	Women's, Infants and Children Program Offers Walk-In Registration
	First Epilepsy Surgery Performed at VA Medical Center
	Brain Tumor Survivors Celebrate Life May 8
	Sprint for Life 5K May 4 - Benefits Ovarian Cancer Research
	Procedure Eliminates Menstrual Bleeding
	Riverside Health Center Temporarily Closes - Services Relocated to Other Health Centers
	Track Installation Under Way - Expected to Last Through Early June
	Kid's Camp Coming to McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science - Week-Long Sessions from June 10 through Aug.2
	FROM THE PRESIDENT
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