Winter 2014, 69(4)
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CE: What You Didn't Learn in Nursing School
by Aislynn Moyer................................................................4
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association: Standing together to
transform the nursing profession through legislation and education.
didn’t learn in
Pennsylvania Refugee and Immigrant Patient’s Knowledge
Needs of Over the Counter Medications
by Krista Maglione, Molly Tareila, and Teddy Lau............ 10
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CE: Observation Status: Getting it Right the First Time
by Carol Teets, Lynn Roth, Cindi Boderman,
and Elizabeth Hoch. ......................................................... 14
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Statement of Affirmative Action: The Pennsylvania State Nurses
Association is a professional nursing organization committed to equal
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Message from the President
by Christine Alichnie, PhD, RN, PSNA President. ..............2
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Pennsylvania Nurse Feature
Lucie Stirm Kelly................................................................8
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Child Abuse Mandated Education, Drexel.............. March 25
Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine, Lanc......... March 26
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Child Abuse Mandated Education, Robert Packer...... April 6
District 26 Meeting, Robert Packer. ........................... April 6
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Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine, Pittsburgh... April 10
Legislative Day, Harrisburg...................................... April 20
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