Workplace Violence Prevention bill on the move
The bill to prevent violence against healthcare workers (HF1087-Atkins/SF1071-Wiger) continues to make progress in both the House and Senate, with bipartisan support.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, March 6, 2015 »
Dealing with discharged patients continues to be one of the most confounding problems with hospital care.
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Workplace Violence Prevention bill on the move
Last week, Rep. Joe Atkins introduced the Violence Against Health Care Workers bill, an effort to prevent workplace violence in the health care setting.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, February 27, 2015 »
100 nurses delivered more than 2,000 Concern for Safe Staffing Forms to Commissioner of Health Ed Ehlinger. They lined up to tell their stories of unsafe staffing situations and the effects it has on patients.
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By Sherri Lidholm, Jodi Isaacs, Shannon Wilberg, Ellyn Peterson: Deer River Health Care Center negotiating team
Negotiations with Essentia Health in Deer River started with a “contraband” cake and ended with our members ratifying a contract that improves compensation, stems the tide of RNs leaving for better-paying jobs in nearby hospitals, and strengthens our union solidarity.
… Read more about: Nurse power pays off in Deer River »
150 MNA member nurses came to the Capitol in St. Paul to tell lawmakers they want a Safe Patient Standard and that nurses and patients are not safe in the workplace.
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Nurses from St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood describe horrific night when a patient suddenly attacked them. MNA nurses are fighting for workplace safety for all healthcare workers in all facilities.
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Inspiring, empowering, and energizing. Those are some of the words MNA members used to describe Day on the Hill 2015.
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In response to recent attacks on nurses’ safety and their ability to provide safe, quality care for their patients, MNA members are speaking to legislators about safe patient staffing levels and workplace safety in 2015.
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Hospitals Blatantly Disregard Minnesota Law
Patients, nurses, healthcare workers, and Minnesota citizens won a hard-fought victory in the 2013 legislative session when Governor Dayton signed into law the Staffing Plan Disclosure Act.
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By Mathew Keller, RN JD, MNA Nurse Policy Specialist
We’ve all heard the news about the “nursing crisis” or “nursing shortage,” but imagine my surprise when, after graduating fro
m the University of Minnesota’s BSN program about 10 years ago, my classmates and I had a difficult time finding jobs.
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By Mathew Keller, RN JD, MNA Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist
In early August, Minnesota registered nurse Andy Gladstein had just completed his third week of an online RN to MSN program via Grand Canyon State University in Arizona.
… Read more about: MN Board of Nursing’s Old-Fashioned Views Limit Nursing Education »