St. Luke’s nurses approved a new contract they won after coming to a one-day, wage-only focused negotiations showing they were ready to bargain together after three years of strong member engagement.
… Read more about: Show of Strength in Duluth Wins Nurses New Contract »
Washington DC’s Farragut Square turned into Sherwood Forest this weekend as 2,000 Robin Hoods rallied for a Wall Street Tax to pay for healthcare, medical research, and education.
… Read more about: Minnesota nurses join thousands in DC to rally for Robin Hood Tax »
NOTES ON NURSING
Nurses Fight State by State for Minimum Staffing Laws Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are trying to answer that question as they debate bills that would require hospitals to have a minimum number of nurses on staff at all times.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 24, 2013: CA adjusting well with state-mandated RN staffing levels »
NOTES ON NURSING
Boston Nurses Talk of Caring for Wounded and Families of Marathon Bombing The screams and cries of bloody marathon bombing victims still haunt the nurses who treated them one week ago.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 22, 2013: Boston RNs talk; The jobless trap »
Standards of Care Campaign Update
House File 588 (HF588) passed the full Minnesota House of Representatives 73-58 on Wednesday.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, April 19, 2013 »
Over 70 registrants braved a host of weather-related forces on Thursday to attend the spring education program sponsored by MNA’s Ethics Committee.
… Read more about: MNA’s Ethics Committee Hosts Successful Education Day on Substance Use Disorder »
The Standards of Care Act (HF588) passed the full Minnesota House of Representatives 73-58 earlier this afternoon. There was bipartisan support for our bill to require the Department of Health to study the correlation between staffing and patient outcomes and hospitals to report their staffing quarterly to the public.
… Read more about: Standards of Care Act Passes MN House »
NOTES ON NURSING
Nurse Crisis in New York Despite an increase in candidates, the State Nursing Association said hospitals aren’t hiring.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 17, 2013: Nurse crisis in NY; Hospitals profit from errors »
Media Advisory:
Congressman Keith Ellison
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Keith Ellison to Unveil Inclusive Prosperity Act Outside Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2013
Press Contacts
Jeremy Slevin– (202) 225-4755
WASHINGTON –Rep.
… Read more about: MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Keith Ellison, NNU’s Jean Ross to Unveil Inclusive Prosperity Act »
By Linda Hamilton, RN, BSN
Attorney General Lori Swanson deserves the gratitude of all Minnesotans for hitting the brakes on the possible Sanford Health-Fairview Health Services merger that meant a takeover of our University of Minnesota Medical Center.
… Read more about: Corporate Mergers Need Watching…with a Microscope! »
MNA Legislative Update, April 12, 2013
Standards of Care Update
On Wednesday the revised bill, focusing on transparency for patients and a Minnesota Department of Health study of the correlation between staffing and patient outcomes, passed the House Ways and Means Committee, completing the committee process in the House and moving on to a floor vote.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update April 12, 2013 »
NOTES ON NURSING
Tentative Agreement for St. Lukes Nurses in Duluth The Minnesota Nurses Association announced late Tuesday that Duluth nurses came to a tentative contract agreement with St.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 10, 2013: Tentative agreement for Duluth RNs; Alarm fatigue puts patients at risk »