Media Advisory from AFL-CIO
Happening in Minneapolis and Duluth on March 24
WHAT: Concerned citizens of Minnesota will rally on March 24 to protect Saturday mail delivery and demand that Congress deliver a better plan to strengthen the Postal Service for the future.
… Read more about: Rallies to Protect Saturday Mail Delivery and Strengthen the Postal Service »
NOTES ON NURSING
Healing the Hospital Hierarchy Most people in health care understand and accept the need for clinical hierarchies.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, March 20, 2013: Hospital hierarchy; Error reporting »
Last Friday, MNA, in consultation with our legislative allies, agreed to amend the Standards of Care Act to create a procedure which will provide Minnesota-specific data on issues of nurse staffing transparency as it relates to patient outcomes.
… Read more about: Standards of Care Act Update »
Standards of Care Update
The Standards of Care Act, our bill to establish patient assignments limits, had its third hearing today in the House Health and Human Services Policy committee.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, March 16, 2013 »
New Amendments empower patients, require hospital reporting
(St. Paul) – March 15, 2013 – The Standards of Care Act passed the Minnesota House Health and Human Services Policy Committee with amendments.
… Read more about: Press Release: Standard of Care Act moves on »
MNA’s Ethics Committee presents
Substance Use Disorder: Implications for Nurses
Addressing Substance Use Disorder on Our Own Units
Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:45 – 4:00 p.m.
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http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/261298/group/Opinion/
I am perplexed how some hospitals seem to fear having standards imposed on them when nurses comply to professional standards every day.
… Read more about: President Hamilton responds to the Duluth News Tribune »
The Standards of Care Act has received its next hearing date. MPR listeners may have heard recently that the bill to set a minimum standard of care for patients across Minnesota would not get an important hearing in the House health policy committee, but pressure on legislators has resulted in nurses, patients, and policy experts getting an opportunity to be heard.
… Read more about: Next Standard of Care Act Committee Hearing Scheduled »
Standards of Care Act Update
The Standards of Care Act, MNA’s bill to establish patient assignment limits for nurses passed the Government Operations committee 8-7.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, March 8, 2013 »
NOTES ON NURSING
One Step Further. Standards of Care Act Passes Another Legislative Committee Patients and families are closer to having their risks reduced in hospitals, as the House Committee on Government Operations gave its endorsement of the Standards of Care Act today.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, March 6, 2013; Standards of Care Act moves forward; MI nurses propose staffing legislation »
NOTES ON NURSING
Study: Management Not in Tune with Quality Improvement It appears that while hospital management asserts that patient-centred care is important and invests in patient satisfaction and patient experience surveys, our findings suggest that the majority do not have a structured plan for promoting improvement of patient satisfaction and engaging clinicians in the process.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, March 4, 2013: Chasm between boardroom and bedside; MRSA quirks »
Standards of Care Act
MNA’s Standards of Care Act is picking up steam at the Capitol. The bill passed its first committee in the House last week, and is scheduled to be heard next on Wednesday, March 6 at 10:00 am in the House Government Operations Committee in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, March 1, 2013 »