Legislative Update April 24, 2015
With less than a month to go in the 2015 Legislative Session, there’s little consensus on the next state budget, and healthcare is the biggest argument.
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By Carolyn Jorgenson, RN, BSN
As a registered nurse for more than 36 years, I understand first-hand how important it is to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and readmissions.
… Read more about: Community EMT- for safety or the bottom line? »
How far have we really come the since 1911, when the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire killed 146 people, most of them immigrant women, nearly half still in their teens?
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By Rose Roach, MNA Executive Director
Recently, we’ve seen some lawmakers talking the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including President Obama and 6th District US Rep.
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By Mathew Keller, RN JD, MNA Nurse Policy Specialist
As a result of the assault against staff at St.
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RNs at Sanford Bemidji Clinic ratified their first contract in February after being officially recognized as part of MNA last October.
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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.
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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.
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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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