On May 6, 2014, elected officials in Minnesota kicked off Nurses Week (May 6 – 12) with proclamations and public statements celebrating Minnesota’s nurses.
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MNA Legislative Update May 2, 2014
Public Employee Relations Board
A bill to establish a Public Employee Relations Board (HF3014) was passed by the full Senate on Monday.
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MNA Legislative Update April 25, 2014
Public Employee Relations Board
A bill to establish a Public Employee Relations Board (HF3014) has already passed and will be heard by the full Senate on Monday.
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Thief River Falls nurses beat Boston off the starting line of the running season this year, and may have Beantown trying hard to catch up.
… Read more about: Thief River Falls “RN Run” Raises Funds and Fun »
Imagine everyone in your town wanting to let you know you are awesome. MNA nurses in International Falls don’t have to dream.
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MNA Legislative Update April 11, 2014
There was a lot of activity at the Capitol this week with several major pieces of legislation debated, passed, and signed into law.
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Last year at the State Capitol, legislators were impressed when the Minnesota Nurses Association turned over boxes of Concern for Safe Staffing Forms at committee hearings.
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MNA Legislative Update April 5, 2014
Minimum Wage
Legislative leaders are still in discussions about raising the minimum wage (HF92).
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On Thursday, April 3, for the seventh consecutive year, the Minnesota Nurses Association hosted students from nursing schools throughout the state for a lesson in advocacy that takes them beyond their bedside responsibilities.
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Minnesota legislators introduced a bill (HF2415/SF2212)to require mandatory flu vaccination for all health care workers. At MNA’s Nurses Day on the Hill on March 11, nurses raised these issues with their respective representatives and senators, including the bills’ sponsors, and brought forward enough concerns that the authors and legislative leaders agreed that the bill should not move forward this year.
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Nurse Licensing, Monitoring and Discipline
The bills proposing changes to the Health Professionals Services Program (HPSP) and how the Board of Nursing handles nurses with substance use disorders and drug diversion are moving through the legislative process.
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The employees of Murray County Medical Center (MCMC) in Slayton, MN often refer to themselves in the collective as “family.” They are neighbors and friends who care for neighbors and friends in the most of vulnerable times.
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