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Please Sign the Minnesota Student Nurse Association Petition

Petition is here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/949/229/314/support-nursing-student-in-the-pursuit-of-leadership-and-evolution-of-the-nursing-profession/

According to the landmark report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Report; nurses, nursing education programs, and nursing associations should prepare the nursing workforce to assume leadership positions across all levels.
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December 17, 2013

Duluth RN reports from the Philippines

By Anna Rathbun, RN

We all made it safe and sound to Roxas city. The airport missing part of its roof.
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December 16, 2013

Preventing violence in health care settings

Violence against nurses

It can range from swearing, spitting, or groping all the way to assault and even murder.
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December 12, 2013

First Light Nurses Are a Beacon of Success

Tough contract negotiations were no match for the 64 gutsy nurses at First Light Health Services in Mora. A 25-bed critical access facility, the hospital is owned and operated by Kanabec County, and nurses routinely care for their neighbors, friends and families.
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December 10, 2013

Press Release-Minnesota nurses heads to the Philippines to aid disaster victims

Minnesota Nurse Heads to the Philippines to Aid Disaster Victims

As usual, Duluth registered nurse Anna Rathbun is spending her holidays caring for others, but this year she will be half a world away from her hometown, as she tends to victims of a hurricane-ravaged country.
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December 9, 2013

Nurses Agree on New Contract with Virginia Hospital

Nurses were prepared to walk out on job

Nurses working at Essentia Health – Virginia Medical Center agreed to a new three year contract on Tuesday after difficult negotiations resulted in nurses working for more than three months without a contract.
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December 6, 2013

Press Release: Budget surplus shows Minnesota in the right hands

Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Budget surplus shows Minnesota in the right hands

Minnesota nurses say a strong state can take better care of its citizens

Rick Fuentes
(office) 651-414-2863
(cell) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org

(St Paul) – The latest revenue forecast shows Governor Mark Dayton and the legislature have built a strong foundation for Minnesota moving forward.

December 5, 2013

Hastings Nurses Tell Allina: “Care for Our Community”

After another session in an eight-month long contract negotiation process ended without an agreement, nurses bargaining with the Allina system are calling for the health care corporation to put the community first.
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December 3, 2013

MNA Statement on State Licensure Process Review

On Wed., Nov. 13, Minnesota legislators convened a joint committee on Health and Human Services to review process of the Minnesota Board of Nursing regarding licensure and discipline of nursing professionals.
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November 14, 2013

Aitkin Nurses Demand a Fair Contract

An energized group of nurses confronted their boss on Tuesday at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, spurred by their determination to achieve a fair union contract.
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November 7, 2013

Hastings nurses not waiting for answers

Nurses at Regina Medical Center in Hastings are a determined bunch, and they want parity. For now, they’ll take answers.
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November 5, 2013

Nurses show Thief River Falls Sanford benefits are scary

Nurses in Thief River Falls spent Halloween afternoon telling the boss to stop playing tricks with people’s lives. Sanford Health recently announced it would implement monstrous cuts in its insurance package, forcing nurses to pay double what they’re currently expending for premiums and co-pays.
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November 1, 2013