NOTES ON NURSING
Better Staffing Would Help Hospitals Fail to Take Simple Measures to Thwart Deadly Infections The culprit is a strain of a spore-forming bacterium known as Clostridium difficile, or C.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 8, 2013: C-Diff on the rise; Swanson grills Sanford execs »
Standards of Care Update
MNA nurses and representatives continue to meet with legislators to update them on the goals of the Standards of Care Act.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, April 5, 2013 »
KSTP-TV reports the final audit confirms what Minnesota Nurses have long argued-that the healthcare system in the state is need of greater transparency and some of Minnesota’s HMOs owe the taxpayers a refund.
… Read more about: Final Report shows taxpayers overpaid HMOs $200 Million »
Kathleen M. Harrington Mayo
Government Relations, Chair 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905
Dear Ms. Harrington:
Thank you for bringing your Operations staff to meet with leaders from SEIU and UNITE HERE last Friday to discuss the Mayo Destination Medical Center (DMC) and the related legislative proposal.
… Read more about: Open letter to Mayo’s Government Relations Chair »
LABOR UPDATES
Harry Kelber: 1914 – 2013 Harry Kelber spent 80 years as a labor activist.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 3, 2013: RIP Harry Kelber; CAH Mortality Skyrockets »
NOTES ON NURSING
Fatigue is Pervasive in the Health Care Industry; Directly Linked to On-the-job Errors Sixty-nine percent of healthcare professionals surveyed said that fatigue had caused them to feel concern over their ability to perform during work hours.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, April 1, 2013: RN fatigue pervasive and harmful to patients »
Nurses support Attorney General Review of Sanford-Fairveiw
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jan Rabbers
(office) 651-414-2861
(cell) 612-860-8858
jan.rabbers@mnnurses.org
Rick Fuentes
(office) 651-414-2863
(cell) 612-741-0662
rick.fuentes@mnnurses.org
(St.
… Read more about: Press Release-Minnesota Nurses Welcome Swanson’s Inquiry into Hospital Merger »
NOTES ON NURSING
RN Grad Student: “The $4450 Urgent Care Visit “This was one patient on one day in one healthcare facility incurring every form of systemic waste Fineberg puts forth in his article and is also illustrated by Stephen Brill’s lengthy account of overcharging, particularly those who are uninsured or underinsured.”
HEALTH CARE
Fairview-Sanford Merger Talks Bring Scrutiny Fairview Health Services, the Twin Cities’ second-largest hospital and clinic group, is weighing a merger with South Dakota-based Sanford Health in negotiations that have triggered concerns on the part of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, March 27, 2013: AG Swanson sets public hearings on Fairview-Sanford merger »
NOTES ON NURSING
Study Says NICUs Need Nurses A surprising number of the nation’s neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have too few nurses, a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has found.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, March 25, 2013: NICU nurses needed; Tennessee’s HC lottery »
Standards of Care Update
Last Friday, MNA, in consultation with our legislative allies, revised the Standards of Care Act to shift the focus of the bill to collect Minnesota-specific data on issues of nurse staffing transparency as it relates to patient outcomes.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update March 22, 2013 »
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 »