Newborn Screening Update for RNs
2012-02-01
Attention, nurses who work in maternal-child health: See this letter (pasted below) from the Minnesota Department of Health regarding storage and use of residual blood spots.
MNA President Linda Hamilton’s Response to Minnesota Adverse Events Report’s Release
2012-01-26
Have you or a family member ever had the unfortunate experience of suffering from a pressure ulcer? In addition to being extremely unpleasant and painful, pressure ulcers can become so deep that they result in damage to your muscles, bones, tendons and joints.
And pressure ulcers – also commonly known as bedsores – are almost always preventable when proper staffing levels are adhered to.
Yet last week’s release of Minnesota’s Eighth Annual Adverse Events Report noted that incidents involving pressure ulcers spiked more than 19 percent statewide in 2011. What state hospital executives didn’t mention in spinning away that alarming statistic was that numerous national studies have shown a direct correlation between inadequate nurse staffing levels and an increase in conditions including pressure ulcers, pneumonia, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, shock/cardiac arrest, urinary tract infections and more.
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Fairview Southdale RNs Stand Strong For Patient Safety, Safe Staffing Levels
2011-12-20
The nurses were outstanding and spent two hours in each of the first two sessions and just over an hour in the third telling management that there are systems issues that need fixing, that they are needing to do more and more as other departments get cut, that they are no longer able to say they are proud of the care they are able to give, etc.
Nurses Rock OccupyMN
2011-10-31
VP Engeldorf talks of the horribile health consequences of economic injustice
At home, Nurses are ROCKING OccupyMN. Read the WorkdayMinnesota report and watch
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Virginia RNs Call for Charter Change; More Nurse Involvement
2011-10-31
VRMC RNs voted overwhelmingly today to support the City of Virginia’s proposed charter change that would alter the terms of what is considered a sale of the city-owned hospital.
Public supports Nurses, Main Street in fight to Tax Wall Street Greed
2011-10-24
Learn more about the Main Street Contract and the effort to Tax Wall Street that is being led by National Nurses United.
MNA RNs take to the streets of St. Paul and demand “Tax Wall Street!”
2011-10-24
In case you missed it LIVE last week online, here’s video of hundreds of MNA RNs on the streets of downtown St. Paul demanding a Tax on Wall Street. The public reaction/support was amazing!
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Nurses: HealthEast Home Care RNs need your support!
2011-10-20
Please take a moment to watch this video and lend some online support to MNA RNs at HealthEast Home Care. They need your support, encouragement and advice now more than ever!
MNA Convention – Day 1 Video Recap
2011-10-17
In case you missed it LIVE online, check out MNA’s UStream page to catch up on the great speakers and sessions from Day 1 of MNA Convention! Also make sure to catch Gov. Mark Dayton’s great speech to RNs “Doctors are important, but Nurses are essential!“
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Press Release: MNA RNs take to streets of downtown St. Paul, protest Wall Street greed
2011-10-17
Hundreds of Minnesota Nurses will be taking to the streets of downtown St. Paul during Tuesday’s rush hour to publicly call for a Wall Street Transaction Tax.