Politics (Page 31)

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Hear from MNA RNs who are learning/sharing how ALL of us can work together to improve health care in this country. So proud of the everyday MNA Members leading the way on this effort! Another great event coming up Jan. 17th here at MNA – You can sign up for the Jan 17 follow up event via the MNA Facebook Page. Everyone is welcome, even if you didn’t attend Part I.

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Imagine how drastically your nursing practice would change for the worse if your patients’ caregivers or family members were allowed to give them medications in the hospital? That is just one of many recent changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as conditions of participation.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: John Nemo, 651-414-2863 or john.nemo@mnnurses.org

ST. PAUL (December 1, 2011) – Responding to today’s state budget forecast, the Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following statement:

“Plenty of GOP leaders are putting a positive spin on today’s news of a budget surplus. However, we’d like to point out a few of the items you aren’t likely to hear them talking about:

  • You won’t hear GOP leadership talking about the billion-dollar cost of using tobacco bonds to balance the budget, which they insisted upon.