Nursing Practice Alert: June 10 Strike Incidents

PRACTICE ALERT!!!

24 Hour Strike Nursing Practice Violations by Temporary Nurses

MNA Members are reporting Nursing Practice Violations found after their return to work following the 24 Hour Strike. Examples include:

  • Total lack of charting, or incomplete documentation
  • Use of MNA members’ names and access codes to enter various parts of the EHR.
  • Adverse events, medication or treatment errors related to medical orders and nursing interventions

You also may have information on issues happening after the Strike such as:

  • MNA members who crossed the picket lines filling in charts after the fact for the temporary workers. In some cases they may even change the information.

If you have information related to these or other Nursing Practice Violations during or after the strike, we are collecting these in the MNA Nursing Practice Department in order to assess the feasibility of follow up with the employers and the Board of Nursing.

Please send, email, or call your information into the MNA offices of Cindy Schoenecker, 651 414 2826, cscnoenecker@mnnurses.org , or Carol Diemert, 651 414 2849, carol.deimert@mnnurses.org , or mail to either @ 345 Randolph Ave Ste 200, St. Paul, MN 55102.