When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute on Nursing Research released a study on the effects of nurse staffing in NICUs, it was a unique look into how nurse workloads affect non-adult patient outcomes.
… Read more about: Nurses not the only ones paying attention to staffing problems »
Minnesota lawmakers met at the Capitol on Tuesday to discuss ways to combat the spread of synthetic drug abuse that his hit Duluth, Hibbing, and other places spread wide across the state.
… Read more about: Synthetic Drug Committee Meets Again »
HEALTH CARE NEWS
How Consistent Hospital Error is Having a Deadly Effect on the Health Care System “Medical harm is probably one of the three leading causes of death in the U.S., but the government doesn’t adequately track it as it does deaths from automobiles, plane crashes, and cancer.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, July 8, 2013: Hospital error rate “appalling;” Is 68 the new 65? »
Minnesota’s own UnitedHealth just made headlines by announcing that it is dropping out of the pool of private companies that would offer individual policies in California.
… Read more about: If big insurers drop out, who steps in? »
NOTES ON NURSING
Union Army’s Top Nurses Were Nuns This insight honors the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, July 1, 2013: Nuns as nurses in Civil War; How bogus are patient satisfaction scores »
By Linda Hamilton
Nurses share a common theme: they are totally committed to their co-workers, the communities they serve and to delivering safe patient care.
… Read more about: Greater Minnesota nurses are committed to care »
Video: More than 70 Minnesota nurses journeyed to San Francisco for the 2013 NNU Staff Nurse Assembly and showed up as one of the biggest collections of delegates.
… Read more about: Minnesota Nurses share unity, solidarity, victory at the 2013 Staff Nurse Assembly »
While more than 900 nurses came to San Francisco for the 2013 Staff Nurse Assembly, here the world came to them.
… Read more about: It’s a small world after all. »
NOTES ON NURSING
Approaching Death A nurse goes from the ER to a hospice, and changes the way she thinks about life and its end.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, June 24, 2013: Nurses and Hospice care; SCOTUS weakens workers’ »
How many Minnesota nurses can you spot?
… Read more about: Nurses practice for the big event at the 2013 Staff Nurse Assembly »
Operating Room Nurses at First Light Health System in Mora started turning up in red lipstick while other nurses wore red scrubs to show support as negotiations began on a new contract.
… Read more about: Pucker up to support Mora Nurses »
The 2013 legislative session ended last week with some significant improvements and changes to policies that affect nursing, health care and working families.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Recap »