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Night Shift Workers More Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes “It is surprising that just a single night shift can significantly impair glucose tolerance and increase insulin levels,” said Christopher Morris.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, June 5, 2013: RN college degree equals lowest unemployment rate »
Cities across the state are grappling with what to do about synthetic drugs. Staffers at public shelters in Duluth have caught more than 100 people smoking, snorting, or injecting synthetics in the past year even though city council members have battled with a local head shop to halt sales.
… Read more about: Meeting Friday to battle Synthetic Drug Problem »
Originally posted in the New Ulm Journal: http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/534962/Law-change-will-benefit-patients.html?nav=5004
Everyone who’s a patient in a hospital, who might be a patient in a hospital, or who cares about somebody in a hospital will be grateful that the Staffing Plan Disclosure Act was signed into law on May 9.
… Read more about: Editorial: Law change will benefit patients »
Put Nurses in the Spotlight This Summer
Attention MNA Members
The summer months offer a great opportunity for nurses to enhance our visibility as an organization and a profession.
… Read more about: Parades, Fairs, Festivals and Nurses »
470 Registered Nurses at Mankato Mayo entered contract negotiations today as a united group determined to address troubling staffing issues at the hospital that members believe put patients at risk.
… Read more about: Mankato Nurses Boldly Begin Negotiations with Community Utmost in Mind »
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More Proof: Heart Patients Survive with Better Nurse Staffing “This finding suggests that the correlation between cardiac arrest incidence and case survival was partly attributable to the hospital factors in the model,” the authors write.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, May 22, 2013: More proof- heart patients survive with better nurse staffing »
The hand-wringing and the vote-counting are over.
Minnesota finally has a budget that protects the middle class, invests in our future, and protects the health of seniors.
… Read more about: Governor and legislative leaders rebalance the budget »
HEALTH CARE
Is the Future of American Health Care in Oregon? “The governor has a notion that you can move away from medical billing and towards a more flexible approach to health-care spending that makes more sense for the community,” John McConnell, a health economist at Oregon Health and Science University, is telling me.
… Read more about: MNA NewsScan, May 20, 2013: MN health care innovation cuts costs for the poor; poverty up in the suburbs »
Health and Human Services
As we near the end of the session, the major budget bills are nearing completion.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, May 17, 2013 »
The Mayo’s Destination Medical Center appears to be a done deal. Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars will transform Rochester into a gilded city worthy of hosting a gold standard of health care in the world, but something’s missing from all the talk – patients.
… Read more about: Is it a Destination or a Theme Park? »
Standards of Care Campaign
Yesterday, Governor Dayton signed HF588/SF471 into law after it passed its final hurdle on the first day of Nurses Week when the House took a last procedural vote on Monday.
… Read more about: MNA Legislative Update, May 10, 2013 »
Methodist Hospital PACU nurses recently celebrated a win that illustrates how working together and taking action can improve patient care in our hospitals.
… Read more about: Methodist Nurses win Staffing Improvements »