By Geri Katz
Manager of Practice, Education and Special Projects
and Megan Gavin
MNA Labor Representative
MNA member Hans-Peter de Ruiter, PhD, RN, has retired from the Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation Board of Directors after nine years of service, including five years as chair.
… Read more about: Thank you to Dr. Hans-Peter de Ruiter »
By Tara Fugate
MNA Strategic Researcher
The vast majority of hospitals in Minnesota operate as not-for-profit organizations, which means they are exempt from most local, state, and federal taxes.
… Read more about: What is Community Benefit Spending And Why Does It Matter for Not-For-Profit Hospitals? »
By Megan Gavin
MNA Education Specialist
On April 7, we welcomed 430 student nurses and faculty members from thirteen different colleges and universities to the MNA Student Nurses Day on the Hill.
… Read more about: Student Nurses Day on the Hill 2016 Is A Smashing Success »
MNA members have access to a wide range of amazing cost-saving benefits designed exclusively for you and your family, including discounts on services and products like insurance, credit cards, and mortgages.
… Read more about: Members-Only Discounts and Services »
Member Resources
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Report Unsafe Staffing
Submit an Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) form.
Loan Forgiveness
The Minnesota Loan Forgiveness Program for registered nurses at nonprofit hospitals is accepting applications now.
… Read more about: Member Resources »
According to the summary of a report by the Center on Women and Public Policy and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota says that “at the current rate, the pay gap in Minnesota will not be closed until 2060.” That’s right.
… Read more about: Poverty has a Woman's Face »
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association gathered in St. Paul Oct. 13 – 16 to set the wheels in motion of another eventful year ahead.
… Read more about: Staff Nurses Unite at MNA’s 108th Annual Convention »
Coming to the 109th Nurses Convention? Grab a great deal at the Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation Silent Auction. The 6th annual silent auction to benefit the MNAF includes original art, theater tickets, hotel stays, skin treatments, haircuts, and concert passes.
… Read more about: Auction to benefit MNAF »
Nurses often take their skills beyond the bedside. They travel the world showing compassion for the world’s sick and suffering, spreading a single-standard of care for all people, and ensuring a just distribution of life’s basic necessities.
… Read more about: Don’t know how to save the world? Learn here. »
MNA 107th Annual Convention: See. Learn. Prepare. Act.
The annual convention of the Minnesota Nurses Association fortified members’ stance on nursing issues and demonstrated their resolve to act collectively on those issues.
… Read more about: MN Nurses 107th Annual Convention Summary »
Pine Technical College wins $4.2 million to train healthcare workers
PINE CITY, Minn. – Pine Technical College is poised to set into motion a $4.2 million grant project recently awarded by the U.S.
… Read more about: Press Release: MN Tech College supported by MNA wins $4.2 million to train healthcare workers »
