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Safe
Staffing May Soon Be A Reality
Call to Action is NOW!
Urgent Action Alert!
State Budget Opens Door to Safe Staffing Legislation |
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M NA's recent petition drive was a tremendous success. Thanks to
your help, we gathered an unprecedented 80,000 signatures statewide
in support of Quality Patient Care. Now we have an opportunity
to make Registered Nurse-to-patient ratios a reality. This year's
state budget includes a section that provides an opportunity for
establishing safe staffing regulations in Massachusetts hospitals.
Historically, the budget process acts as a vehicle for the passage
of important legislation. However, the language now in the budget
needs to be strengthened.
Your legislator will be highly influential in determining the
final shape of the measure. It is vital that you contact your
State Representative and Senator immediately to urge him/her to
back MNA's position.
We need your help TODAY to communicate our critical message
on quality patient care. Please act NOW. Call, email, or
postal mail your legislator's with the messages below:
Our suggested language for the phone call is:
"Hi, my name is ____________. I am a registered nurse
with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a voter in
your district. I am calling to ask you to support the association's
20,000 front-line registered nurses in our push to improve
quality
patient care by making RN-to-Patient Ratios law in the
state
budget (outside section 78). We're grateful for your consideration
of this important legislation, and we hope you'll urge your
colleagues to vote for quality patient care throughout the
Commonwealth."
Our suggested postcard or email language is:
Dear Senator/Representative ___________________
I am writing to ask you to support the 20,000 front-line
registered nurses of the Massachusetts Nurses Association
in their push
to improve quality patient care by making Registered
Nurse-Patient Care Ratios law in the state budget (outside
section 78). Thank
you for joining our fight to protect patient safety throughout
the Commonwealth.
Respectfully,
_____________________, RN
Street Address
Town/City, MA _________
Phone
You may also soon be receiving
a mailing from the MNA with a postcard for mailing to your
legislators, please do
this as soon
as you
get the mailing. Finally, we may be calling you
to take further action, such as making personal visits
to
your legislator
or handing out leaflets.
Below are a press release, fact sheet, and additional information
you can review to help familiarize you with what is happening.
If
you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact
Kate Anderson, who is heading up this drive, at 781.830.5713
or kanderson@mnarn.org.
The
following legislators will have the final vote on this issue,
pending the amount of or messages of support
they receive from your legislators. Please feel free to contact
these
legislators as well. A click on their name
below will take you to their individual web sites.
House
Senate
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