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Archive :: 2005

January/February :: March :: April :: May :: June :: July
August :: September :: October :: November/December

 

November/December

 
12.06.05
   

After 890 Days Without a Contract From the Romney Administration, MNA Launches Radio Campaign to Support State-Employed RNs and Health Professionals

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: November/December 2005
  More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections
 

Boston: Calling on Romney to be 'fair to those who care': A loud, visible voice for nursing

 

Worcester: Picketing a sham symposium

 

The two-question quiz every RN needs to take: Your license might depend on it

 

Does your employer provide enough liability insurance coverage?: Why you need to know and how to fix it

 

MNA president testifies at State House on safe patient handling bill: With three key hearings in one week, MNA again leads way in health care advocacy

 
11.15.05
   

NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS COME TOGETHER TO HONOR VETERANS AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM

 
11.10.05
   

Nurses and Health Care Professionals Honor Veterans

 

October

 
10.31.05
   

Legislature Holds Hearings on Three Important Bills for Nurses and Patients

 
10.27.05
   

M E D I A   A D V I S O R Y
MNA to Boycott Sen. Moore/Becker College Oct. 28th Nursing Symposium, Plan Protest/Press Conference (9 a.m.) Outside Event

   

Wednesday's State House rally by state-employed RNs and health professionals was a rousing success

 
10.26.05
   

Globe Series on ICU Nursing Spotlights Complexity of Nurses' Role

 
10.25.05
   

M E D I A   A D V I S O R Y
ROMNEY & HEALEY: PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE AND LESS TO YOUR CAMPAIGNS

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: October 2005
  Focus on Organizing
More stories from this issue can be found in the Organizing Section as well as the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Section
 

MNA continues opposing placement of patients in halls

 

The real solution to ED overcrowding

 

Legislation on Workplace Violence Prevention Heads to Ways and Means

 

800+ days with no contract

 

Beth Piknick Elected President of Massachusetts Nurses Association

 

Weapons of mass destruction: let’s not allow them in Boston!

 

MNA on Beacon Hill

   
 

Boston firefighters say DPH hallway policy undermines fire safety

 

MNA nurse goes back to the Louisiana to help victims of Katrina

 

Debbie Walsh remembered for her passion, professionalism and activism

 
10.07.05
   

Statement of the Massachusetts Nurses Association Regarding UMass Study on Nurse Staffing Legislation

 

September

 
09.23.05
   

Legislation on Workplace Violence Prevention Heads to Ways and Means

 
09.22.05
   

NURSES RIP ROMNEY OVER CONTRACT IMPASSE

 
09.21.05
   

ROMNEY FOOTDRAGGING ON CONTRACT HAS NEGATIVE EFFECT ON PATIENTS IN STATE FACILITIES

 
09.12.05
   

Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery are Safer in Hospitals With Higher RN-to-Patient Ratios

 
09.07.05
   

800 Days without a Contract

 
09.01.05
   

STATEMENT OF KAREN HIGGINS, RN, MNA PRESIDENT: UMass Report Offers Nothing New Draws Positions Unsupported by Its Own Data

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: September 2005
  Focus on School Nursing
More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Section
 

School Nursing 101: As the MSNO prepares to celebrate its 100th, the MNA offers its thanks for a job well done

 

West Springfield school RNs organize with MNA

 

New study finds RN-to-patient ratios a cost effective measure for saving lives, improving safety

 

Attention school and municipal public health nurses: legislative action alert!

 

School nursing issues takes center stage on Beacon Hill, across the state

  Executive Director's Column
   

A salute to Karen Higgins for her service and her achievements

  MNA on Beacon Hill
 
 

Helping children eat right in school

 

Nurses in the News

 
 

Notice to members and non-members regarding MNA agency fee status
In private employment under the National Labor Relations Act


     

 

 

August

 
08.24.05
   

Rep. John Conyers to speak at grassroots hearing on solutions to the health care crisis, Sarah-Ann Shaw to moderate

 
08.17.05
   

California Nurses Travel to Boston to Protest Schwarzenegger’s $100k Rolling Stones Fundraiser

 
08.02.05
   

Journal Medical Care: New Study Finds Lower RN-to-Patient Ratios A Cost Effective Measure for Saving Lives and Improving Safety in Hospitals

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: July/August 2005
  Focus on Diversity
(More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections)
 

North Adams RNs sue to enforce legal ruling on staffing

 

Providing health care in the Dominican Republic

  President's Message
   

The MNA flexes its muscles as the power behind your practice

 

Rally for Ratios Photos

  MNA on Beacon Hill
 
 

A Region 5 star spreads laughter worldwide

 

Nurses in the News

 

A 12-step program for nurses saves lives

 

Region 4 opens new office in Peabody, welcomes North Shore nurses

 

Region 1 floods State House with safe staffing postcards

 
08.01.05
   

Legislature Advances Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

 

 

July

 
07.14.05
   

In 5 Hours of Testimony, Hospital Administrators Continue to Refuse any Limit on Patient Loads

 
07.13.05
   

More Than 1-in-3 Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths & Nearly 80% Report Increase in Medical Errors Due to RN Understaffing

 
07.08.05
 
M E D I A   A D V I S O R Y
   

Hundreds of Nurses and Health Care Advocates will Converge on the
State House for a July 13 Rally & Legislative Hearing on a Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in Hospitals


     

 

 

June

 
06.21.05
   

NARH RNs File Suit in Federal Court to Enforce Legal Ruling on Staffing After Hospital Repeatedly Violates Arbitrator’s Order Not to Admit "More Patients than Nurses Can Safely Care For"

   

Joint Committee on Public Safety Holds June 29th Hearing On Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence Against Health Workers

 
06.08.05
   

UMass Memorial Campus RNs Will Hold Informational Picket Over Patient Safety and Pay Equality

 


May

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: May 2005
  Focus on Organizing
(More stories from this issue can be found in the Organizing Section as well as the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections)
 

Survey finds doctors concerned that RN understaffing harms patient

 

Organizing: making your voice heard

  Executive Director's Column
   

MHA 'Patient First' is much ado about nothing—don't let them con the public

 

Programs held in Springfield, Worcester, Randolph More than 500 senior nursing students participate in MNA’s transition programs

 

Nurses in the News

 

Anna Jaques RNs come to rescue

 

MNA members explain staffing crisis on TV4

 

Nursing Against the Odds: A definitive account of the world's nursing crisis MNA goes one-on-one with award winning health care journalist Suzanne Gordon

 

Massachusetts Patients Say Nurse Understaffing Harms Patient Safety, Undermines Quality Care

 
05.18.05
   

Boston Medical Center RNs Will Hold Informational Picketing Today Over Retiree Health, Pay and Staffing

 
05.03.05
   

Franklin Medical Center Nurses Picket Hospital

 
05.02.05
   

Newton-Wellesley RNs Will Hold Informational Picketing Today Over Staffing Conditions, Salary and Health Care Insurance

 

April

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: April 2005
  Focus on Workplace Violence
(More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections)
 

Arbitrator Rules in Favor of North Adams Regional Hospital RNs on Staffing; Orders Hospital Not to Admit More Patients than Nurses Can Safely Care For

 

Salem Hospital Nurses Vote For Union Representation

 

Workplace violence: an unacceptable reality for nurses

  President's Message
   

Arbitration decision underscores great truth about staff nurses—YOU are the expert!

 

MNA endorses legislation on regulation of 'biosafety' laboratories

 

Emergency contraception 101: how nurses can help

 

Public Backs MNA's Safe Staffing Bill 3-1 Over MHA Legislation

 

Kennedy introduces bill banning mandatory overtime for nurses

 

State's Health Professionals Blast Governor's Budget for Its Neglect of the State's Most Vulnerable, Particularly Those with Acute Mental Illness

 

Rep. Canavan appointed floor division chair

 

'Sometimes it's just about doing the right thing'
ER nurse assaulted while on duty reaches out to others on the 'front line'


 

Emergency room violence growing concern for nurses

 

In her own words: How ER assault has changed RN Charlene Richardson's life, work

 

VNA of Boston: 'They know we need to be safe'

 

MNA Region 5: What is my money going to anyway?

 

Free money available to MNA Region 5 members

 
04.26.05
   

Massachusetts Physicians Say Nurse Understaffing Harms Patient Safety, Undermines Quality Care

 

 

March

  03.30.05
   

Massachusetts Patients Say Nurse Understaffing Harms Patient Safety, Undermines Quality Care

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: March 2005
(More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections)
 

MNA derides MHA 'safety pledge' as ploy to avoid ratios

 

The dollar magnet: 'pay for performance'

 

Governor proposes near level funding for public health in FY06

 

Kennedy calls for 'Medicare for all'

  Executive Director's Column
   

MHA 'Patient First' is much ado about nothing—don't let them con the public

  03.22.05
   

Public Backs MNA's Safe Staffing Bill 3-1 Over MHA Legislation

  03.21.05
 

Arbitrator Rules in Favor of North Adams Regional Hospital RNs on Staffing; Orders Hospital Not to Admit More Patients than Nurses Can Safely Care For

 

TV's Lisa Hughes Recently Sat Down with Four Frontline Nurses to Discuss the Nursing Crisis, Medication Errors and Pending Legislation to Protect Patients

  03.16.05
   

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center Nurses and Employees Mobilize to Oppose Significant Cuts in Staffing for Surgical Services

  03.04.05
   

Salem Hospital Nurses Vote For Union Representation


January/February

  02.16.05
   

State's Health Professionals Blast Governor's Budget for Its Neglect of the State's Most Vulnerable, Particularly Those with Acute Mental Illness

  MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER :: January/February 2005
(More stories from this issue can be found in the Health and Safety and Labor Relations Sections)
 

Brigham nurses negotiate retiree health benefit

 

Majority of Americans report dissatisfaction with quality of healthcare in U.S.

 

Summit on health care access

 

How, when and where to report an incident affecting patient safety

  Diversity Corner
   

Barriers to mental health services for Latinos in Worcester

  President's Message
   

Will the real 'front-line nurses' step forward & claim your right to safe staffing?

  01.26.05
   

Statement by MNA President Karen Higgins Regarding the Hospital Industry "Patient Safety Pledge" PR Campaign

  01.25.05
   

MNA Issues Position Statement On the Proposed BU Biosafety Level 4 Lab

  01.17.05
   

Another Study Makes Business Case for Increasing RN Staffing in Hospitals

  01.11.05
   

Whidden Hospital RNs and Allied Health Care Professionals Ratify New Two-Year Contract

  01.06.05
   

As New Session Begins, Legislature Re-affirms Its Support for Patient Safety/Safe RN Staffing Bill

  01.03.05
   

Hospital Profits Near $1 Billion

     
     

 




 
         
 

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