Year: 2002

Today’s front-page story in the Globe once again shines a light on the importance of nurses, the issue of nurse staffing, the nursing shortage and what nurses are doing to… Read more »

On Monday, Feb. 4th, one of our members will be going to court (see details below) for a trial on charges of assault against a patient who violently attacked him… Read more »

ACTIVISTS ALERT: Let Your Voices Be Heard!!!!! Massachusetts Confronts the Recession: A Speakout on Fairness and Justice in the Economy 2:00 – 5:00 PM, Faneuil Hall, Boston. Across the state,… Read more »

Survey Shows Critical Shortage of Nurses With new evidence of a growing shortage of nurses, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Education Secretary Rod Paige today launched a campaign to… Read more »

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Health Care Task Force Releases Final Report Today Task Force Proposes Moderate Changes With Continued Reliance on Status Quo MNA Releases Minority Report Calling for Bolder Steps… Read more »

Pact Reflects Need to Increase Nurses’ Salaries to Recruit and Retain Staff in Face of Growing Nursing Shortage and Threat of Deteriorating Patient Care Due to Inadequate Staffing at Many… Read more »

 The Waltham High school auditorium was full to overflowing last night, while police in the streets were turning away hundreds more who were attempting to attend a public hearing held… Read more »

Nurses Celebrate Victory With Champagne and Victory Lap Around HospitalBROCKTON, Mass.—The closely watched 103-day strike by 450 registered nurses at Brockton Hospital officially ended yesterday with a vote of 303… Read more »

Karen Higgins, RN, a resident of Weymouth and a critical care nurse at Boston Medical Center, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The MNA, with more than… Read more »

Survey Shows Critical Shortage of Nurses With new evidence of a growing shortage of nurses, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Education Secretary Rod Paige today launched a campaign to… Read more »