Year: 2004
More than 1,000 Nurses and Health Care Advocates Flood Massachusetts State House to Call for Vote on H.1282, A Bill To Set Minimum RN-to-Patient Ratios
Safety of patients demands adequate staffing of nurses
By Faye Gordon and Carlos Alvarez/ As you were saying . . .Saturday, May 8, 2004 Massachusetts may be known as a medical mecca, but the best medical care can… Read more »
More than 1,000 Nurses and Health Care Advocates Will Converge at State House to Protest Dangerous Staffing Levels in Mass. Hospitals, Call for Vote on H.1282, A Bill To Set Minimum RN-to-Patient Ratios
Patients Will Discuss Dangers They Encountered While in HospitalNote to Reporters: For the first time, this rally will provide access to patients who will discuss the deplorable care they received… Read more »
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate is likely to vote on a measure to guarantee that nobody will lose overtime pay when President Bush’s overtime pay changes become law Aug. 23, 2004
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate is likely to vote on a measure to guarantee that nobody will lose overtime pay when President Bush’s overtime pay changes become law Aug. 23,… Read more »
Using patient-handling equipment to reduce injuries
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2004 Edition
Ways to reduce toxic exposures in the home
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2004 Edition By Peggy Wolff, MS, APRN, HNC Nurses are increasingly aware of their exposure to toxic materials in the workplace, and these materials can… Read more »
Important information regarding MNA e-mail messages and AOL
If you’re an AOL user and MNA member who depends on e-mail as a communications tool, you may be experiencing a unique delay in the delivery of some messages—including those… Read more »
Survey Shows That Part-Time RNs Already in Massachusetts Hospitals
Hospitals Have Claimed Nurses Can’t Be Found.Time Has Come for Safe Staffing, Advocates Say, Will Introduce Budget Amendment. BOSTON — A new survey of acute care Registered Nurses working part-time… Read more »
Complaint of improper claims handling against an insurer: Form 130 now available at the Division of Industrial Accidents
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2004 Edition
New Report Linking Toxics to 180 Diseases Will Be Used as Lobbying Tool
By Amy LambiasoSTATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
