CHICAGO – In a recently released report, the American Hospital Association discussed findings on hospital workforce issues explored by its Long-Range Policy Committee, and offered a 10-point plan for dealing… Read more »
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Read this and be very scared — The Hospital Industry’s Report on the Shortage Declares War on Nursing as We Know It
Morton Hospital Nurses & Health Professionals Conduct Informational Picket in Appeal for Safe Staffing, No Forced Overtime and Protection of Defined Benefit Pension
While the medical community has decried about mandatory overtime as a threat to patient safety, Morton Hospital is using forced overtime as an alternative to providing appropriate staffing. After posting… Read more »
New Focus on Averting Errors: Hospital Culture
By LAURA LANDRO Errors made by doctors, nurses and other medical caregivers cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths a year. Hospital infections, many considered preventable, take another 100,000 lives. And mistakes… Read more »
Urgent need continues for RN volunteers in Haiti
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition Months after the devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in Haiti, medical help is still needed. The MNA is encouraging Massachusetts RNs… Read more »
MNAers at Morton Hospital begin leafleting in an effort to protect patient
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition
MNA units approve new contracts
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition Brockton Hospital After more than two years of brutal negotiations, the MNA bargaining unit at Brockton Hospital recently ratified a three-year contract. At… Read more »
Unity leads to victory at Providence Hospital in Holyoke
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition
‘MNA Day’ at Leominster Hospital a success
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition
Decision time: How the Mass Nurses PAC decides who to endorse
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition
The Supreme Court vs. American democracy
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2010 Edition
