From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2003 Edition As health care professionals, some of us are being called upon to receive the smallpox vaccine. We are being asked to become vaccinated… Read more »
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Vaccinate Against War Not Smallpox
CDC Fact Sheet: Reactions to the Smallpox Vaccine
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2003 Edition The smallpox vaccine prevents smallpox. For most people, it is safe and effective. Most people experience normal, typically mild reactions to the vaccine,… Read more »
As UMass/Memorial Medical Center Nurses’ Contract Talks Stall RNs Express Outrage at Refusal of John O’Brien to Hear Concerns About Staffing, Lack of Appropriate Patient Care Supplies and the Need for a Salary Commensurate With their Skills and Experience
According to Recent JAMA Study, University Campus Staffing Ratios Place Some Patients at 31 – 49% Greater Risk of Death Nurses Regularly Report Having a Lack of Supplies Needed to… Read more »
Pembroke Hospital Nurses Hold Candlelight Vigil on Feb. 20 at 5:30 pm
Seek Public Support to Convince Management to Release Impounded Ballots from Union Election Held 7 Months Ago on June 13, 2002 PEMBROKE, Mass.—The registered nurses of Pembroke Hospital, who have… Read more »
Mass Nurses Association Blasts Governor’s Health Care Cuts Calls Cuts Shortsighted, Misguided and Devastating to Children and Seniors
MNA Issues Position Statement On the Massachusetts DPH Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Plan
This statement was updated at the MNA Board of Directors meeting on 3.20.2003. Massachusetts Nurses Association Issues Position Statement On the Mass. DPH Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Plan CANTON, Mass. —… Read more »
The MNA participates to support GE workers strike in Lynn on January 15th.
MNA Activists Alert: We are joining other citizen and health care advocacy groups in organizing a Community Rally for Health Care Reform in Lynn, to coincide and demonstrate support for… Read more »
MNA Files Quality Patient Care/Safe RN Staffing Bill to Regulate RN-to-Patient Ratios in Massachusetts Hospitals
Legislation is Key to Improving Patient Care & to Ending the Nursing Shortage CANTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) announced today that it will file legislation on Dec…. Read more »
RNs at the Memorial Hospital Campuses of UMass/Memorial to Conduct Informational Picketing on Nov. 7th To Protest Management’s Refusal to Grant Memorial Nurses Parity with UMass Nurses in Salary/Benefits
Memorial Nurses Have Been Negotiating Their First Union Contract for a Year. Memorial Nurses Are Lowest Paid in City of Worcester, Making Between $5-10 Per Hour Less Other Nurses WORCESTER,… Read more »
JAMA Study Shows When RNs Have More Than 4 Patients, Patients’ Risk of Death and Complications Increases—Study Supports MNA Call for Safe Staffing Bill
MNA Cites Report as Evidence of Positive Impact Nurses Have on Patient Care and the Need for Policies to Increase RN Staffing and Regulate Registered Nurse-to-Patient RatiosCANTON, Mass. — A… Read more »
