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MASSACHUSETTS NURSE NEWSLETTER ::
January 2008
President’s Column
A nurse’s resolutions for the New Year
By Beth Piknick
MNA President
As we enter a new year, I thought it appropriate to share
some resolutions I, as a nurse and a member of MNA,
am committed to honoring in the coming year.
- As a nurse I resolve to do whatever is necessary to see
that we pass the safe staffing bill, An Act Relative to
Patient Safety, in 2008 to protect my patients and my
practice.
- As a nurse I resolve to do what is necessary to ensure that
nurses’ health and safety is given the highest priority
in my facility. In a union facility, that means working
through my union to ensure that safe practices are
advocated for, such as programs to reduce workplace violence and safe
patient handling practices that would prevent injuries to nurses.
For non-union nurses that means supporting pending legislation
in the State House that would mandate safe patient handling
practices for all health care facilities, and workplace violence
prevention legislation that requires implementation of programs
that would protect nurses from assaults of all types.
- As a nurse I resolve to stand up for my patients and my practice
by joining with other nurses in speaking up and speaking out
for quality patient care.
- As a nurse, I resolve to stand up for basic human dignity at
work, which means that it is okay to demand that every nurse
be able to take a break during her shift, and that every nurse
be allowed to have time to eat a meal to sustain his or her
own well being.
- As a nurse I resolve to work for broader health care reform
that ensures all patients—regardless of race, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, or economic standing— have access
to first rate health care, including mental health care.
- As a nurse I resolve to mentor other nurses, particularly
new nurses to our profession, to ensure they are
supported and have access to the information they
need to succeed.
- As a nurse I resolve to continue my own efforts
to improve my practice and expand my skills by
making a commitment to ongoing continuing
education.
- As a nurse I resolve to be an active member
of my community and to do my best to share
my skills and knowledge for the betterment of
my community.
As a nurse, I know there is no better way to keep these resolutions
than by being active in the MNA, where nurses working
together can truly make a difference.
Happy New Year!
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