As the hospital industry attempts to deal with a shortage of nurses who are willing to work at the hospital bedside in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Nurses Association has been on… Read more »
Year: 2003
Mass BORN Joins MNA in Questioning Role of Paramedics in ICUs and ERs
MNA Continues to Advocate for Single-Payer Health Care
Recent report to JAMA shows growing support by health care professionals for government-financed health insurance CANTON, Mass. — As the issue of single-payer health care made headlines on Wednesday following… Read more »
Sensitivity to personal fragrances can be a concern for visitors and patients as well as staff members
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterAugust 2003 Edition
Work-related asthma is a reportable health condition in Massachusetts
Massachusetts law requires that asthma caused or aggravated by exposures or conditions at work be reported to the Massachusetts Department of Health’s Occupational Safety and Health Program. A specifi c… Read more »
Massachusetts satellite broadcast on emergency preparedness
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJuly/August 2003 Edition
Kudos to the State Senate for their vote today to override Governor Romney’s veto of budget language to protect Worcester State Hospital
The Senate cast a vote last night that rejects Governor Romney’s misguided attempt to close Worcester State Hospital, a vitally important psychiatric hospital providing a variety of services to some… Read more »
MRSA is a recordable occupational illness
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently stated that Methycillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus is a recordable occupational illness. Nurses and otherhealth care workers who test positive for MRSA in infectioncontrol… Read more »
New program seeks to reduce hospital injuries
OSHA has initiated a pilot ergonomics initiative which combines the benefi ts of using establishment-specific illness/ injury data for the OSHA Data Initiative with the flexibility and knowledge of local… Read more »
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): a guide for nurses
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJune/July 2003 Edition By Betty Sparks, RN Task Force on Emergency Preparedness and David A. Denneno, RN, MSN Health & Safety Congress, Workplace Violence Task… Read more »
MRSA is a recordable occupational illness
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJune/July 2003 Edition The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently stated that Methycillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus is a recordable occupational illness. Nurses and otherhealth care workers… Read more »
