From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterAugust 2004 Edition
Year: 2004
Task Force on Workplace Violence and Abuse Prevention releases position statement
Life after a workplace assault: how one nurse was treated by her employer
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterAugust 2004 Edition
MNA participates in UMass Lowell worker health & safety research project
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterAugust 2004 Edition By Kathleen Sperrazza, MSLR, BSN, RN,Lee Ann Hoff, PhD, RN,Craig Slatin, ScD, MPH About 50 nurses, made up of MNA elected leaders, staff,… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Unit 7 of Health Care Professionals
Concerning the Closing of State-Operated Facilities in DMR, DMH and DPH In light of a series of attempts by recent administrations to seek rapid and ill-advised closings of valuable, viable… Read more »
The MNA and the nursing profession have lost a true champion and powerful advocate with the death last week of Kate Maker, RN, long time leader at the MNA, a powerful union activist and a passionate fighter for social justice.
Legislative Session Comes to End without Final Passage of Safe RN Staffing Legislation
Much gain made on Beacon Hill – Legislation poised to cross final hurdle Despite a tremendous effort from RNs and patient advocacy groups across the state, in the early morning… Read more »
In The Wake of a Shocking Report Showing 195,000 Preventable Deaths Per Year in Nation’s Hospitals, Mass. Nurses & Patient Advocates Make Final Push to Pass Safe Staffing Bill
Majority of Deaths Detailed in Report Result from Complications Caused by Poor RN Staffing Legislators Have Until July 31st to Pass Legislation to Establish Safe, Minimum RN-to-Patient Ratios in Hospitals… Read more »
Senator Steven Tolman Announces Approval Of Bill To Mandate Single Payer Health Care Study
The MNA applauds the legislature for taking action today to approve a bill that mandates study of a single payer health care system to replace the current dysfunctional free-market system… Read more »
Plaintiffs allege worsening conditions at Fernald Center as they seek renewed court oversight
Hospitals: will they be ready when the terrorists are?
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJune/July 2004 Edition By Larry Ferazani Emergency preparedness in the U.S. In 1986, Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, also known… Read more »
