From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2005 Edition
Year: 2005
MNA emergency preparedness task force accomplishments and future plans
Is vinyl the best glove for your personal protection?
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2005 Edition
‘Sometimes it’s just about doing the right thing’
ER nurse assaulted while on duty reaches out to others on the ‘front line’ From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterApril 2005 Edition Just over two years ago, Charlene Richardson, an emergency… Read more »
CDC cites staffing patterns and nurses’ working conditions adding to poor outcomes in area of infectious disease
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2005 Edition Poor RN staffing has been identified as "one of the major factors expected to constrain hospitals’ ability to deal with future outbreaks of… Read more »
Congress members share observations on issues of health and safety
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2005 Edition
MNA member fights to reduce back injuries for all nurses
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2005 Edition
Salem Hospital Nurses Vote For Union Representation
State’s Health Professionals Blast Governor’s Budget for Its Neglect of the State’s Most Vulnerable, Particularly Those with Acute Mental Illness
‘Safe lifting’ legislation filed by MNA attempts to reduce injuries to health care workers
A bill entitled "An Act Relating to Safe Patient Handling in Certain Health Facilities," which would mandate safe lifting practices, was filed by the MNA on Dec. 1 at the… Read more »
New study of Brigham RNs shows lasting effects of poor indoor air quality
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2005 Edition A recently completed study of registered nurses at Brigham & Women’s Hospital who were negatively impacted by poor indoor air quality at the… Read more »