The Massachusetts Nurses Association, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses and health professionals in the Commonwealth, has endorsed Rep. Michael Capuano in his re-election campaign to represent… Read more »
Year: 2018
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Representative Michael Capuano for Re-Election
During National Nurses Week, Berkshire Medical Center Nurses to Rally, Highlighting 500+ Unsafe Staffing Forms Filed by RNs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Medical Center nurses have now filed more than 500 unsafe staffing forms, an unfortunate milestone and evidence of the need for the improvements to patient care… Read more »
‘State of Patient Care in Massachusetts’ Survey Released for National Nurses Week Finds Nurses Sounding the Alarm Over Deteriorating Conditions for Hospitalized Patients and Need for Safe Patient Limits
BOSTON, Mass – As the state and the nation begins celebrations for National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12) an annual survey of the state’s nurses sounds a blaring alarm… Read more »
Hearing on 4/30: Call Lawmakers to Support Safe Patient Limits
The Challenges of Managing the Illicit Drug Use Delimma: A CE Class based in Canton for MNA and Non-MNA Members
Remembering Dorothy McCabe
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is sad to announce the loss last week of Dorothy Upson McCabe, one of its most respected staff members and a guiding force in the development… Read more »
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Nurses Schedule Actions during One-Day Strike for Patient Safety and the Hospital’s Threatened Lock Out
GREENFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are preparing to take a series of actions this week in support of… Read more »
Update on the State’s Requirement That You Take an Approved “Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention” Course
Many questions and concerns are still out there about the state's new requirement that all RNs take a mandatory, state-approved course on "Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention." The attached photo… Read more »
Nurses and Community to Hold Patient Safety Vigil April 5 in Greenfield Ahead of One-Day Strike at Baystate Franklin Medical Center
GREENFIELD, Mass. – The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will hold a Patient Safety Vigil on Thursday, April 5 as part of… Read more »
