From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterSeptember 2008 Edition
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Toxic cleaning chemicals replaced with those that are safer for all
Smallpox Vaccination Plan Status Report
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2003 Edition Last month’s Massachusetts Nurses featured a special section concerning the Massachusetts Nurses Association’s analysis and position statement concerning the State Department of Public… Read more »
Toxic cleaning chemicals replaced with those that are safer for all
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterMarch 2003 Edition
Lawrence General Hospital Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement Picketing Scheduled for Today is Canceled
Canton, Mass. — After more than 14 hours of negotiations with a federal mediator, the registered nurses of Lawrence General Hospital reached a tentative agreement with hospital management, averting the… Read more »
UMass Memorial Medical Center Nurses Plan to Picket on March 13th As Contract Talks Stall Over Staffing, Lack of Appropriate Supplies and the Need for a Salary Commensurate With Nurses’ Skills and Experience
According to Recent JAMA Study, University Campus Staffing Ratios Place Some Patients at 31 – 49% Greater Risk of Death Nurses Regularly Report Having a Lack of Supplies Needed to… Read more »
Hundreds Gather to Celebrate MNA’s 100th Anniversary
Smallpox: Congress on Health and Safety Chair and Vice Chair, Terri Arthur and Rosemary O’Brien respond to Cape Cod Times editorial calling for nurses to “roll up their sleeves”
As it appeared in the Cape Cod Times March 10, 2003 Doing It Right Instead of Rushed It is not surprising that the public is confused about the decision… Read more »
Lawrence General Nurses Plan to Picket on March 12th as Contract Talks Stall, Federal Mediator Calls for Negotiating Session in Boston for March 11th
Nurses are Seeking Contract Language to Prohibit Mandatory On Call Policies, Language to Ensure Inexperienced Nurses Receive Appropriate Training and Orientation, and a Wage Increase to Ensure Recruitment and Retention… Read more »
Globe backs MNA’s position on the Government’s Smallpox Vaccination Plan for health care workers and nurses
A Boston Globe Editorial BY THE END of this month, the Bush administration had planned to have 450,000 doctors, nurses, and other health-care workers vaccinated against smallpox and prepared to… Read more »
Facts About the Smallpox Vaccine
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2003 Edition Smallpox vaccine, which is made from a live virus related to the one that causes smallpox, is considered the most dangerous immunization for… Read more »
