When your loved ones are in the ICU in any Massachusetts hospital, they should expect one on one attention from an RN – it’s the law! This includes all types… Read more »
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Video: Patients In Mass ICUs Should Demand One on One Care from Their RN – It’s the Law
Nurses Launch Campaign Today to Educate the Public About a New Law Guaranteeing Mass. Hospital Patients One on One Care from RNs in All ICUs
Here’s a great photo (see below) from the MNA’s Annual Clinical Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester this morning, as we kick off our “ICU Law: One Nurse to… Read more »
MNA Launches ICU Law Sticker Campaign
One in Four MA Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths That Are Directly Attributable to Unsafe Patient Assignments, The Same Number Wouldn’t Want Their Family Member Cared for on the Unit in Which They Work
85% of RNs agree that the quality of patient care in Massachusetts hospitals is suffering due to unsafe patient assignments including 61% of RNs who are aware of patient complications… Read more »
The Problem With Satisfied Patients — The Atlantic Runs Powerful Expose Decrying the Hospital Industry’s Focus on Patient Satisfaction Surveys Over Real Patient Care
The Atlantic Monthly recently ran an amazing expose of the fallacy behind the health care industry’s focus on patient satisfaction as opposed to real efforts to improve patient care. The… Read more »
MNA Telephone Town Hall Draws Thousands of Members
On April 29, the Massachusetts Nurses Association Board of Directors hosted a Telephone Town Meeting, where they conducted a live survey of MNA members to assist in determining the next… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement Urging Ebola Protection Measures Be Implemented for Massachusetts Healthcare Workers and the Community
Ebola in the US:On September 20, 2014, Thomas Duncan travelled to Dallas from Liberia. He had helped to transport an Ebola-infected neighbor of his in Liberia four days earlier. On… Read more »
Join the Worcester Community Labor Coalition’s May Day Rally for Good Jobs & Workers Rights!
Protect Emergency Mental Health Services in Southeastern Massachusetts
The Department of Mental Health has announced plans to shut down state-operated emergency mental health services for all of Southeastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands. This plan was announced… Read more »
SUPPORT AMENDMENT # 437 for Tewksbury Hospital: Maintaining Beds, Staffing, and Quality of Care
Governor Baker’s budget proposed to cut $3.5M from the Tewksbury Hospital budget- eliminating 12 beds and nearly 50 employees. The House Ways and Means budget restores funding ($4M), but without… Read more »
