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From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition

Region 5 annual meeting on Jan. 26 The Region 5 annual meeting will be held Jan. 26, 2011, at X+O Restaurant, 217 Washington St., Stoughton, (this is a location change… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition By Andi Mullin Director, Division of Governmental Affairs This year’s election season was a highly successful one for the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The… Read more »

The BOD approved a position paper submitted by the MNA Congress on Nursing Practice, “Conscious Sedation: Keeping Your Patient Safe While Protecting Your License in the Practice and Care of… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition National Nurses United was also active and successful this election season, with three key wins that will likely have a very positive influence… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition MNA nurses ratify landmark agreement with former Caritas Network The MNA and Caritas Christi Health Care, the state’s second largest health care network,… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition By Betsy Prescott, RN My name is Betsy Prescott and I am the chair of the MNA bargaining unit at St. Elizabeth’s, one… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition What a journey these last months have been! A change of leadership … joint-negotiating sessions … the sale of the Catholic health care… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition What is a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan? It is a pension plan that guarantees a specific amount of money (i.e., a defined… Read more »

From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2010 Edition Children must be healthy to learn, and a child must learn to be healthy. That is a basic tenet of the commonwealth’s “Essential… Read more »