From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2006 Edition By Jan DuBose, RN Recent legislative initiatives in states across the country, including a bill in the Massachusetts legislature (H.2662), provide a strong… Read more »
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The benefits of safe patient handling
After 30 years in exile, thalidomide is back
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2006 Edition By Thomas P. Fuller, ScD, CIH Almost everyone knows the story of “thalidomide babies”: the drug used widely in the early 1960’s to… Read more »
New report: substances common in hospitals can cause or worsen asthma
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2006 Edition Unbeknownst to many health care providers, the indoor hospital environment may be making people sick. A new report reveals that substances commonly found… Read more »
The prevention of back injury is within us
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterNovember/December 2006 Edition By Robert P. Naparstek, MD Medical Director, Caritas-Good Samaritan Occupational Health Services
Update on new MNA emergency preparedness volunteer project
Thank you to the nurses who have responded to the new MNA Emergency Preparedness Volunteer project! Approximately 40 nurses from across the state—both MNA members and non members—have volunteered for… Read more »
Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs Ratify New Two-Year Contract
Pact Includes Landmark Language to Protect Nurses’ Union Rights and Newly Licensed Nurses; Includes Wage Hike to Make BWH Nurses the Highest Paid in State BOSTON, MA—The registered nurses of… Read more »
Hundreds of St. Vincent Hospital Nurses Picket Today
The nurses are once again struggling with a for-profit owner that is placing a concern for profits over a concern for the safety of patients
Join the Nurses of St. Vincent Hospital for an Informational Picket Thursday, Dec. 7th from 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
American Red Cross of New England Continues to Seek Elimination of RNs Following $5.7 Million FDA Fine
Following Recent News of the FDA’s $5.7 Million Fine of the American Red Cross For Poor Blood Donor Screening and Safety Violations
Brigham & Women’s Hospital RNs Reach Tentative Agreement
Pact Includes Landmark Language to Protect Nurses’ Union Rights and Newly Licensed Nurses; Includes Wage Hike to Make BWH Nurses the Highest Paid in State BOSTON, MA—After a 14-hour negotiating… Read more »