From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJanuary/February 2004 Edition
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Universal Respiratory Etiquette: A Revolutionary Approach to Reducing Exposure to Bacteria and Viruses
Once again, evidence has surfaced to buttress the arguments of the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients
A growing alliance of more than 65 health care and consumer organizations that is seeking passage of H. 1282, Quality Patient Care/Safe RN Staffing legislation. The coalition, along with 102… Read more »
RNs at Providence Hospital Ratify New Three-Year Contract
Awards for longevity, new insurance benefits, and pioneering language specific tohealth and safety seen as biggest successes HOLYOKE, Mass. — Registered nurses (RNs) represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA)… Read more »
Database links environmental exposures with diseases
Three physicians have compiled an extensive database, from a comprehensive review of published scientific research on human health finds links between environmental exposures and approximately 200 different diseases. Many compounds… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses Angus McQuilken for State Senate in Special Election
Cites his strong commitment to health care and nursing issues CANTON, Mass. – In what is the first major endorsement of the race, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) today announced… Read more »
Massachusetts Nurses Association Endorses John Kerry for President Cites his record on health care, nursing and patient safety issues
CANTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), which represents more than 22,000 registered nurses and health care professionals in Massachusetts and is the third largest state nurses association in… Read more »
MNA district reorganization approved overwhelmingly
MNA members who attended the October 16 business meeting during the organization’s annual convention in Worcester overwhelming approved a series of proposed bylaw changes that resulted in the restructuring of… Read more »
Public Rates Nursing as Most Honest and Ethical Profession
Image of the clergy recovers to late 1990s level, is still lower than in 2000 and 2001 by Joseph CarrollGALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ — Nurses top Gallup’s annual survey… Read more »
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center RNs to Hold Candlelight Vigil on Dec. 8 from 4:30 – 6 p.m.
As Contract Talks Stall Over Staffing, Mandatory Overtime, Pension and Pay Nurses Dispute Highlights Growing Health Care Crisis, as Poor Staffing, Working Conditions and Inadequate Benefits Threaten Patients’ Access to… Read more »
MNA Joins Overtime Pay National Action Plan
MNA Position on the Bush Administration’s Proposed Changes to Overtime Laws In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requiring employers to pay workers over time (time and… Read more »