The Senate cast a vote last night that rejects Governor Romney’s misguided attempt to close Worcester State Hospital, a vitally important psychiatric hospital providing a variety of services to some… Read more »
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Kudos to the State Senate for their vote today to override Governor Romney’s veto of budget language to protect Worcester State Hospital
Governor’s Fernald and Community-program Vetoes Overridden
MANSFIELD, Mass. — In a move to forestall a potential crisis in care for the mentally retarded in Massachusetts, the House and Senate last week successfully overrode vetoes by Governor… Read more »
MRSA is a recordable occupational illness
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJune/July 2003 Edition The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently stated that Methycillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus is a recordable occupational illness. Nurses and otherhealth care workers… Read more »
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): a guide for nurses
From the Massachusetts Nurse NewsletterJune/July 2003 Edition By Betty Sparks, RN Task Force on Emergency Preparedness and David A. Denneno, RN, MSN Health & Safety Congress, Workplace Violence Task… Read more »
New program seeks to reduce hospital injuries
OSHA has initiated a pilot ergonomics initiative which combines the benefi ts of using establishment-specific illness/ injury data for the OSHA Data Initiative with the flexibility and knowledge of local… Read more »
MRSA is a recordable occupational illness
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently stated that Methycillin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus is a recordable occupational illness. Nurses and otherhealth care workers who test positive for MRSA in infectioncontrol… Read more »
Budget Cuts Place Jane Doe Rape Crisis Centers in Jeopardy
Learn How You Can Help After months of intensive budget advocacy and tremendous support from the governor and members of the Legislature, the final state budget for FY04 was released—and… Read more »
Campaign to Save Fernald Continues, Despite Governor’s Veto
MANSFIELD, Mass. — Advocates for the Fernald Developmental Center and other state facilities for the mentally retarded vowed today to continue their campaign to save the facilities, despite a veto… Read more »
COFAR to deliver final petitions opposing Fernald closure Advocates will tell Gov. Romney that, “people count!”
MANSFIELD, Mass. — In a last push of the fiscal year to save the Fernald Developmental Center and other state facilities for the mentally retarded, members of COFAR (Coalition of… Read more »
One in Three Registered Nurses Report Patient Deaths that are Directly Attributable to RN Understaffing
93 percent of RNs agree that burnout from high patient loads is causing nurses to leave the hospital setting; Two-thirds of RNs who have already left the bedside say they… Read more »
