NOTES ON NURSING
Study Says NICUs Need Nurses A surprising number of the nation’s neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have too few nurses, a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has found.
ANA and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses Co-Publishes Neonatal Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition
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Apply now for the upcoming Labor Council Election. This is an opportunity to serve your union for term 2013-2015. 5 Director positions open.
Standards of Care Update
Last Friday, MNA, in consultation with our legislative allies, revised the Standards of Care Act to shift the focus of the bill to collect Minnesota-specific data on issues of nurse staffing transparency as it relates to patient outcomes. We continue to strongly believe that every patient in the state deserves a minimum number of Registered Nurses and that any data collected will validate the thousands of nurses in Minnesota who experience unsafe staffing on a daily basis.
Media Advisory from AFL-CIO
Happening in Minneapolis and Duluth on March 24
WHAT: Concerned citizens of Minnesota will rally on March 24 to protect Saturday mail delivery and demand that Congress deliver a better plan to strengthen the Postal Service for the future. Two rallies will take place in Minnesota. One rally will take place at Minneapolis Main Post Office on Sunday, 3/24/13 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the intersection of 1st Street S and Marquette. Another rally will be held at the corner of Lake Avenue and Superior Street in Duluth on Sunday, 3/24/13 from noon to 1:00 pm. All members of the community are invited to attend.
Providence Registered Nurses (PRN) Bargaining Unit is looking for candidates for President, Treasurer and 2 Grievance Officers to serve for 2 years 2013-2015.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) encourages nurses and others who support the profession to nominate nurses for Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” ranking. Recognizing nurse leaders in the “Most Influential” rankings is an excellent way to elevate the contributions of the profession.
We encourage you to cast your vote for ANA President Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN. Each individual may only nominate one person. Vote Today!
Modern Healthcare will list the 300 people who receive the most nominations on a final ballot and post the list on its website. Then, from Monday, May 6 to Friday, June 14, readers can visit the site again to cast votes for five nominees they believe should make the final list of the “100 Most Influential.”
The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 19. Please submit your nomination here and pass on this message.
Coming Up on Nurse Talk Radio
Why You Should Care About Health Care and Staffing Legislation sounds boring? Not so fast! AB 975 Charity Care? Check it out. Or maybe SB 631 Observation Study? You don’t want to end up in a hallway at the hospital for over 24 hours do you? Listen as we check in to see what the California Nurses Association has been doing lately to fight for nurses and their patients.
The Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania (NFP), a supporting organization of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), is pleased to announce scholarships it has available for 2013.
