Monthly Archives: August 2014

08.16.14
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Legislative Alert: Please Call Monday!

This coming week critical votes may be taken in the California legislature and your voice and calls are needed to make sure the outcome benefits patients and the people who care for them, YOU, the Registered Nurses.

We are asking you to make two calls to your representatives by this Monday, August 18th. Remember, their staffs are there to hear what you have to say and are used to getting calls from the people from their districts. Each call will take less than a minute!

  • Call your State Senator: Tell her/him:  I am a California registered nurse. Please support AB 2533, the Patient Choice Act, so that my patients can go to the doctor or hospital for the medical care they need without facing financial ruin if they go outside their restrictive insurance network. 
  • Call your Assemblymember:  Tell her/him: I am a California registered nurse. I urge you to oppose SB455 because it would undermine hard-won gains in RN staffing (“nurse-to-patient ratios” ) and would be an enormous step backward. Please keep patients safe by voting no on this bill. Don’t weaken our nurse-to-patient ratios by allowing this bill to go through!

 
Note: We are directing calls to Democrats only because in the case of these two bills they are the votes that will make the difference. See below for simple instructions:

Use this tool to find out who your Senator and Assemblymember are, and to determine if they are Democrats.
 
If they are Democrats you’ll find their phone numbers below:

CA State Senators:

Jim Beall  (916) 651-4015

Marty Block  (916) 651-4039

Ellen M. Corbett  (916) 651-4010

Lou Correa  (916) 651-4034

Kevin de León  (916) 651-4022

Mark DeSaulnier  (916) 651-4007

Noreen Evans  (916) 651-4002

Cathleen Galgiani  (916) 651-4005

Loni Hancock  (916) 651-4009

Ed Hernandez  (916) 651-4024

Jerry Hill  (916) 651-4013

Ben Hueso  (916) 651-4040

Hannah-Beth Jackson  (916) 651-4019

Ricardo Lara  (916) 651-4033

Mark Leno  (916) 651-4011

Ted W. Lieu  (916) 651-4028

Carol Liu  (916) 651-4025

Holly Mitchell  (916) 651-4026

Bill Monning  (916) 651-4017

Alex Padilla  (916) 651-4020

Fran Pavley  (916) 651-4027

Richard D. Roth  (916) 651-4031

Darrell Steinberg  (916) 651-4006

Norma J. Torres  (916) 651-4032

Lois Wolk  (916) 651-4003

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CA State Assemblymembers:

Luis A. Alejo  (916) 319-2030

Tom Ammiano  (916) 319-2017

Toni G. Atkins  (916) 319-2078

Richard Bloom  (916) 319-2050

Raul Bocanegra  (916) 319-2039

Susan Bonilla  (916) 319-2014

Rob Bonta  (916) 319-2018

Steven Bradford  (916) 319-2062

Cheryl R. Brown  (916) 319-2047

Joan Buchanan  (916) 319-2016

Ian C. Calderon  (916) 319-2057

Nora Campos  (916) 319-2027

Ed Chau  (916) 319-2049

Wesley Chesbro  (916) 319-2002

Ken Cooley  (916) 319-2008

Matthew Dababneh  (916) 319-2045

Tom Daly  (916) 319-2069

Roger Dickinson  (916) 319-2007

Susan Talamantes Eggman  (916) 319-2013

Paul Fong  (916) 319-2028

Steve Fox  (916) 319-2036

Jim Frazier  (916) 319-2011

Cristina Garcia  (916) 319-2058

Mike Gatto  (916) 319-2043

Jimmy Gomez  (916) 319-2051

Lorena Gonzalez  (916) 319-2080

Richard S. Gordon  (916) 319-2024

Adam Gray  (916) 319-2021

Isadore Hall  III (916) 319-2064

Roger Hernández  (916) 319-2048

Chris R. Holden  (916) 319-2041

Reginald B. Jones-Sawyer  Sr. (916) 319-2059

Marc Levine  (916) 319-2010

Bonnie Lowenthal  (916) 319-2070

Jose Medina  (916) 319-2061

Kevin Mullin  (916) 319-2022

Al Muratsuchi  (916) 319-2066

Adrin Nazarian  (916) 319-2046

Richard Pan  (916) 319-2009

Henry T. Perea  (916) 319-2031

John A. Pérez  (916) 319-2053

V. Manuel Pérez  (916) 319-2056

Bill Quirk  (916) 319-2020

Sharon Quirk-Silva  (916) 319-2065

Anthony Rendon  (916) 319-2063

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas  (916) 319-2054

Freddie Rodriguez  (916) 319-2052

Rudy Salas  Jr. (916) 319-2032

Nancy Skinner  (916) 319-2015

Mark Stone  (916) 319-2029

Philip Y. Ting  (916) 319-2019

Shirley N. Weber  (916) 319-2079

Bob Wieckowski  (916) 319-2025

Das Williams  (916) 319-2037

Mariko Yamada  (916) 319-2004

 

08.15.14
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Medical Marijuana CE

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA), representing more than 215,000 registered nurses in Pennsylvania, will host a continuing education series titled “Medical Marijuana: Myths & Medicine.” This half-day event will be offered at four Pennsylvania locations – DeSales University, Wilkes University, Millersville University and Pittsburgh – between September 2014 and April 2015.

The first of the two Fall offerings will be held Thursday, September 18, 2014 at DeSales University, Center Valley from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. The second Fall offering will be held October 24, 2014 at Wilkes University from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Agenda topics include the history of marijuana, the effects of marijuana on the central nervous system, and Pennsylvania legislation related to medical cannabis.

“Medical cannabis is a defining patient issue of our time,” stated PSNA Chief Executive Officer Betsy M. Snook, MEd, RN, BSN. “As medical cannabis changes our legislative landscape, it is the responsibility of health care professionals to be informed. This presentation provides an opportunity to explore the myths and realities at the center of this historical debate.”

Online registration for both sessions is now open. Pricing for this event is: $35, PSNA members / $49, non-PSNA member / $20, non-licensed student. Visit www.psna.org/medicalmarijuana to register. This activity has been submitted to PA State Nurses Association for approval to award continuing nursing education.

 

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA) is the non-profit voice for nurses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Representing more than 215,000 nurses, the Association works to be essential in advancing, promoting and supporting the profession of nursing to improve health for all in the Commonwealth. PSNA is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association (www.psna.org).