| Berkeley Declares Support For RNs' Contract Campaign At Sutter's Alta Bates Summit Berkeley city officials voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that calls on Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, in Berkeley and Oakland, to settle the collective bargaining contract with the registered nurses represented by the California Nurses Association. The RNs are struggling to win a contract that calls for greater steps to be taken toward safe patient care. medicalnewstoday.com |
State Health Department Launches Initiative To Enhance The Roles Of Public Health Nursing In Connecticut The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced an initiative to enhance the roles of public health nursing in Connecticut by increasing the availability of continuing education opportunities and launching a resource website dedicated to public health nurses. "Public health nurses are a vital professional component of the public health workforce", stated DPH Deputy Commissioner Norma Gyle, R.N., Ph.D. medicalnewstoday.com |
American Nurses Association And Texas Nurses Association Speak Out Against Wrongful Prosecution Of Winkler County Nurses The American Nurses Association (ANA), which represents the interests of the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses, is joining forces with the Texas Nurses Association (TNA) to strongly criticize the recent indictment and prosecution of two registered nurses in Winkler County, Texas, for reporting to the Texas Medical Board their concerns about a physician's standard of practice at the Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit, Texas. medicalnewstoday.com |
Warren Buffett Supports Senate Bill, Franken And Ryan Pushing Their Health Reform Ideas Various personalities are weighing in on health legislation. CNBC interviewed billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who "called the nation's health care spending 'untenable,' comparing 'out of control' costs to a 'tapeworm eating at our economic body... mnt.to |
Nursing Salaries Still Falling Approximately 2,000 U.S. nurse leaders revealed a near $4,000 decrease in annual salary, according to a survey in a recent issue of Nursing Management, The Journal of Excellence in Nursing Leadership... mnt.to |