Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients
New Study Finds Nurse Staffing Plays Important Role in Implementation of Measures That Improve Care for Heart Failure Patients in Rural Hospitals. Ensuring that heart failure patients receive optimal care can be difficult, particularly in rural hospitals. Now a new study suggests that rural hospitals may be better able to ensure high-quality care if they have lower nursing turnover and better practice environments.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
May 1, 2013
Napa Landslide. Queen of the Valley RNs: Vote by 64% to Join California Nurses Association
Registered nurses at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa voted by 64 percent Tuesday night to affiliate with the state’s premiere organization of RNs, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
California Nurses Association
May 1, 2013
Town Meeting Calls on Baystate Health System to Meet Franklin County Health Care Needs
Residents of Deerfield cast an overwhelming vote last night to approve a resolution placed on the warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting, which calls upon Baystate Health System to ensure and maintain a broad range of health services at nearby Baystate Franklin Medical Center and to prevent the further erosion of services once available at BFMC that are now only offered in Springfield. The full text of the resolution can be found at the end of this release.
Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Washington Hospital Center Charged for Withholding Vital Health and Safety Information from Nurses
Washington’s biggest private hospital, Washington Hospital Center, will stand trial in July on charges by the federal government on charges of refusing to disclose critical information regarding patient safety to the union representing hospital nurses.
National Nurses United
Apr 30, 2013
NLRB hearing on firing of Affinity nurse Ann Wayt is Monday
OHIO--Local nurses are showing support for the rights of registered nurses by attending a National Labor Relations Board hearing in Cleveland that begins Monday, and by wearing stickers that read “I Stand with Ann for RNs’ Rights.â€
IndeOnline.com
Dem proposes federal regulation of nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would require hospitals to maintain a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio at all times, and allow the government to audit and penalize hospitals that fail to comply with this rule.
TheHill.com
Robin Hood Pays DC a Visit - Wants Wall Street to Pay a Tax!
On April 17th, Congressman Keith Ellison, Chairman of the Progressive Caucus, introduced the Inclusive Prosperity Act (HR 1579), which would generate hundreds of billions of dollars a year through a tiny tax on Wall Street trading. It's the exact kind of bold leadership and legislation our nation needs right now. April 20th, a thousand people rallied in Washington in support of this bill.
Robin Hood Blog
Religious Leaders Announce Support for DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Forty-three religious leaders of Washington, DC’s many faith groups announced their support today of the Patient Protection Act of 2013 that would set specific limits on the number of patients for which registered nurses can safely provide care.
NNU / HEAL DC
Apr 25, 2013
National Report Highlights Worker Fatalities, Need for Stronger Workplace Safety Measures
More than 4,600 workers were killed on the job in 2011 – the latest year for which we have complete data – spanning many ages, industries, and causes of death, an analysis by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has found.
COSHnetwork.org
Chained CPI Proposal Would Cut Social Security Retirement Benefits by About 2 Percent, on Average
The President’s new budget proposes to use the chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computing cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security and certain other federal benefits, as well as for indexing key parameters of the tax code.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities