Registered Nurses Overwhelming Approve “National Model” Settlement with Daughters of Charity Hospitals, Following Approval of Similar Catholic Healthcare West Contract
RNs: “Every Hospital Should Take Same Steps to Contain Swine Flu”
Registered Nurses represented by the nation's largest nurses union and professional association have now overwhelmingly voted in recent weeks to approve new agreements with two of the country's biggest hospital systems, setting a national standard on containing the spread of pandemics such as H1N1 "swine flu." More >
Why is this the time for a
"RN Super-Union"?
Nurses from coast to coast have yearned for a powerful, national movement of direct-care RNs to strengthen our voice at the bedside and in the corridors of Congress and our state capitols, to transform our healthcare system, and to protect our patients, our colleagues, and our profession. Until now, direct-care RNs have been fragmented in separate unions or poorly represented by non-RN unions that fail to prioritize the unique needs of RNs and patients.
CHW Nurses Have Good Reason to Smile.
H1N1 Victory for CHW RNs Sets National Model - Tell Us What's Happening at Your Hospital
RNs: "Every Hospital Should Take Same Steps to Contain Swine Flu." In a dramatic settlement seen as a novel pattern for the nation, the nation's largest nurses union and professional association, and one of the country's biggest hospital systems, today announced a landmark agreement that sets a national standard on containing the spread of pandemics such as H1N1 "swine flu". More >
By David Horsey - October 2009 - See more cartoons >
Statement by CNA/NNOC Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro on the House bill on healthcare, Nov. 9, 2009
Of all the torrent of words that followed House passage of its version of healthcare reform legislation in early November, perhaps the most misleading were those comparing it to enactment of Social Security and Medicare. Read the full statement >
After all the fuss, govt health plan to cover few
Associated Press 11/06/09
Democrats' Plan to Help 'Uninsurables' Requires 6-Month Wait
Associated Press 11/05/09
Watch CNA/NNOC executive director Rose Ann DeMoro appear as a featured guest on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Rose Ann draws the dots between the huge profits by pharmaceutical corporations, the rationing of care by private insurers, and the healthcare crisis that is crippling our nation.
URGENT ~ H1N1 Updates For RNs
As the H1N1 (swine influenza) pandemic escalates in our facilities and our communities, the CNA/NNOC Board of Directors has adopted a position statement on the role of the RN in combating H1N1 and protecting our patients and ourselves, and a policy statement on whether the H1N1 vaccine should be mandatory for RNs. We also remain very concerned about the ongoing gaps and failures of many hospitals to provide adequate safety precautions for patients, families, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Please read and share links below:
The economic crisis hits home for RNs!
Facing layoffs, hiring freezes, or budget cuts?
An RN program for troubled times:
