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Edit Index_FINAL copy 2/9/12 5:15 PM Page 21 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Maine State Nurses Association won a new three-year contract at Maine Coast Memorial. October p. 8. Las Vegas Mountain View HCA nurses win first contract. November p. 5. HealthEast nurses fight for first contract. November p. 6. Florida RN negotiating team achieves tentative agreement on RNonly professional practice committees. November p. 8. Sutter and Long Beach nurses strike for fair contract and safe care. December p. 6. Children's Hospital Oakland RNs settle contract. December p. 8. Marin General RNs win new contract. December p. 8. BOOK REVIEWS Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other. July/August p. 12. Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out About How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. July/August p. 13. Moving the Agenda. NNU nurses are heroically fighting in the trenches for patient care, and winning. May p. 11. Making Wall Street Pay. Nurses know it's high time to force the corporations that broke our economy to pony up the money to fix it. June p. 9. Live to Tell. Nurses across the country are struggling in this economy, and calling for a Main Street contract. July/August p. 9. Unity is Key. Solidarity among nurses is critical to the profession. September p. 11. Nurses to the Rescue. RNs have a care plan to heal America, tax Wall Street. October p. 9. Asked and Answered. Have questions about the Wall Street tax nurses are proposing? Learn the basics here. November p. 9. All the World's a Stage. NNU RNs work to revive the global economy. December p. 9. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII When a Loved One Falls Ill: How to be an Effective Patient Advocate. —[G]— July/August p. 14. The Comfort Garden: Tales From the Trauma Unit. July/August p. 15. My Imaginary Illness: A Journey Into Uncertainty and Prejudice in Medical Diagnoses. July/August p. 16. When Nurses Hurt Nurses: Recognizing and Overcoming the Cycle of Bullying. July/August p. 16. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII —[C]— GLOBAL HEALTH Seoul Sisters. Though on the other side of the globe, the Korean Health and Medical Workers Union fight for the same things as NNU: ratios, worker rights, and healthcare for all. March p. 14. Under Attack. Greek medical workers face incredible odds to save their national healthcare system and the lives of fellow protesters. December p. 14. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CONTINUING EDUCATION HOME STUDIES Rapid Response Teams: Another "Safety" Scheme? June p. 14. HIPAA—The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: What RNs need to know about privacy rules and protected electronic health information, Part I. July/August p. 20. HIPAA—The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: What RNs need to know about privacy rules and protected electronic health information, Part II. September p. 18. —[H]— HEALTHCARE REFORM Massachusetts' failed experiment with the individual mandate. March p. 6. NNU supports federal bill to create national healthcare system. May p. 6. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII HOSPITAL INDUSTRY —[E]— California hospitals get yet another extension of seismic upgrade deadline. April p. 7. Hundreds of RNs, doctors, and community residents show support for San Leandro Hospital. March p. 10. Squeezed to Death. Why are hospitals across the country so quick ELECTIONS See Politics EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN If President Obama Were a Nurse. Healthcare reform would have focused on patient needs, not corporate greed. January/February p. 9. National Uprising. The Wisconsin protests have inspired Americans to fight back and demand corporations and the super rich pay their fair share. March p. 9. Bargaining for America. RNs are launching a Main Street contract campaign for the rest of us. April p. 11. DECEMBER 2011 to shut down their skilled nursing facilities when patients need them now more than ever? May p. 15. Cutting to the Bone. Nurses across the country are fighting closures of critical units by hospitals. June p. 10. Southern California RNs host candlelight vigils to bring attention to eroding hospital standards and services. July/August p. 8. Boston RNs challenge Wall Street hospital chain. November p. 7. RNs protest Cerberus' private equity management of hospitals. December p. 4. W W W. N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N AT I O N A L N U R S E 21