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Edit Index_FINAL 12/22/10 6:18 PM Page 16 Editorial Index 2010 [A] Duluth, Minnesota nurses' bargaining at critical juncture. July/August p. 10. AWARDS Registered nurses again top Gallup Poll's survey of most trusted and honest professions. December p. 8. [B] 5. UMass nurses defeat concessions to win contract. October p. 6. Watsonville RNs on strike. October p. 8. Maine RNs at The Aroostook Medical Center approve a new contract. BARGAINING Minnesota nurses gear up for major contract negotiations. January/February p. 6 Employers' proposals threaten patient care, say Minnesota nurses. March p. 7. University of California nurses take strike vote. March p. 13. District of Columbia nurses support fired colleagues as they prepare for bargaining. March p. 15. Temple University Hospital nurses and allies strike over gag clause. March p. 16. June p. 5. State labor board cites Cambridge Health Alliance for bad faith bargaining. June p. 7. NLRB slams Borgess Medical Center with formal complaint. June p. 9. Texas statewide bargaining council meets. June p. 10. North Adams Regional Hospital nurse set to strike. July/August p. 6. Maine RNs make ratios a major feature of bargaining this year. 16 N AT I O N A L N U R S E October p. 10. Texas bargaining leadership council enjoys visits from out-of-state nurses. October p. 10. Eastern Maine RNs strike for first time over patient safety. November p. 5. Sparrow RNs win landmark contract with ratios. November p. 6. Caritas RNs reach landmark master agreement, pension benefits. November p. 7. Sutter Roseville RNs picket over unsafe staffing. December p. 8. Eastern Maine Medical Center RNs negotiate agreement to avoid layoffs. March p. 16. Tension builds in Twin Cities contract fight. April p. 4. Temple strike leads to victory. April p. 7. Morton Hospital RNs in Massachusetts settle contract. April p. 14. Twin Cities RNs stage country's largest-ever nursing strike. May p. 6. VA nurses fight for bargaining rights. May p. 8. Quincy Medical Center nurses protest hospital's refusal to negotiate new contract. May p. 11. NNU members rally with Washington Hospital Center nurses for new contract. May p. 13. Minnesota nurses settle contract, continue to fight for patient safety. July/August p. 10. Texas bargaining update. July/August p. 10. Cambridge Hospital violated law by slashing nurses' retiree health benefits. September p. 7. Maine RNs protest over unsafe staffing as part of contract negotiations. September p. 10. Children's Hospital RNs strike over healthcare takeaways. October p. BOOK REVIEWS Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! March p. 26. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. July/August p. 14. A Short History of Nursing. July/August p. 15. Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between. July/August p. 16. Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia. July/August p. 16. I am a Teamster: A Short, Fiery Story of Regina V. Polk, Her Hats, Her Pets, Sweet Love, and the Modern-Day Labor Movement. July/ August p. 17. Inside the ICU: A Nursing Perspective. What really goes on behind closed doors in the intensive care unit. July/August p. 18. Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height. July/August p. 19. Celebrating Nurses: A Visual History. July/August p. 20. Nursing in the Storm: Voices From Hurricane Katrina. July/August p. 21. Reflections on Doctors: Nurses' Stories About Physicians and Surgeons. July/August p. 21. 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 DECEMBER 2010