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Index:2008 12/19/08 10:08 AM Page 16 Hostile Takeover. An RN at Grady Health Systems in Atlanta explains how Georgia's biggest public hospital became privatized. June p. 14. Cook County nurses fight for public health. September p. 11. HCA RNs in San Jose protest Good Samaritan Hospital's bid to pay lower property taxes and deprive community of healthcare funds. September p. 12. University of California Irvine Medical Center to close 33 pediatric beds. December p. 6. Cook County RNs challenge budget staffing games. December p. 8. tRq RATIOS Arizona RNs rally in Phoenix for ratio bill. March p. 4. Roundup map of ratio campaigns across the country. March p. 6. Texas RNs testify for ratios. June p. 6. Ohio nurses move toward ratios. June p. 8. Texas nurses gear up to launch Patient Protection Act. July/August p. 8. Ohio RNs line up endorsements for ratio bill. October p. 8. Ohio RNs critique staffing plans and collect data. December p. 8. Sutter RNs wage third strike. April p. 6. Fremont-Rideout nurses face lockout after third strike. April p. 7. Court upholds UC RNs' right to strike. May p. 7. tSq SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE Fed up with private insurance industry, thousands champion for Medicare for all at industry conference. June p. 4. Texas RNs rally for single-payer. October p. 8. The Real World (of Healthcare). What do you get when you pile a bunch of RNs on a bus to educate swing state voters about healthcare reform? November p. 10. Texas RNs march and rally as they prepare to introduce 2009 ratio bill. November p. 4. Casualty of the day campaign keeps focus on health insurance industry. November p. 6. STRIKES RNs approve third strike against Sutter Health. March p. 8. tTq TECHNOLOGY Don't Get Mad, Get Blogging. Online blogs are a way for nurses to reach a wider audience. July/August p. 18. Down East Community Hospital RNs file a joint grievance against their new electronic charting system. December p. 8. tVq VETERANS In Over Our Heads. U.S. veterans are returning with an astounding rate of traumatic brain injuries, but both research and treatment are lacking. May p. 10. Need CE Credits? Sign up today for one or both of the following courses, free for direct-care and staff RNs! Nursing Ethics: Uniting caring, patient advocacy, and social action The Healing Touch: The gender of nursing and the IT offensive With their unique role in healthcare, nurses have special ethical responsibilities, yet our modern healthcare system often places conflicting demands on RNs. What is the right thing for the registered nurse to do? This course explores the fundamental principles of nursing ethics and encourages reflection and discussion about personal and professional values within nursing practice contexts. Participants will analyze some of the most common and difficult ethical dilemmas faced by nurses today due to financially motivated administrative decisions, and how to overcome them. Explore the relationship of gender to the opposition between hands-on patient care and patient monitoring mediated by information technology. Current administrative technologies, designed to control the work process and compile data, may portend an increase in the surveillance, deskilling, and displacement of RNs. At risk is the nurse's opportunity to learn about the patient and gain trust through touch, jeopardizing the nurse-patient relationship on which patient advocacy depends. Celebration of hands-on patient care is essential to maintaining the integrity of the nursing profession. Faculty: Lisa Tose 6.0 contact hours Faculty: Linette Davis 6.0 contact hours Classes are running now! For more information and to register online, visit www.calnurses.org and click on the "nursing practice" link.