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FEATURES
10 In Over Our Heads
U.S. veterans are returning with an astounding rate of traumatic brain
injuries, but both our research and healthcare infrastructure to treat
the problem are lacking. What kind of future awaits this generation
of soldiers? By Conn Hallinan and Carl Bloice
16 A Living Legacy
San Francisco unionism was the legacy passed on to CNA/NNOC
board member Diane Koorsones, RN. She hopes to leave single-payer
healthcare as hers. By Erika Larson
DEPARTMENTS
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4 News Briefs
Texas RNs win a historic victory two times over; Majority of Las
Vegas RNs back CNA/NNOC, reject SEIU; Court upholds UC RNs' right
to strike; Chicago nurses take the cake; CNA/NNOC talks critical issues
at critical care conference.
9 Moment of Opportunity
How California's SB 840 can jumpstart single-payer healthcare for the
entire country. By Rose Ann DeMoro
18 The True Forces Behind Magnetism
As CNA/NNOC explores in its position statement, designating
hospitals as "magnet" facilities reveals that, in today's profit-driven
healthcare system, the program is in conflict with the interests of
registered nurses and patients. Submitted by the Joint Nursing Practice
Commission and Hedy Dumpel, RN, JD
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on the cover: RNs with Cypress Fairbanks Medical
Center in Houston celebrate their stunning unionizing
victory, the first at a private-sector hospital in Texas.
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