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Audit + Index_FINAL 12/30/09 2:16 PM Page 22 Ratio Reflections. How the safe staffing movement started, and where it's going. March p. 9. Not Immune. The economic crisis hits home for RNs. April p. 11. Making History. In May, the national nurses movement burst onto the national scene and we're not looking back. May p. 11. A Uniquely American Mess. President Obama seems to understand what's wrong, but lacks the political will for genuine, single-payer healthcare reform. June p. 10. Single-Payer Pearls Before Swine. How the national healthcare debate is missing the connection between expanding Medicare for all and a strong defense against H1N1. July/August p. 10. A Shot in the Arm. How our win of a singlepayer resolution at the AFL-CIO signifies that healthcare change is coming. September p. 9. A Closer Look. Revealing the good, the bad, and who benefits the most from the House healthcare bill. October p. 9. An Inglorious End. The nation began the year with high hopes for healthcare reform, but without challenging the insurance industry, real reform didn't stand a chance. November/ December p. 9. tGq GENETIC TESTING Keeping Secret Codes. Does the nation's first law banning discrimination based on a person's genetics really work? January/February p. 13. GLOBAL HEALTH Agent Orange still killing in Vietnam. March p. 7. RNs help shape global HIV and AIDS workplace policies. July/August p. 6. tHq HEALTHCARE REFORM Adopting Massachusetts Plan for nation would be disastrous. March p. 7. White House, lawmakers debate sham health reform. April p. 7. CNA/NNOC testifies before Congress on healthcare reform. June p. 6. A Uniquely American Mess. President Obama 22 REGISTERED NURSE seems to understand what's wrong, but lacks the political will for genuine, single-payer healthcare reform. June p. 10. A Shot in the Arm. How our win of a singlepayer resolution at the AFL-CIO signifies that healthcare change is coming. September p. 9. A Closer Look. Revealing the good, the bad, and who benefits the most from the House healthcare bill. October p. 9. An Inglorious End. The nation began the year with high hopes for healthcare reform, but without challenging the insurance industry, real reform didn't stand a chance. November/ December p. 9. HOSPITAL INDUSTRY Slice and Dice. Hospitals are using the recession to plead poverty and cut patient services, departments, and staff. May p. 12. RNs fight to save San Leandro Hospital. May p. 8. Kaiser RNs win fight to save after-hours clinic, for now. July/August p. 8. Maine RNs at Down East Community Hospital support takeover by state of hospital. July/August p. 9. tIq INSURANCE Maine RNs protest Anthem Blue Shield request for rate hike. March p. 8. CPMC RNs file suit to restore medical benefits. April p. 9. Maine RNs fight spike in health insurance premiums. October p. 7. tLq LABOR MOVEMENT RN Nation. CNA/NNOC joins forces with United American Nurses and Massachusetts nurses to form super union. January/February p. 12. Accord with SEIU paves way for national RN movement. April p. 6. Saint Agnes, a poster child for the Employee Free Choice Act. June p. 5. National convention a stepping stone to super union. September p. 4. Nation's largest RN union, National Nurses United, becomes reality. November/ December p. 4. W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G LEGISLATION Legislative watch for states around the country. April p. 8. Maine RNs pass MRSA law. May p. 6. Saint Agnes, a poster child for the Employee Free Choice Act. June p. 5. Ohio RNs lobby for federal ratios legislation. July/August p. 9. tMq MENTAL HEALTH Mental Block. A new federal law intended to ensure equal access to mental healthcare lacks teeth and is full of loopholes. October p. 10. Group Therapy. Government experts and drug companies are pushing mass screenings of patients for mental health problems, but could the trend do more harm than good? October p. 15. tNq NATIONAL RNs take Washington, D.C. by storm during national day of action. May p. 4. National convention a stepping stone to super union. September p. 4. Nation's largest RN union, National Nurses United, becomes reality. November/December p. 4. NURSING PRACTICE What model are you? A hospice RN's per- spective on the corporate push to cut corners in nursing care. May p. 7. Whiners Need Not Apply. The professional practice committee at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco built itself into a powerhouse from scratch. June p. 16. Texas RNs support Winkler County RNs on trial. July/August p. 9. Texas RNs at Cypress-Fairbanks Medical Center form first professional practice committee. October p. 8. tOq ORGANIZING Vegas RNs' election to join CNA/NNOC pays off. April p. 4. Saint Agnes, a poster child for the Employee Free Choice Act. June p. 5. NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2009