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R V RATIOS See Staffing VETERANS AFFAIRS Thelma Fuentes recognized for 50 years of service as Veterans Affairs RN. January/February p. 12 NNU-VA nurses in New York City win grievance over uniform allowances. June p. 10. NNU-VA nurses file national grievance over missed pay under new timekeeping system. October p. 10. S SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE See Healthcare Reform W STAFFING Kaiser Permanente RNs picket understaffing at 21 Northern California facilities. January/February p. 12. DC nurses launch ratios campaign. March p. 4. Legislators rally behind Michigan Safe Patient Care bill. March p. 6. Good Samaritan Hospital nurses in Los Angeles hold candlelight vigil for staffing. March p. 12. Glendale Memorial Hospital RNs and other staff picket layoffs. March p. 12. MountainView Hospital RNs in Las Vegas protest forced overtime. March p. 13. Quincy RNs strike over dangerous staffing. April p. 10. District of Columbia RNs rally in support of ratios bill. April p. 12. Lapeer RNs in Michigan win pay dispute, continue fight for safe staffing. May p. 6. Chicago nurses hold town hall on state ratios legislation. May p. 12. Heartbreaking testimony in support of DC ratios legislation. June p. 4. RNs fight Kaiser Permanente over restructuring. June p. 9. Massachusetts RNs take safe staffing to voters, file ballot initiative. July/August p. 7. Massachusetts RNs kick off signature gathering for ratios initiative. September p. 9. Michigan RNs protest McLaren Lapeer understaffing. September p. 11. Michigan RNs score staffing victories over corporations. October p. 4. DC nurses step up call for ratios, win hearing. October p. 10. Ratios, Then and Now. California RNs remember and appreciate WORKPLACE ISSUES Adverse Reaction. Massachusetts hospitals, and other employers across the country, are forcing healthcare workers who choose not to get the flu vaccine to wear surgical masks or face discipline. What does the science say and what's really behind these policies? January/February p. 14. United in Care. How much of the so-called generation gap in nursing is based on truth, and how much on a fiction perpetuated by management to split up nurses? The answer is complicated, but one thing is clear: Nurses of all ages have more in common than not. March p. 15. Friend or Foe? Used wisely, online networks like Facebook can be an incredibly useful tool for organizing nurses. Used foolishly, Facebook can cost you your job, or worse. Here's an overview of the social media landscape that every RN should know. April p. 14. Shifting the Burden. Wellness programs are all the rage these days and seem harmless enough. But a closer look reveals how they allow employers and society to off-load healthcare costs and blame onto individual employees instead of addressing the root causes of illness. September p. 16. how safe staffing ratios have transformed nursing practice, and note what still must improve. October p. 12. Massachusetts RNs reach signature goal for ratios and hospital disclosure initiative. November p. 4. Nurses, community pack DC ratios hearing. November p. 7. Good Sam RNs in Los Angeles hold candelight vigil to protest staffing cuts. December p. 8. STRIKES See Bargaining T TECHNOLOGY Affinity Medical Center RNs protest poor rollout of new electronic medical records system. June p. 10. DECEMBER 2013 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 19