4 News Briefs
Holy Family RNs in Massachusetts unionize
5 | Michi gan nurses stage soup kitchen and donate
school supplies 6 | Minnesota RNs strike over
staffing; Massa chusetts RN leaders arrested defend -
ing workers' rights 7 | Sutter nurses prepare for
tough con tract fight 8 | California RNs hold candle -
light vigils for patient care; Florida nurses protest
understaffing and push for more training; Maine
RNs win work place violence law; New ratios study
says California's law improves nursing care; Texas
RN leaders hold statewide meeting to discuss Main
Street Contract campaign
9 Live to Tell
Nurses across the country are struggling in this
economy, and calling for a Main Street contract.
By RoseAnn DeMoro
10 Getting a Good Read on Things
As a busy nurse, you may not sit down with a book
as much as you'd like. Don't worry. Simply check out
our annual book review special.
17 Life Support
During this economic crisis, nurses are often the
ones keeping their households afloat.
By Lucia Hwang
20 CE HOME STUDY
HIPAA—The Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
If the privacy laws under HIPAA have got you
confused, take this home study CE to sort out what
you need to know.
Submitted by the Joint Nursing
Practice Commission, DeAnn McEwen, RN, and
Hedy Dumpel, RN, JD
ON THE COVER: Michigan Nurses Association
RNs hold a soup kitchen on Lansing Capitol
grounds to protest their governor's policies
and promote the Main Street contract.
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