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Contents
Departments
4 News Briefs
The latest scoop on CNA-sponsored
legislation; Arrowhead per diems join
CNA; Mercy Merced RNs join CNA;
Legislature honors CNA; Chicago RNs
vote in NNOC; The latest in 2005
bargaining.
8 Owning Up
How the concept of an "ownership
society" is destroying the middle
class and letting corporations off
the hook for their social obligations.
By Rose Ann DeMoro
18 C E H O M E S T U DY
RNs: The Enforcers
of Patient Advocacy
Case studies showing that RNs are
the enforcers of patient advocacy.
Submitted by the Joint Nursing Practice
Commission and Hedy Dumpel, RN, JD
Cover Story
10 Hospital Heavy
The California Hospital Association is
collecting millions of dollars from its
members and leveraging that money
to lobby against the public interest.
Here's a closer look at its game plan.
By Lucia Hwang
June
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2005
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Industry Intrigue 6
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Protecting Patients 4
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Update on CNA Bills 7
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Bargaining News
