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C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 5 21 ACTIVIST TOOLS Steal This Idea! How to approach the public to write letters for RN causes. March p. 5. Don't Just Get Mad, Get Published. An RN explains the importance of writ- ing letters to the editor. May p. 6. AWARDS CNA Executive Director Ranked Among Top 25 Women in Healthcare. Mod- ern Healthcare magazine names Rose Ann DeMoro as one of most influen- tial women in healthcare. May p. 7. Legislature Honors RNs, CNA. California Legislature recognizes CNA for advocacy work. June p. 5. BARGAINING As Governor's Pension Proposal Looms, UC Talks Seek Stronger Contract Language. UC bargaining team hopes stronger contract can short-circuit governor's proposal to eliminate pensions. March p. 6. Scripps RNs Strike. Scripps RNs strike to negotiate first contract. May p. 5. More Than Bargained For. 20,000 RNs negotiating landmark contracts in summer 2005. May p. 9. The Latest in 2005 Bargaining. Bargain- ing updates for CHW, Scripps Encinitas, Sutter, UC, and University Medical Center. June p. 7. Bargaining Watch 2005. Bargaining updates at UC, Sutter, HCA, and CHW. July/August p. 7. Arrowhead RNs Settle Contract. Arrow- head RNs settle first-ever CNA contract. September p. 5. Scripps RNs Pick CNA, Again. Scripps RNs in reelection stick with CNA. September p. 7. Striking a Deal. UC RNs defiant as university refuses to bargain on ratios. September p. 10. Standoff with Sutter. Bargaining to continue with Sutter, but major issues loom. September p. 12. Sealed Deal. CHW nurses win ratios and other major gains in new contract. September p. 13. UC Bargaining Update. UC nurses in mediation for contract. October p. 4. Sutter RNs Approve Contacts. Sutter RNs ratify new contracts. October p. 5. BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING Governor Fails to Terminate Nursing Board. Schwarzenegger targets state nursing board, and misses. March p. 4. BRN Turns 1000. California's BRN has a long history of patient advocacy. December p. 19. BOARD PROFILES Eyes Wide Open . Trande Phillips, RN. January/February p. 14. Making Time. Monica Smith-Braun, RN. March p. 16. Getting Organized. Abbie Stewart, RN. May p. 16. Happy Medium. Pat Strickland, RN. September p. 18. Head Nurse. Deborah Burger, RN. October p. 20. Hands-on Education. Sherri Stoddard, RN. December p. 17. CE The CA Nursing Practice Act. Safe Staffing Standards by Scope, Ratio, and Acuity, Part II (continued). January/February p. 20. Collective RN Advocacy. Building power to protect our patients. April p. 15 RNs: The Enforcers of Patie ent Advocacy. Case studies show RNs are the enforcers of patient advocacy. June p. 15. Critical Patient Advocacy Issues Facing Correctional RNs in California. RNs working in CA's correctional facilities face threats to their practice and patient advocacy. September p. 22. Contemporary Issues Facing Interna- tional Nurses. Adopting a CNA/NNOC Code of Practice for international nursing recruitment. November p. 18. CNA MEMBERSHIP A Month in Pictures. Photos of various protests throughout the state in May. July/August p. 6. CNA 2005 State Election Results . List of people elected as CNA officers, ballot committee, and board of directors. July/August p. 9. Summary of Bylaws Amendments Proposed by CNA Board of Directors. Explanations of nine proposed changes to CNA bylaws. July/August p. 20. Philosophy, Mission Statement, Purposes, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Standing Rules. Actual language of proposed bylaws changes for 2005-2007. July/August p. 22. RNs in the House. CNA's 2005 delegate meeting opens at a moment of growing challenge for RNs. September p. 14. Leading By Exaample. 2005 House of Delegates convention was a chance for nurse leaders to celebrate, as well as recharge and recommit to CNA goals. October p. 11. DISASTER RELIEF Chronicle of Care. Part one of Swanthi Samarakkody's journal on her Sri Lanka trip to help tsunami victims. March p. 12. Signs of Relief. Part two of Swanthi Samarakkody's journal on her Sri Lanka trip to help tsunami victims. April p. 10. After Katrina: Doing Whatever It Takes. CNA and NNOC send hundreds of RNs to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. October p. 17. On the Scene. Volunteer RNs returning from the Gulf Coast reflect on the highs and lows of what they saw. November p. 8. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN That Does Not Compute. HSAs are supposed to make healthcare afford- able by making everyone pay more. January/February p. 5. Social Suicide. Top 10 reasons why not to privatize Social Security. March p. 7. E D C B A Editorial Index 2005