4 News Briefs
Minnesota RNs go on lifechanging medical mission
to Ghana 6 | San Mateo RNs settle contract; 7 |
RNRN completes mission to Guatemala 8 | Maine
hospice nurses fighting to win first contract;
Stanford ValleyCare RNs unionize 9 | RNs share
their experience taking NNU university programs
10 | 14,000 UC nurses walk out in historic
sympathy strike 11 | Shasta Regional healthcare
workers unionize 12 | California workplace violence
prevention regulations take effect April 1; City of
Hope RNs settle contract; DCNA nurses fight for
full funding of school nurses; DC nurses cheer
contract, celebrate back pay due to them
13 Stop the Violence
Building on California's workplace violence
prevention law, we must demand better nationally,
across industries.
By Bonnie Castillo, RN
14 Danger in Disguise
How multistate licensure seems like a good idea,
but in reality decimates nursing standards and
jeopardizes patients.
By Lucia Hwang
18 Beyond the Bedside
Through NNU's university programs, RN Amy Tidd
improves her nursing practice by learning about the
global forces at work in determining her patients'
health.
By Shannon Clark
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ON THE COVER: RNs throughout the University
of California medical centers and clinics in
May staged a historic sympathy strike to support
AFSCME coworkers, and were joined by
UPTE colleagues as well. Here, RNs at UC San
Francisco Medical Center walk the line.
Photo: Jaclyn Higgs
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