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Swine Flu Conditions Have Nurses' Union Ready to Strike The California Nurses Association announced this week a potential one-day strike on October 30 because of hospitals' lack of protection against the swine flu for its members. The strike would involve more than 16,000 registered nurses at more than 30 hospitals, targeting the San Francisco-based Catholic West hospitals in California and Nevada. California Nurses Win Grant to Improve Health Care The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP/AFSCME) has won a $60,000 federal grant to improve patient care at Riverside’s Parkview Community Hospital and Medical Center. School nurses on front-lines of H1N1 preparedness efforts Everyone is talking about the 2009 H1N1 flu. While the virus can affect anyone, it is especially dangerous for kids. The federal government recommends school districts have one nurse for every 750 students. But in the east, only a third of our school districts meet the recommendation. In addition, school nurse stations today are providing more preventative care—taking on more responsibilities that in years past fell under the health department. The Life of a School Nurse? Busy Many U.S. schools have too few nurses as they prepare for students – and the H1N1 virus – to return for a new year. The number of students taken to hospitals increased one and a half times from 1997 to 2007. Why treat them at emergency rooms? The possible reason is a shortage of nurses... Nurses Protest at ISJ / Health Cuts Causing a Stir Picketing won’t bring back the lost jobs, but several dozen nurses in Mankato, Minnesota said they were doing so Wednesday to let the public know what’s been lost. “Immanuel St. Joseph’s is eliminating more than 200 years of experience at this hospital,” said Shelley Seeburg of St. Paul, area director for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Nurses Congress to Address Health Care Crisis Some 300 registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) from across the country gather in Washington, D.C. for the 12th annual National Nurses Congress hosted by AFSCME-United Nurses of America (UNA). Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a measure that would establish mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios in select hospital units, the Harrisburg "Citizen Voice" reports. Sponsored by Rep. Tim Solobay (D-Canonsburg), the bill would establish ratios for 17 different hospital units. For example, emergency department nurses would be permitted to care for just three patients at any given time, while a nurse on a rehabilitation unit would be limited to five patients. Comments on HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections The American Hospital Association (AHA) has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to include two infection reporting measures in its pay-for-reporting program. Also, in a separate letter, hospital purchasing group Premier Inc. expressed its support for HHS’s efforts to develop a plan to prevent healthcare associated infections (HAIs) but expressed a desire that more specific actions (http://www.premierinc.com/about/advocacy/issues/09/p4p-quality/Premier-HHSActionPlan-Final-090206.pdf). Next Wave Toolkit Learn how to start a new Next Wave chapter, host an event, get involved in the election or find more information.
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