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- Mar 07 Shutdown of New Jersey Centers Likely to Upset Lives of Most Vulnerable AFSCME is leading an active coalition to keep the Woodbridge and North Jersey developmental centers... (Blog)
- Jan 15 Victory at Corona Registered nurses at the Corona Regional Medical Center vote to join UNAC/UHCP. (Blog)
- Dec 19 Protect Medicare, Protect Nurses Cuts to Medicare would mean job losses for nurses. AFSCME is working to stop them.... (Blog)
- Dec 17 AFSCME Stands With Its Sisters and Brothers Responding to Newtown Tragedy Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Newtown's residents and town employees. (Blog)
- Sep 21 Jindal’s Job Hypocrisy Hurts Louisiana Governor cares about his deep-pocketed campaign donors, not jobs. (Blog)
- Jul 26 UNAC/UHCP Members in Southern California Ratify New Contract After months of negotiations, three-year contract with Kaiser Permanente includes yearly raises and protects pensions.... (Blog)
- May 07 Honor Nurses by Supporting Nurse-Patient Staffing Bill National Nurses Week is a time to honor nurses by helping them. (Blog)
- Mar 26 Supreme Court Justices Urged to ‘Protect the Law!’ Supporters of the Affordable Care Act speak out as three days of hearings begin. (Blog)
- Oct 20 Judge Blocks Michigan Veterans Home Privatization Scheme Veterans’ health and safety comes first, judge rules in outsourcing dispute. (Blog)
- Jul 29 Coalition of Workers, Religious Leaders, Demand Fiscal Accountability of N.M. Hospital Executives Christus St. Vincent fails to disclose how money intended for indigent care is being spent.... (Blog)
- Jun 01 The Main Street Movement Fights over budgets, pensions and public services are really a battle for the American Dream. (AFSCME Works Magazine)
- May 03 AFSCME Nurses in DC this Week to Fight for Medicaid, Medicare National Nurses Congress attendees will attend workshops, hear speakers and meet with members of Congress.... (Blog)
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- Mar 20 School Nurse Shortage Update The majority of school districts in the U.S. fail to meet recommended nurse-to-student ratios despite... (Advance for Nurses)
- Mar 01 Nurse Practitioners Say How They’re Paid Affects Care They Can Provide Restrictive payment policies impact patient care more than state “scope of practice” laws. (Kaiser Health News)
- Nov 15 The role of nursing in delivery of primary care Nurse practitioners could fill the growing primary care shortage . . . (Health Affairs Policy Brief)
- Aug 23 School nurses' duties wide ranging Nurses deal with everything from students with diabetes to paralysis… (The Spectrum)
- Jul 30 CMS announced the five hospitals receiving funds under the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration. This project provides up to $200 million over four years to the five eligible hospitals...
- Jul 20 Hospital's heavy lifting lightens load on nurses Nurses, nursing aides and orderlies have borne the weight of the nation's obesity epidemic and... (USA TODAY)
- Jul 11 The Nursing Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC) releases Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement Nine core principles designed to support nurses, health care providers in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.... (Nursing Alliance for Quality Care)
- May 30 CMS Announces Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes Government partnering with providers, caregivers, patients to ensure appropriate use of antipsychotic medications. (Press Release)
- May 23 Local Health Department Job Losses and Program Cuts Report finds local health departments cut almost 40,000 employees since 2008, hitting clinical health services.... (National Association of County & City Health Officials)
- May 15 Obama administration presents national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease Secretary Sebelius outlines research funding, tools for health care providers, awareness campaign and new website... (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
- May 14 Nurses balance tech advances with old-fashioned patient care Yvonne Yacoub has been a nurse for half a century. In 50 years, she has... (USA Today)
- May 01 Report finds physician and nursing communication key to patient safety Study finds 27% more patient safety events in hospitals performing in the bottom 10% for... (HealthGrades)
