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Nurses

AFSCME-United Nurses of America is over 60,000 nurses working in unity to advance quality and accountability in the healthcare setting through organizing, political action and nursing practice. Together, United Nurses of America members across the country are winning wage, benefit and other improvements such as prohibitions on mandatory overtime through strong collective bargaining agreements with our employers – and advocating for legislation and policies to increase health care funding, improve quality care, and institute safer working conditions and protections for nurses. Across the country, we are reaching out to other nurses who want to join AFSCME-UNA. As our numbers grow, so does our power to improve our jobs, the care we deliver and the quality of our lives.

UNA National Nurses Congress 2009

Highlights from the 12th annual National Nurses Congress hosted by AFSCME-UNA in Washington, D.C. from May 4-7, 2009. Read full coverage, view a photo gallery and more.

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• Nursing Shortage
  The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is concerned about the shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) and is working with schools, policy makers, kindred organizations, and the media to bring attention to this health care crisis. AACN is working to enact legislation, identify strategies, and form collaborations to address the nursing shortage. To keep stakeholders abreast of current statistics related to the shortage, a fact sheet has been developed along with a companion Web resource.
• Support Our Nurses With Our Hearts and Deeds
  During National Nurses Week we honor these front-line caregivers. (AFSCME Greenline Blog, 5/10/2010)
• California - Nurses Win Grant to Improve Health Care
  (AFSCME WORKS, 1/15/10)

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News for Nurses

• Who Will Respond If An Influenza Pandemic Strikes?
  
• JCAHO Warns Health Care Organizations on Dangers of Tubing Misconnections
  
• FDA Releases Guidance on Hospital Bed Design to Reduce Patient Entrapment
  

Our Newsletter: UNA Action

• 2009, Issue No. 1 (1.46MB PDF)
  
• Winter 2008 (882k PDF)
  
• Summer 2008 (892k PDF)
  

Resources for Members

• Breaking Privatization News for Nurses
  
• Latest Research on Nurses
  
• Transcript of the AFSCME UNA Town Hall Meeting
  
• AFSCME Nurses' Bill of Rights
  
• Stop Mandatory Overtime
  
• The New Health Care Delivery System - A Guide For Nurses
  
• Solving the Nursing Shortage
  

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