Joe Hockey’s Latest Attack On Nurses Shows Coalition’s Desperation, Australia

Joe Hockey’s latest deceptive outburst against the ANF and NSWNA leader Brett Holmes is an act of desperation and a sign of a government in crisis. In the style that nurses have come to expect Mr Hockey continued to deny nurses were affected by WorkChoices legislation by misrepresenting the truth and vilifying the ANF members [...]

American Nurses Association Releases Newly Revised Scope And Standards Of Practice For Home Health Nurses

ANA’s latest publication, Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice articulates the essentials of home health nursing at all practice levels and settings. Home health nursing practice, currently on the rise, focuses on providing quality health care for patients where a patient resides, whether a private home or an assisted living or personal care [...]

Sutter Solano RNs Vote To Authorize Second Strike – Sutter Continues To Cut Units, Refuses To Address Patient Care Procedures

Registered nurses at Sutter Solano Hospital overwhelmingly voted throughout last tuesday to authorize their RN negotiating teams to call a strike if an agreement with the giant Sutter Health chain is not reached, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announced. Some 5,000 RNs walked out of Sutter Solano and 13 other Sutter facilities in [...]

RCN Calls For Swift Action To Protect Older People’s Human Rights, UK

Following publication of the Government’s response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Tom Sandford, Royal College of Nursing, Director, England, said: “We recognise the Government has taken significant steps in recognising and acknowledging the important role of the Human Rights Act in healthcare. However, we are disappointed that it will not be acting more [...]

RCN Respond To NHS Employers Evidence To The NHS Pay Review Body, UK

In response to the NHS Employers’ submission of evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), Dr. Peter Carter, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: “If NHS Employers really think that pay isn’t an issue for NHS staff, then they are sorely mistaken. Nurses were brought to the brink of industrial [...]

Big Victory For RNs At HomeHealth Visiting Nurses – New Contract To Incorporate Significant New Protections For Patients Safety Standards, Nurse Right

Registered Nurses represented by the Maine State Nurses Association have reached a tentative agreement with HomeHealth Visiting Nurses of Southern Maine and Cumberland County area that continues the recent trend of Maine nurses improving standards at medical facilities across the state. The contract will be voted on November 26th and 27th, and is expected to [...]

American College Of Nurse-Midwives Forms Presidental Task Force On Health Care Reform

With health care reform once again on the national agenda, the American College of Nurse-Midwives has formed a Presidential Task Force on Health Care Reform to educate health policy makers and legislators about the contribution that certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives make to improve the care of women and childbearing families. “It is generally accepted [...]

ANF Welcomes ALP Initiatives For Rural And Regional Areas, Australia

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) welcomed Federal Labor’s plans to dedicate resources to universities offering clinical experience in regional and rural hospitals. ANF Acting Federal Secretary Gerardine (Ged) Kearney said the announcement is a welcome first step in addressing the shortage of nurses in regional and rural areas. “However there should be additional funding to [...]

15th International Conference On Cancer Nursing – Singapore, August 17-20, 2008

The International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new online abstract submission system. Abstracts are now being accepted for the 15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN), taking place August 17-21, 2008, at the world-class Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center. Abstracts will be accepted [...]