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December 2006

• 2006 Delegate Assembly/NLA election results
• Ask the Experts: Precepting graduate nurses
• CMC nurses picket to protest election delays, firing and intimidation
• Erie County RNs say “No givebacks!”
• Guest Editorial: Go green for the new year
• In the News
• LBU members: Watch for ballot on dues pass-through (partial article)
• Letters to the Editor: ANA President: New publication best for members
• Management/employee committees (partial article)
• New department, familiar faces
• NYSNA Executive Director retires
• Preview of 2007 Legislative Year
• State Commission drops a bombshell

October/November 2006

• Ask the Experts: Immunizations for hospitalized patients
• Convention of the New York State Nurses Association
  • 2006 Delegate Assembly Award: Linda Madill
  • Annual Report of the State Board for Nursing
  • At the 2006 Convention in New York City…
  • Brewer and Li named distinguished nurse researchers
  • Convention “Labor Day” encourages solidarity
  • Father-daughter team attends NYSNA Convention
  • Voting Body Actions
• e-leaRN™ is live!
• Ethical issues swirl around Montefiore joint venture
• From the President
• Interfaith nurses say they won’t “work for peanuts”
• In the News
• LICH RNs use street fair to promote safe staffing
• Members to vote on UAN dues pass-through (partial article)
• NLRB ruling threatens nurses' rights
• New York State Nurses Association 2007-2008 Legislative Program
• Nurses, communities brace for hospital closing report
• Nurses march with pride at the NYC Labor Day parade
• NYSNA nurses win contract improvements (partial article)
• RNs lobby City Hall on nursing issues
• Research News: Nursing rounds improve patient outcomes
• Seminar at Sea: Making Health Care Healthy — The Environmental Perspective
• State Fair booth promotes nursing and educates public
• UAN organizer lends a hand in N.J.

September 2006

• Ask the Experts: Is Basic Life Support certification required for RNs?
• At 2006 Convention: NYSNA celebrates outstanding achievement
• Can technology prevent medication errors?
• Coalition tells Hospital Closing Commission: Do No Harm
• Coming soon: eLeaRN
• Declared Candidates for Chairperson and Member at Large - NYSNA Clinical Practice Units and Functional Practice Units (partial article)
• Eliot Spitzer: A brilliant track record
• From the President: Bright Lights, Bright Future
• Governor betrays city nurses
  • Related: Legislative session ends with victories for nurses
• In the News
• NYSNA awards Honorary Recognition to Martha Orr
• NYSNA members win new contracts (partial article)
• Preventing workplace violence
  • Pressure by RNs wins policy at Shore Memorial
• Research News: Take medication safety a step further with medication reconciliation

July/August 2006

• Amended ‘rad tech’ bill passes Legislature
• ANA House of Delegates acts to protect public health
• Ask the Experts: Protecting the title “nurse”
• Back to the future at Nyack Hospital?
• Broome County nurses help in flood emergency
• Ellis nurses reject health and pension cuts
• From the President: Happy Birthday, America
• Healthcare employers look for RNs overseas
  • For these nurses, the bad old days are back
• In the News
• Hospitals try to hasten healing by reducing noise
• Legislative session ends with victories for nurses
• Letters to the Editor: Journal switch should concern NYSNA members
• NYSNA Convention, Oct. 5-8: There's a lot happening in the Big Apple
• NYSNA joins NYC municipal bargaining coalition
• Plans underway to sell Mary Immaculate and Saint Vincent’s Staten Island
• Proposed 2006 amendments to the NYSNA bylaws (partial article)
• Protest at Southside pushes givebacks off the table
• Research News: Evidence-based practice and standards of care: how do they relate?
• State legislators up for election this fall
• UAN Mobilization Fund: How will it affect NYSNA? (partial article)
• Voting Body to decide future of Nursing Practice Council (partial article)

June 2006

• A fair wage for Montefiore RNs
• Ask the Experts: What is diversion, and how can SPAN help you?
• Fight continues for a ban on mandatory overtime
• From the President: A promise to our members
• Governor signs workplace violence prevention bill
• HHC nurses win new contract, on their terms
• In the News
• Letters to the Editor: No More Nursing Titles
• LICH RNs win back lost annuity fund contributions
• Mary Immaculate RNs rally for hospital’s survival
• Meet Jacqueline Callahan: NYSNA's Delegate Assembly Rep in New Jersey
• Members to vote on UAN dues pass-through (partial article)
• New NYSNA contracts seek to increase RN recruiting
• NYSNA joins lawsuit against state DOH
• NYSNA renews alliance with OSHA to provide safer workplaces for RNs
• Pension change for city RNs on fast track
• Some choose nursing after following other paths

May 2006

• Ask the Experts: May nurses execute non-patient specific HIV orders?
• Board may extend timeline for dues system change (partial article)
• Bronx, Brooklyn RNs picket during Nurses Week
• Delegate Assembly Notes (partial article)
• Ellis nurses picket to protest givebacks
• From the President: Strength, Commitment, Compassion
• In the News
• NYSNA Congress discusses participation, empowerment (partial article)
• NurseResponse still seeks emergency volunteers
• Nurses approve new contracts (partial article)
• Nurses’ unions show solidarity
  • The rally’s over – now what?
• “Physically taxing” bill moves forward
• Research News: On the Job Injuries: What is the Evidence?
• Research projects help districts recruit new members
• Slate: 2006 NYSNA association-wide election
• Veterans Affairs hospital nurse accused of sedition

April 2006

• 2006 Leadership Fellows appointed
• Ask the Experts: Can I be effective in my practice without a computer?
• Janet Cadogan named director at large
• From Ife to Israel: Montefiore nurses share their HIV/AIDS expertise abroad
• From the President: Bringin’ down the house in Albany
• In the News
• Letters to the Editor: Clinical Nurse Leaders not needed
• Montefiore RNs reject contract offer
• More than 1,200 RNs storm State Capitol: NYSNA Lobby Day a huge success
• NLA discusses clinical nurse leader, Magnet status
• New collaboration to promote nursing research (partial article)
• New guidelines from state: RNs advise parents about religious objection to immunizations
• Nominations being accepted for 2005 NYSNA awards
• NYSNA files ULP charges against Ellis Hospital
• NYSNA joins push to reform the Taylor Law
• Our vision: A stronger voice for nursing - New dues proposal (partial article)
• RNs take part in City Hall Lobby Day
• RNs Working Together: A national coalition for unionized RNs
• Tribute to nurses added to Trade Center memorial
• UAN mobilization fund, temporary dues increase approved (partial article)

March 2006

• Aileen Gunther: Bringing compassion and conviction to Albany
• Arbitrator says “secret agreement” undermines NYSNA contract (partial article)
• Ask the Experts: Is my license threatened by new laws?
• City nurses seek “physically taxing” designation
• Clinical Nurse Leaders: What do they do? Are they needed?
• Communities support protecting St. Vincent ’s hospitals
• Faculty Camp 2006 deadline is May 1
• From the President: We must all work together
• Impasse declared in HHC contract talks (partial article)
• In the News
• Malpractice insurance: Why you need it
• National survey shows upturn in RN salaries
• Nominating schedule for 2006 NYSNA association-wide election (partial article)
• Nurses Advise Suffolk County Executive: Strategies to retain and recruit nurses
• Nurses tell commission: Put patients first
• NYSNA makes impression with NYC Council Labor Committee
• NYSNA team lobbies for nurse-friendly budget
• Research News: Give your IM injections based on evidence, not tradition!
• State proposes changes in certification requirements for NPs
• Strike vote wins new contract for Flushing RNs (partial article)
• Take charge of your union! (partial article)

February 2006

• Ask the Experts: How would a DWI conviction affect my nursing license?
• Bequest establishes NYSNA nursing scholarship fund
• Board defines NYSNA’s mission and vision
• Contract victories for NYSNA RNs (partial article)
• Convention changes on the horizon (partial article)
• Delegate Assembly Notes (partial article)
• From the President: Honoring black nurses
• Hospital closings: A future crisis for New York?
  • Thousands of RNs sign petitions for Closing Commission (partial article)
• Hundreds Coming to Albany for NYSNA Lobby Day
• In the News
• CVS pulls advertisement
• Montefiore nurses protest deadlock in contract talks
• No givebacks for RNs at St. Vincent’s-Manhattan!
• Nurse Power in Action (partial article)
• Nurse staffing levels: Why the secrecy?
• Once again, it’s all about the budget
• Saving lives, one heart at a time

January 2006

• After long struggle, NYSNA welcomes Mount Sinai case managers
• Ask the Experts: Some hospitals have changed the requirements for PAs’ orders
• Communities affected by SVCMC bankruptcy express concern at public forums
• From the President: Resolve to get involved
• In the News
• Know and exercise your rights: New booklet offers guidelines for nursing practice
• NYSNA ends closed-door policy at SI University Hospital
• NYSNA members see gains in new contracts (partial article)
• NYSNA member seeks to advance nursing through education, advocacy
• NYSNA RN helps to bring hope to a land of hopelessness
• Patient safety the hallmark of NYSNA’s legislative agenda
• Research News You can Use: Can you recognize chronic dehydration in older adults?
• Unity and persistence wins pension improvements for Franklin nurses (partial article)
• Volunteers serve as surrogates for mentally disabled