Michigan Nurse
Selected Articles

2008 2007 2006 2005 

Michigan Nurse 2008

Column - President
Column - Executive Director of Nursing Practice & Operations
Column - Executive Director of Labor & Government Relations - As I See It
Labor News
Nursing Practice
MNA News
Safe Patient Care
Safe Patient Handling

President's Column by Diane Goddeeris

Change means opportunity - January/February 2008
Change means growth - March/April 2008


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Executive Director of Nursing Practice & Operations' Column
by Tom Bissonnette

Practice based evidence - January/February 2008
Promoting the public's health - March/April 2008

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Executive Director of Labor and Government Relations' Column
As I See it by John Karebian

January/February 2008
March/April 2008

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Labor News

PECSH unity pays off with solid new contract - January/February 2008
Right to work -- for le$$! - January/February 2008
I don't want to fund my own oppression! - January/February 2008
Nurses need a safe and healthy work environment - March/April 2008

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Nursing Practice

You and the flu - January/February 2008
MNA joins Michigan Network for Children's Environmental Health - March/April 2008
Danger in the air - March/April 2008

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MNA News

Key Michigan Nurses Association legislative issues for 2008 - January/February 2008
Michigan Nurses MARCH! - March/April 2008

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Safe Patient Care

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Safe Patient Handling

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Michigan Nurse 2007

Executive Director's Column
President's Column
As I See It
EGW/Labor News
Nursing Practice
MNA News
Safe Patient Care
Safe Patient Handling

President's Column by Cheryl Johnson

So why should you care? - January/February 2007
Surprised by collaboration - March/April 2007
Don't give it all away - May/June 2007
What would it take? - July/August 2007
Strength in numbers: The power of more than one - September/October 2007

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Executive Director's Column by Tom Bissonnette

Forward - March! - January/February 2007
Making our links stronger - March/April 2007
Nursing's revolving door - May/June 2007
Organize, organize, organize - September/October 2007
A life of significance - November/December 2007

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As I See it by John Karebian

January/February 2007
March/April 2007
July/August 2007
September/October 2007
November/December 2007

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E&GW/Labor News

New pay system benefits VNA of Southeast Michigan Nurses - January/February 2007
Central Michigan Community Hospital agrees to settle unfair labor practice at the last minute - January/February 2007
The basic word on grievances - March/April 2007
New contract language first for MNA - March/April 2008
Borgess Medical center RNs eliminate mandatory overtime - May/June 2007
The scoop on harassment and hostile work environments - May/June 2007
Organizing for change - September/October 2007
The right to organize - September/October 2007

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Nursing Practice

Program helps impaired nurses - January/February 2007
State of nursing makes it into the State of the State address - March/April 2007
The new human papilloma vaccine - March/April 2007
PNAM brings hope to people of Kalibo - May/June 2007
Health care for all: A noble sentiment or a plan in the works? - May/June 2007
Going home: Is your patient ready? - May/June 2007

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MNA News

Me? Be an MNA delegate??? - March/April 2007
The power of more than one - March/April 2007
Johnson inducted into Women's Roll of Honor - May/June 2007
Carolyn Hietamaki re-elected to national office - May/June 2007
Nurses on the MARCH! - May/June 2007
Proposed bylaws changes - July/August 2007
Candidates for office - July/August 2007
MNA responds to ANA article - September/October 2007
Succession to office - November/December 2007
2007-2008 MNA Board of Directors slated - November/December 2007
The voice lives on - November/December 2007
Actions of the 2007 MNA House of Delegates - November/December 2007

Safe Patient Care Initiative

SPC legislation introduced in House - March/April 2007
Exciting new legislation introduced! - May/June 2007
Nurses speak out for Safe Patient Care legislation - July/August 2007

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Safe Patient Handling

Exciting new legislation introduced! - May/June 2007

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Michigan Nurse 2006

Executive Director's Column
President's Column
As I See It
EGW/Labor News
Nursing Practice
MNA News
Safe Patient Care
Safe Patient Handling

Executive Director's Column by Tom Bissonnette

Relationships and Respect - January/February 2006
Safe patient care saves lives and saves money - March/April 2006
Nurse retention and recruitment - May/June 2006
Political advocacy through political action - September/October 2006
Turning the page - One strong union - November/December 2006

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President's Column by Cheryl Johnson

Respect - January/February 2006
Amazing work - May/June 2006
A better workplace - July/August 2006
Filling the gaping hole - September/October 2006
Why change now? - November/December

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As I See it by John Karebian

January/February 2006
March/April 2006

May/June 2006
July/August 2006
September/October 2006
November/December 2006

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E&GW/Labor News

E&GW Leadership Summit creates excitement for 2006 - January/February 2006
Support the Employee Free Choice Act - January/February 2006
In unity there is strength - January/February 2006

Nurses: Empowered to make changes - March/April 2006
Organizing a union just makes sense - March/April 2006
More than a cookie - March/April 2006
You have the right - March/April 2006
UAN, SEIU agree to address health care crisis - March/April 2006
All the news from the National Labor Assembly - May/June 2006
National survey on card checks finds unions aren't the problem - May/June 2006
UMPNC: Building a team with a visionary plan - July/August
Central Michigan Community Hospital: The first (and full!) year with MNA) - July/August
Reporting your license - September/October 2006
MNA nurse first in US to pass UAN steward training class - September/October 2006
Are charge nurses considered supervisors? - November/December 2006
Groovy, man! -- November/December 2006

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Nursing Practice

101 Ways to Improve Nursing Culture (series begun February 2005 ended January/February 2006)
Keeping the best, saving the new - May/June 2006
New vaccine recommendations for health care professionals - May/June 2006
Making health care for all a reality - July/August 2006
A price too high to pay - September/October 2006

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MNA News

House of Delegates Actions
Bylaws Questions & Answers

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Safe Patient Care Initiative

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Safe Patient Handling

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Michigan Nurse 2005

Executive Director's Column
President's Column
As I See It
E&GW/Labor News
Nursing Practice
Safe Patient Care Initiative
Government Affairs
Miscellaneous Articles

Executive Director's Column by Tom Bissonnette

Structure revisited - February 2005
Re-focus: Safe care - March 2005
Changing the System - August 2005
Bylaws: To know them is to love them
- September 2005
What we do well - October 2005
Working toward a common goal - November 2005

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President's Column by Cheryl Johnson

Help is on the horizon - February 2005
Challenges revisited - April 2005
United - May 2005
Asking those in the know - August 2005
Thinking about the big picture - September 2005
A gift that keeps giving - October 2005
Working toward a common goal - November 2005

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As I See It by John Karebian

February 2005
March 2005
June/July 2005
September 2005
November 2005

E&GW/Labor News

HealthCare Workplace Alliance formed - February 2005
Concerted activity: Protected or unprotected? - February 2005
Welcome ICPNNPC - February 2005
PECSH-MNA makes contract gains - February 2005
30 years of collective bargaining result in autonomy, voice in practice for UMPNC - March 2005
E&GW Leadership Retreat announced - March 2005
Important legislation to oppose - April 2005
A Professional Nurses Union - May 2005
UMPNC/MNA: 30 years of working together - May 2005
UMPNC holds 30th anniversary celebration - May 2005
NLA delegates celebrate five years, set new plans in motion - May 2005
Nursing concerns presented to Michigan State AFL-CIO - May 2005
MNA successful for the third time on health insurance case - August 2005
Protecting the integrity of the contract - September 2005
Frequently asked questions regarding hours of work and wages - October 2005
Laboring in the U.P. - October 2005
Seeing the big picture - November 2005

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Nursing Practice

101 Ways to Improve Nursing Culture (series begins February 2005 through January 2006)

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Safe Patient Care Initiative

MNA members testify before the Commission on Patient Safety - February 2005
What we all want, what we all need, what we all can do - March 2005
Safe Patient Care legislation hearings: What was said, what we heard

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Government Affairs

Legislative Platform & Issues Briefing - April 2005
Fighting for nursing's issues needs your financial support - April 2005
Important legislation to oppose - April 2005

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Miscellaneous Articles

February 2005

Oral history shares voices of Black nurses

April 2005

June 1 is deadline for bios/consent forms, chapter elections and more

June/July 2005

Nursing and the Irish Traveller: Toward a Philosophy of Cultural Care
2005 Carol E. Franck Award Recipient Mary Pat Randall Acceptance Speech

August

Protecting the integrity of the contract - August 2005

September 2005

Come hear about the bylaws changes
Nursing's agenda for the future

November 2005

2005 election results
What's next?

5/7/08

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