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After several weeks of fruitless discussion, the California Nurses Association has warned Sutter Health that it nurses plan to stage a two-day walkout in mid-December. Hospitals affected include... Read more...

Over the past two days, thousands of nurses at hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health staged a two-day walkout. While the majority of nurses plan to return to their jobs today, nurses at three of... Read more...

After months of unsuccessful talks, nurses at 15 hospitals in northern California are set to begin a 48-hour strike today. The strike, which involves about 5,000 RNs, mostly impacts Sutter Health,... Read more...

A new study released by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee suggests that the healthcare industry is taking a leading role in funding the campaigns of this season's crop of presidential hopefuls. The CNA/NNOC analysis concludes that healthcare industry players contributed $3.7 million to current candidates during the first quarter of 2007. It also notes that the industry--which it defines as including drug and insurance companies, doctors, hospitals, …

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Sometimes, it seems, having someone take an interest makes all of the difference. Despite an array of forces prompting high nurse turnover, a new pilot program has found that nurses are seven times more likely to stay on the job if they're properly mentored. The study drew on data from the California Nurses Association (CNA), which has been running a mentoring program at seven California hospitals. Mentors involved in the program are asked to complete a three-day class, then meet with …

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> Aetna has announced plans to expand a program under which it waives six months of co-payments for beneficiaries who switch to certain generics. Article

> Giving up a measure of its independence, the California Nurses Association has joined up with the AFL-CIO. …

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Not surprisingly, competing healthcare reform bills continue to roil state legislatures, especially in bellwether states like California. This time around, it's a "Medicare for all" style measure, one lauded by the California Nurses Association as making a lot of sense. The bill's author says that extending Medicare-type coverage is more cost-effective than forcing money through the private insurance system. Release

> The World Health Organization is asking for comment on nine proposed patient safety solutions. Release

> Watch out: within six months, it will be mandatory to use National Provider Identifier required by HIPAA. Blog

> An AIDS pill for children costing under $60 per year should …

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Press Release: USC Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Join California Nurses Association

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Today, nurses and other caregivers represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) plan to take to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to protest a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling which they say unfairly brands many in their ranks as supervisors. Earlier this week we reported that the NLRB handed down a ruling which held that, among other things, some charge nurses can legally be treated as …

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