Recently added articles from The Pulse:
The voice of nurses getting stronger.(President's Message)(Personal account)
Oct 01, 2008; Hedin, Tina ... I am always astounded at what is accomplished when nurses come together to exercise their voice together. October 2, 3 & 4, we had the state's 2008 Convention and House of Delegates. As always it provided an opportunity to network, meet new friends and touch base with old friends. This ...
Address to house of delegates--October 2, 2008.(Executive Director)(Personal account)
Oct 01, 2008; Allen, Robert ... It was one year ago that I stood for the first time before this delegation. I had been prepped in advance by the then "office staff" about what I might expect-and for what I might need a response. They reflected on events of the past they witnessed, and frankly, it sounded like a rough ...
Rural nurses: WTW needs your help: this women to women project still needs Montana nurses' help to find chronically ill rural women to participate in a computer outreach support and education program.(Women to Women)
Oct 01, 2008; Weinert, Clarann ... The Montana State University College of Nursing's Women to Women (WTW) computer project for rural women continues to need the help of Montana's nurses in locating isolated rural women who are chronically ill to let them know about this exciting program. WTW has been providing social ...
Newborn screening follow up program.
Oct 01, 2008; Seliskar, Anne ... On a snow covered January 17, 2008, 52 newborns in the state were given a belated and most valuable Christmas gift. Passed by the 2007 Montana Legislature and implemented January 1, 2008, the statewide policy of Expanded Screening joined Montana to the majority of the nation in screening ...
Should I stay or do I go now: eight ways to increase loyalty and retention.
Oct 01, 2008; Gaddis, Susanne ... With the current nursing shortage, nurses have a lot more choices of where they're going to work and how long they're going to stay. As baby boomers retire and younger generations of nurses enter the workforce, gone are the days where a nurse would start a career and then four decades ...
MSU enrolls second class of clinical nurse leader graduate students in fall 2008: Charlene Winters, PhD, ACNS-BC, CNL Project Director.
Oct 01, 2008; Siegrist, Kate ... Montana State University at Bozeman began the fall semester with eight nurses newly enrolled in the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) graduate option. The nurses come from communities across Montana from Fairview and Glendive in the east, Missoula in the west, and Harlem, Billings, Butte, and ...
Parents: beware of caffeine.
Oct 01, 2008; Prescott, Barbara ... Today, kids are inundated with commercials advocating the latest power drink or soda. These commercials advertise positive behavioral traits but in reality the sodas and power drinks cannot boost character or confidence. And they contain caffeine. Today, most children get most of their ...
Adolescents and adults need vaccine: especially health care workers.(Conference notes)
Oct 01, 2008; Gedrose, Judith ... William Atkinson, M.D., M.P.H., United States (U.S.) immunization expert from the Centers for Disease Control, spoke at the Michigan Adolescent Immunization Conference in June 2008. Dr. Atkinson's talk underscored the importance of assuring adolescents and adults, especially health care ...
House of Delegates Convention report.(Montana Nurses Association 96th Annual Convention 2008)(Conference notes)
Oct 01, 2008; Chovanak, Lori ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] MNA had a very successful HOD session at the 2008 Convention. Seven of the eight districts were represented with many new-member delegates. Reports were given by each of the councils to outline the work being done within our organization. The ...
Awards.(Montana Nurses Association 96th Annual Convention 2008)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Economic & General Welfare (E&GW) Achievement Award Mae Rittal, RN Sidney Founded in honor of Eileen Robbins, RN, in recognition of nurses at the local level who have influenced their work setting through collective bargaining activities. ...
2008 candidate profiles.(Montana Nurses Association 96th Annual Convention 2008)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Montana Nurses Association members will receive a ballot in the mail. If you have not received a ballot by the end of November, please notify the MNA office. Exercise your member rights by voting. (If you decided to run for an office, after the close of nominations at the House of ...
Convention photos.(Montana Nurses Association 96th Annual Convention 2008)
Oct 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] W. Lane Edwards of Ft. Myers FL visiting with a convention attendee following his session on Alzheimer's Disease 2008. Lane is a co-owner of Partners in Healthcare Education LLC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Candace Hoppe, FNP from ...
A great convention.(Conference notes)
Oct 01, 2008; Ferguson, Maxine ... So, you didn't make it to convention this year?? Why? Didn't you read the PULSE? Did we not advertise enough? Didn't you get the Date Saver? OR--did you forget that MNA has a convention every year in the fall (and has had for the past 96 years)? Did you figure there was nothing there you ...
Convention.(Montana Nurses Association 96th Annual Convention 2008)(Internal Revenue Service regulations )(Conference notes)
Oct 01, 2008 ... RESOLUTION MNA-08-2 For the Creation of a Committee to Study and Make Recommendations Concerning Montana Nurses' Association's Annual Reporting of District and Local Unit Accounting Practices to the Internal Revenue Service Whereas: IRS regulations have significantly ...
Service fee notice.
Oct 01, 2008 ... On June 29, 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court examined agency fees in the context of those private sector employers and unions falling under the authority of the Labor Management Relations Act. The Court issued a decision; Communication Workers of America v. Beck. The Court found: ...
Calendar of events.(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NOVEMBER 2008 14 ANCC Site Visit for Continuing Education- Approver Unit 27-28 MNA Office Closed-Happy Thanksgiving DECEMBER 2008 05 Election Ballots due at MNA-DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! 10 Board of Directors, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM-MNA ...
