The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

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The ANA has decided to turn their backs on RNs in Massachusetts. The people of Massachusetts have spoken and want to vote on the matter of nurse-patient ratios this November. The ANA, through their local Mass. affiliate, has decided to oppose the nurses who put this on the map.

A short history. The ANA has been parading around a similar bill for over a decade with zero success. They can't handle the fact that another organization, let alone a union, has found some traction. The ANA has decided to play politics and stand jealously in their way.

If you aren't a member, keep it that way. If you are a member, cancel your payments and send an email to leadership. If you're a student, don't let their reps off-the-hook and ask the tough questions when they come to your campus.

Quite simply, this is some petty B.S. from a do nothing body of suits who sit in their DC offices while floor nurses break their backs with ridiculous assignments.

Disclaimer: I have no membership with any of the nursing organizations who support or oppose this bill.

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Specializes in school nurse.

Some respect please. Nobody pushes paper better than the ANA...

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They've gone paperless.

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Some respect please. Nobody pushes paper better than the ANA...

...

:D

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I am not a fan of ANA at all.

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Yeah why would they be against mandated nurse to patient ratios especially if such a move is to be replaced by yet another useless nurse committee. Its senseless to be. I'm not renewing at all

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Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health.

I had a membership for a few years... it was part of my "clinical ladder",

for the Magnet hospital I used to work for. Anyway, I kept my membership

for quite a while, just didn't get around to cancelling. I got free CE's

out of the deal every year, that's about all I really got out of it.

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Specializes in school nurse.
They've gone paperless.

My bad. I SHOULD have said: "Some respect please. Nobody talks a better game about quality nursing care...from behind a desk."

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Ouch yeah, that's ridiculous. I mean I Googled ANA Massachusetts nurse patient ratios and found documents against it and for it. SMH.

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My bad. I SHOULD have said: "Some respect please. Nobody talks a better game about quality nursing care...from behind a desk."

My bad. I SHOULD have said: "Some respect please. Nobody talks a better game about quality nursing care...from behind a desk."

Would she get the double edged joke if we sent Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN a can of Campbell's Chicken alphabet soup?

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Specializes in school nurse.
Would she get the double edged joke if we sent Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN a can of Campbell's Chicken alphabet soup?

Oh, snap.

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Oh, snap.

,crackle and pop

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