Spring 2004

Table of Contents

1. Kerry the Clear Choice for Nurses
2. New Nursing Quality Standards Released
3. The AFSCME Nurse Advisory Committee
4. Two More States Ban Mandatory Overtime
5. Bloodborne Pathogens Rule Extended to Public Hospitals
6. Big Demand for Nurses Projected
7. Who Do We Trust? Nurses are Number One (Again)
8. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Introduced
9. HHS Issues New Nursing Home Staffing Regulations
10. OSHA Kills Tuberculosis Standard
11. Nursing Is a Hazardous Occupation
12. Angelica Workers Need Support
13. What is AFSCME-UNA?