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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <SPAN
class=995320722-18022008><STRONG>Mass. JwJ </STRONG></SPAN><A
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<P><SPAN
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Patient Safety</SPAN> </P><SPAN
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<P>Greetings,</P>
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<P align=center><FONT face=Georgia
size=5><STRONG><FONT color=navy>Help Nurses
Protect Patient
Care!<BR></P></FONT></STRONG></FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face=Georgia>HB 2059, The
Patient Safety Act, will require the Department
of Public Health to set a limit on the number of
patients a nurse has to care for at one time.
This is a common sense solution to a
growing health care crisis. For more
information on the campaign, click </FONT><A
href="http://www.massjwj.net/node/2166"><FONT
face=Georgia>here</FONT></A><FONT
face=Georgia>. This bill need<SPAN
class=995320722-18022008>s</SPAN> support
from labor and community if we are going to
see it pass. We need YOU to send a
message <SPAN class=995320722-18022008>to
</SPAN>our state government by clicking on the
link or calling your state senator and
letting them know you care about patient
safety!</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">Send
a letter to the following decision
maker(s):</SPAN> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">Governor
Deval Patrick (if you live in
Massachusetts)<BR>Your Representative (if you
live in Massachusetts)<BR>Your State Senator (if
you live in Massachusetts)<BR></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">Below
is the sample letter:</SPAN></P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">
<P>Subject: Support Patient Safety</P>
<P>Dear [decision maker name automatically
inserted here],</P>
<P>I support HB 2059, An Act Relative to Patient
Safety, which will require the Department of
Public Health to set limits on the number of
patients that a nurse has to care for at once.
This is a straightforward, common sense means of
protecting patient safety and reducing nurse
burn out. <BR><BR>I ask you to lend your support
to HB 2059. Thank you! </P>
<P>Sincerely,<BR><BR>[Your
Name]<BR><BR></P></SPAN><A
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href="http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/patientsafetyactnow/8x38d6nr1863edi?"
target=_blank>Click here to take action</A> on
this issue or choose the "Reply to Sender"
option on your email program. </SPAN></P><BR>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">Tell-A-Friend:</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">Visit
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<P><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial">What's
At Stake:</SPAN><BR><SPAN
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<P><STRONG><FONT color=navy size=5>Patient
Safety Matters to Organized
Labor</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=blue>Understaffing
Creates a Dangerous Environment for RNs and
Patients:</FONT></STRONG></P>
<UL>
<LI>In their pursuit of profits at any cost,
hospitals have taken to "speeding up the line"
by giving nurses more patients than they can
safely care for at a time. This leads to a
hazardous work environment where injuries and
burnout are more likely to occur. It also leads
to an increase in preventable medical errors,
putting the lives of patients at risk.
<LI><FONT color=black>Nurses enter the
profession to provide care to our society's most
vulnerable and to earn an honest living. They
should not be subjected to these brutal,
dangerous and unfair working conditions.</FONT>
<LI>These conditions are driving registered
nurses out of the profession, with less than 50%
of RNs in Massachusetts working bedside (Opinion
Dynamics Survey, June 2003) and over 40% of
bedside nurses work only part time (U.S. Dept.
of Health and Human Services).</LI></UL>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=blue>The Patient Safety
Act Protects Non-RN Staff:</FONT></STRONG></P>
<UL>
<LI>The bill includes stipulations that would
protect the jobs of licensed practical nurses,
aides and technicians, and it instructs the
Dept. of Public Health to account for these
support staff in the development of staffing
limits.
<LI>The Patient Safety Act will add nurses to
the health care team while protecting everyone
else on it. </LI></UL>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=blue>The Patient Safety
Act will reduce health care costs while
improving quality:</FONT></STRONG></P>
<UL>
<LI>Health care costs continue to escalate,
straining employers and employees alike. The
Patient Safety Act helps to combat rising costs
by reducing hospital stays, expensive medical
errors, and the financial strain of replacing
nurses who leave the profession due to burnout.
At the same time it helps to ensure that quality
of patient care will improve for those who fall
ill across the Commonwealth.</LI></UL>
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