FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 Molly Homan, Director of Communications Ohio Nurses Association 614-746-9914 | mhoman@ohnurses.org COLUMBUS – The Ohio Nurses Association supports the proactive steps taken by Governor DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Nurse staffing issues plague our healthcare system under normal circumstances. There …
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Ohio Nurses Calling for Five Efforts to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2020 Molly Homan, Director of Communications Ohio Nurses Association 614-746-9914 | mhoman@ohnurses.org COLUMBUS – The Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) is committed to advocating for patients and for the best clinical environment to deliver care and the COVID-19 outbreak is no exception. The ONA is calling for the removal of barriers …
The YON & Workplace Violence: 3 Things to Consider
By Jessica Dzubak, MSN, RN With all of the Year of the Nurse (YON) celebrations, we cannot forget the violence that nurses are being subjected to across the nation. Nurses indeed should be celebrated for the good work that they do, but tolerating violent assaults should not be part of that work. With that, we …
The 5 W’s of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Brittany Turner, MSN, RN – Blog contributor, Nurse Planner at ONA If you haven’t heard, 2020 has been dubbed the Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO). Wahoo, we earned it nurses! You might be thinking, ‘so what?’ While there’s no doubt that nurses and midwives should be praised highly …
Ohio Nurses Celebrate Passage of House Bill 144 from House
Bill addresses safe patient care, would make Ohio 19th state to outlaw mandatory overtime for nurses COLUMBUS – – Ohio nurses applaud the passage House Bill 144, sponsored by Representative Don Manning (R-New Middletown), from the Ohio’s House of Representatives. House Bill 144 aims to make Ohio the 19th state to outlaw nurse mandatory overtime – a potentially dangerous practice …
Ohio Nurses Association Applauds Passage of House Bill 144 From Committee
Ohio Nurses Association Applauds Passage of House Bill 144 From Committee Bill addresses safe patient care, would make Ohio 19th state to outlaw mandatory overtime for nurses COLUMBUS – Ohio nurses enthusiastically applaud the passage House Bill 144 sponsored by Representative Don Manning (R-New Middletown). Once passed by the general assembly, House Bill 144 will make Ohio the 19th state …
Ohio Nurses Can Win a $1,000 Nurse’s Night Out from California Casualty
Marie Cinalli, RN, ONA Member, has a wonderful start to the holidays. She is the most recent winner of a $1,000 Nurse’s Night Out from California Casualty. Marie, who works at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, was surprised at the ONA Biennial Convention the second weekend in October, accepting her prize in front of hundreds of …
Arbitration Victory at Ashtabula County Medical Center! Weekends No Longer “Blacked Out” for Vacations for ED RNs!
In the spring of 2018, some of the Emergency Department RNs at ACMC were surprised to learn their vacation requests were denied because their time off requests overlapped their “weekend to work.” The nurses requesting vacation time off spoke with their immediate supervisor who assured them their vacation requests would be “worked out.” The supervisor …
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber Submitted a Letter of Support for House Bill 144
Earlier this summer, the Auditor of State conducted a performance audit on the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS), and in particular, a review of nursing staff levels at Ohio’s 6 regional psychiatric hospitals. According to State Auditor Keith Faber, the auditors in the state of Ohio determined “that by adjusting the …
Ohio Nurses Association Announces Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer
CINCINNATI – The Ohio Nurses Association is proud to announce the appointment of the association’s new Chief Executive Officer, Lisa Ochs, at the ONA’s 88th Convention. Lisa is coming to the ONA by way of the AFT Kansas, where she led the organization in her role as president for 12 years. During her tenure, she …