Massachusetts Nurses Association

THE MISSION OF THE MNA, THE ASSOCIATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES, IS TO PRESERVE THE IDENTITY, INTEGRITY, AND CONTINUITY OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASS.

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SEE SCHEDULE O.THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS IN 2020-2021 CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNICATION EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AND THE BROADER NURSING COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN PROVIDING THE MNA AND THE NURSING PROFESSION'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION, AND A CRISIS WHERE NURSING, LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN OUR HISTORY, WAS PLACED AT THE CENTER OF PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS. THIS EFFORT RESULTED IN MNA MEMBERS AND THE MNA POSITION ON A VARIETY OF ASPECTS OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE APPEARING DAILY IN MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE IN NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, INCLUDING CNN, USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, CBS GOOD MORNING, ETC. DURING THIS PERIOD THE MEDIA CAME TO SEE THE MNA AS A CREDIBLE AND RELIABLE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION, WHICH WILL SET US UP FOR MORE COVERAGE ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES ONCE THE PANDEMIC SUBSIDES. WE HAVE ALSO PLAYED A ROLE WITH OTHER DIVISIONS IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE PLANNING FOR A NEW MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS - I.E. BLAST TEXTING AND BETTER EMAIL COMMUNICATION.AS WE ALWAYS DO, THE DIVISION ALSO FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIGH LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMING AND MESSAGING TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF NEW CONTRACT CAMPAIGNS, SUPPORT OUR LEGISLATIVE ISSUES (WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT, SAFE PATIENT HANDLING, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES). WE ALSO WORKED IN PROVIDING EXPERT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT TO COALITIONS AND INITIATIVES SUPPORTING BY THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL HEALTH PREPAREDNESS FOR THE PANDEMIC, THE MNA'S DIVERSITY TASK FORCE, AND OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS A CRISIS IN ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES.THE MNA LEGISLATIVE AGENDA INCLUDES ISSUES OF PREVENTING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. PROHIBITING CLOSING OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN HOSPITALS, AND SAFE PATIENT HANDLING. IN ADDITION, DUE TO COVID-19 WE HAVE WORKED ON MANY ISSUES TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS INCLUDING PRESUMPTION LEGISLATION, PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, AN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION REGARDING COVID-19 AND THE STATE'S PREPAREDNESS. WE HAVE FILED LEGISLATION THAT ADDRESSES WORFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN NRSING AND HEALTH CARE AS WELL AS PATIENT SAFETY.