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New York Wins for NYSNA on Nov. 8 Pp. 5-7, 10 NEW YORK CITY EDITION | NOVEMBER 2016 New York the official publicationnurse of the new york state nurses association Monica Wallace (D143) A Terrence Murphy (D40) S Marisol Alcantara (D31) S Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D35) S Michaelle Solages (D22) A Addie Russell (D116) A Todd Kaminsky (D9) S Carrie Woerner (D113) A Angelo Santabarbara Crystal D. Peoples- (D111) A George Latimer (D37) S Stokes (D141) A Phil Steck (D110) A Wins for NYSNA on Nov. 8 pp. 5-7, 10 New Yorkers elected candidates to the State Senate and Assembly that will stand up for quality patient care. nysna.org New York State Nurses Association @nynurses NYSNAVoices 2 NEW YOrk NUrsE NOVEMBER 2016 In the front line recent nurse graduate in my facility approached We need to take ownership of our successes— me the other day, confid- these give us the strength to continue. ing her worries regarding Anightmares she was having about work. The dreams mostly centered Advocating for quality care on bad outcomes for her patients Nurses aren’t apathetic — we are or emergencies she couldn’t handle. frustrated and demoralized when By Judy Sheridan- She would always wake up with the we see our practice being eviscer- Gonzalez, RN sense that she forgot to do some- ated by decision-makers who have NYSNA President thing in her previous shift or inad- no connection to our patients. All vertently made some fatal error. the more reason to take pride in I told her not to worry, that such every victory we win through con- dreams were fairly common for certed union activity. Whether it’s new nurses and would pop up time more blood pressure cuffs, work- and again throughout her career. ing thermometers, mold removal, Then I had to think about that. an extra nurse, removal of a bul- Why do nurses shoulder so much lying manager, a fair contract of the blame for the failures of our with concrete gains — these things healthcare system? When anything really matter on a day to day basis. goes wrong, where do fingers get And imagine what life would be pointed at first? We are in the without them... front line — the easy targets — for We need to take ownership of patient and family frustrations. feel that it is our unit that serves as our successes — these give us the While terribly unfair, that is the hospital’s “dumping ground.” strength to continue. We also need almost understandable because — When people work hard, yet find to recognize that the real battles, who else is accessible? little satisfaction; when the vision the bigger things, require an even we had for our profession or for higher level of internal education Who else is accessible? our lives seems unreachable; when and organization in each facil- Not the CEOs, CFOs, COOs and we sense that we are exploited and ity and on each unit. This will be Advocating for patients. Advancing the profession.SM CNOs who make the money deci- that the system is stacked against crucial as we enter a potentially BOARD OF DIRECTORS sions that lead to staffing shortages us — we feel helpless, depressed President without reasonable accommodations and angry. Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, MSN, FNP and appropriate supports; not the Wouldn’t it make better sense for First Vice President Marva Wade, RN insurance companies who deny care nurses, instead of being angry, to Second Vice President and charge co-pays, co-insurance, try and address the root causes of Anthony Ciampa, RN deductibles, premiums and out- these conditions and develop solu- Secretary of-pocket fees; not Big Pharma tions that can change them? Anne Bové, RN, MSN, BC, CCRN, ANP that raises drug prices beyond the Treasurer Patricia Kane, RN stratosphere. So who’s left to bear Identify the root cause Directors at Large the brunt of questions, worries, com- In our hospitals, the top execu- Kevin Donovan, RN Jacqueline B. Gilbert, RN plaints and confusion? Us. tives are those ultimately and Nancy Hagans, RN What is NOT excusable is the directly responsible for staff- Tracey Kavanagh, RN, BSN Lilia V. Marquez, RN blame visited upon nurses in a sys- ing, financial decisions and Sean Petty, RN, CPEN tem prone to negative outcomes. work practices, yet we never Nella Pineda-Marcon, RN, BC Karine M. Raymond, RN, MSN In reality, we nurses are our really deal with them directly. Verginia Stewart, RN own worst critics when we make Instead, they hand over the work Mary Ellen Warden, RN mistakes! But, instead of getting to Human Resources, Nursing Regional Directors Southeastern Yasmine Beausejour, RN support, sympathy and analytic Administration and a variety of Southern Seth B. Dressekie, RN, MSN, NP feedback, we face ever more puni- other administrative personnel. Central Ethel Mathis, RN Lower Hudson/NJ Jayne Cammisa, RN, BSN tive action. No wonder we have Our testimony, grievances, com- unprecedented era of anti-union Western Sarah Annabelle Chmura, RN nightmares. plaints and issues often fall on deaf activity. Eastern Martha Wilcox, RN Nurses blame one another as ears. Why? Because those who are No one nurse can move the Executive Editor well. Inter-shift, inter-unit, inter- assigned to sit with us have little or mountain of healthcare chaos that Jill Furillo, RN, BSN, PHN title and inter-facility conflicts are no power to substantively respond exists around us. But together, Executive Director common, and are often filled with or fix the problems. armed with knowledge, capacity Editorial offices located at: 131 W 33rd St., New York, NY 10001 resentment and innuendo. We never More and more often, the only and a unified vision, nurses can Phone: 212-785-0157 x 159 really know what that other shift time we make headway is when we change the world, and transform Email: [email protected] Website: www.nysna.org or unit did or didn’t do; we just feel engage in protracted campaigns, our nightmares into the realization Subscription rate: $33 per year like we are the ones who got the often culminating in strike votes of our dreams. ISSN (Print) 1934-7588/ISSN (Online) 1934-7596 ©2016, All rights reserved short end of the stick. Many of us and public exposure projects. LONG ISLAND NEW YORK NURSE 3 NOVEMBER 2016 Two major wins on Long Island nurses cel- NYSNA ebrated this November when the last of key con- tracts at Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS) were overwhelm- ingly ratified and safer staffing won the day. Safe staffing has been a top priority for NYSNA nurses at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Southside Hospital and St. Charles Hospital, where pays nurses nurses overloaded with patients have struggled daily to provide the $1.55 million in highest quality care. A third CHS back wages hospital — St. Joseph Hospital — had already signed on for safe staffing On November 2, Northwell Health, and other NYSNA demands in June. parent company of Southside Hospital, agreed to pay nurses at its Southside The November agreements sealed St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center members celebrate their ratification vote. facility $1.55 million in back wages. the deal with CHS. It was a huge victory for more than Twelve hundred NYSNA nurses at 300 nurses — about half the nurses at CHS fought hard to make their voic- Southside — who will receive on aver- es heard. In May, they held an infor- age $5,000 in back wages owed for mational picket at Rockville Centre overtime by the end of this year. “The Diocesan offices to drive home nurses are ecstatic!” said Marianne the need for safe staffing to CHS Walsh, RN and Southside’s LBU President. management and show their com- mitment to the community. (The The settlement resolves a long and Diocese oversees CHS). “I believe bitter fight over Southside’s pay prac- the solidarity of all the nurses paved tices from April 2007 to January 2011. the way for a contract that enforces During the four-year period, the hospi- tal implemented non-overlapping shifts adequate RN staffing essential to for nurses in certain units. Nurses were quality patient care,” said Cheryl forced to work beyond their shift to Paolone, RN, Maternity/NICU, St. give patient briefings to incoming staff, Charles Hospital. but they were not paid for their time as required by law. Wakeup call for management NYSNA filed a grievance, and the ar- In the end, however, agreements Members at St. Charles Hospital following the contract vote bitrator ruled against Southside. Then were reached with St. Catherine the nurses took action. Ms. Walsh and and St. Charles only after nurses at increases. Contracts included hard work that allowed us to reach her colleague Dorothy Lane, RN, along these two hospitals voted to autho- improved tuition reimbursement a fair bargaining agreement,” said with NYSNA staff presented over a rize strikes. According to Tracy and differentials for education, Ms. Paolone. year of testimony, with detailed docu- Kosciuk, RN and St. Charles LBU certification, charge, on-call and The contracts were ratified mentation on overtime hours worked, President, “Management woke up preceptor pay. Both hospitals added separately. At St. Catherine, to Southside Hospital management before reaching the $1.55 million and realized that nurses were will- all important experience steps to nurses voted overwhelmingly agreement. ing to wage a two-day strike over help retain senior nurses. At St. on November 4 for a new four- patient safety. We never had to go Catherine, attempts by manage- year contract, and at St. Charles “We work so hard. Any extra time we this far before. We were unified ment to change nurse pensions Hospital, 98 percent of NYSNA spent at work was time we were away from our families.
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