Please join us for the next continuing education program sponsored by the UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust which will address the potential legal liabilities that face Registered Nurses, and what you can do to avoid them.

White Caps:  Navigating Legal Risk in the Nursing Profession

Thursday, March 18, 2010
12:30 – 2:30 PM and 4:00 – 6:00 PM
George Auditorium • RI Hospital

"As their professional roles expand, nurses are naturally becoming more vulnerable to malpractice lawsuits. State nursing boards are increasingly likely to suspend or discipline nurses who are found guilty in malpractice suits. Not all the news is bad, though. Thankfully, there are clear guidelines for protecting yourself from a malpractice suit."
Todd Stein, Nurseweek, May 15, 2000

 Presenters

Come support the UNAP Children's Hospital Fund at our annual Nurse's Week celebration and fundraiser on Wednesday, May 12th at the Twin River Event Center.  This year's event will feature the Rhode Island premier of "As the Hospital Turns", an old radio broadcast that will feature our members in key roles.  If you would like to be a part of this production contact Helen.

To find out more, to buy tickets or to be an actor in the play, click here.

After spending more than 2 1/2 years and $8 million in pursuit of a merger, Lifespan and Care NE announced on February 26 that they are abandoning their plans to become a single, seven-hospital system. In response, the UNAP commented that the decision reflects the public's increasing discomfort with large private corporations running essential public services like hospitals.

In 2008, the UNAP conducted a survey of hundreds of health care workers throughout the State who expressed concerns about the impact that the giant merger could have on employee rights and benefits, patient services, unaffiliated community hospitals, and overall health care costs. Since then, the UNAP has consistently argued that before we let a single private company control 70% of our state’s hospital beds, we must make sure we have the public oversight necessary to ensure that their private business decisions are made in the public interest.

To read more about Lifespan's announcement and UNAP's response, click here and here.