Sentosa 27 and Human Trafficking

In an article on Nurse.com, Lorraine Steefel reports on the December 8th, 2008, International Building Global Alliances Symposium sponsored by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). At that symposium, I spoke about the Sentosa 27 nurses, who migrated to this country to work in a chain of nursing homes in New York State under a contract that was violated in multiple ways by the owners of the chain. When the nurses quit their jobs, the owners were able to get them charged with conspiracy, patient abandonment, and endangering the welfare of patients. Fortunately, a court of appeals said there was no case. On January 18th, law professor Mitchell Rubenstein wrote that this “is a critically important employment law case that will shortly make its way into law school casebooks.”  Migrating nurses are at risk for exploitation and human trafficking, and we all need to be mindful of this fact.

 —Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, AJN Editor-in-Chief

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2009-03-20T16:09:33-04:00February 26th, 2009|Nursing|0 Comments
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Language Alert! Obama’s “Providers”

In his speech to Congress last night, President Obama referred to “doctors and health care providers.” I’m not sure why he used this language and I may be splitting hairs, but some people might question why he wouldn’t consider physicians to be “health care providers.” Perhaps it’s because physicians hate the phrase. I have heard more than one physician object to it, even when it’s intended to represent all of the people who are involved in providing health care to people. Physicians seem to find it demeaning. It’s almost as if they don’t want to be part of the team—they want to be apart from it and always in the lead, even if they aren’t best suited to be the one leading the team (for example, when a patient with mental health and complex social problems is being seen by an interdisciplinary team that is headed by a social worker who is the best person to coordinate the patient’s care). […]

2016-11-21T13:38:45-05:00February 25th, 2009|career, health care policy, nursing perspective|2 Comments
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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: Nurse Wins Big in Queens

Yesterday, I made my first post on Off the Charts and welcomed you to this new blog by AJN editors and contributing editors. Shortly after I posted that message, I saw a report in the Daily News, a New York City newspaper, titled “Flushing Hospital nurse gets $15 million award in sexual harassment suit.” After reading the article, all I could say was, “It’s about time!” […]

2016-11-21T13:38:53-05:00February 25th, 2009|career|0 Comments
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Welcome to Off The Charts

Welcome to AJN’s blog, Off the Charts. As the name implies, the blog will be a place for spontaneous discussions of issues and happenings in the world of nursing and health care. What an opportunity to get nursing perspectives to a general audience concerned about health care. That’s one of the beauties of the Web. We’ll start with posts twice a week, but hope to get to daily writing. Unlike the articles published by AJN, blog posts will not be peer reviewed. We’ll look to readers to provide corrections, reactions, and other perspectives on topics. Comments are welcome if they are not abusive or otherwise inappropriate.

This is actually my second experience with blogging. I’ve been making occasional posts as a guest contributor on a blog sponsored by Disruptive Women in Health Care. The site includes bloggers from all lengths of the political continuum and topics that are quite diverse. Check it out.

But also check out this blog on a regular basis. Bookmark it or connect to it from the AJN Web site. AJN launched its new Web site in February and will continue to unfold exciting features over the coming year. You can access articles from AJN, podcasts of issue highlights and interviews with authors and thought leaders in nursing and health care, videos, news alerts, and more.

Diana J. Mason, Phd, […]

2016-11-21T13:38:59-05:00February 23rd, 2009|nursing perspective|0 Comments
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