MNORN joins Nine other State Nurses Associations to Express Concern Over Emergency Abortion Access6/9/2025 The American Nurses Association\California, Washington State Nurses Association, Oregon Nurses Association, Delaware Nurses Association, Montana Nurses Association, Colorado Nurses Association, Connecticut Nurses Association, Hawai’i American Nurses Association, Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, American Nurses Association Vermont, and American Nurses Association Ohio express profound concern over the Trump Administration’s recent rollback of federal guidance mandating hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). As many states adopt restrictions on access to abortion, this action will undermine legal protections that ensure pregnant individuals facing life-threatening emergencies, such as ectopic pregnancies or severe preeclampsia, receive necessary, stabilizing care, including abortion services. By rescinding this guidance, the Administration introduces dangerous, life-threatening ambiguity into emergency care protocols. Rescinding this federal guidance will potentially prevent many healthcare providers from providing emergent, life-saving interventions due to fear of legal repercussions, thereby placing patients’ lives at increased risk.
We stand firmly against policies that compromise nurses' ethical and professional obligations to provide compassionate, evidence-based care, which can lead to life-threatening outcomes. We urge policymakers to prioritize the patients' lives, health, and autonomy by safeguarding access to comprehensive reproductive services and ensuring that healthcare providers can deliver care without fear of legal jeopardy.
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The MNORN aligns with the American Nurses Association (ANA) in recognizing health misinformation is a critical societal concern. In today's digital information age, the rapid spread of health misinformation poses a significant challenge to public health and well-being. With social media, online forums, and instant messaging platforms amplifying false or misleading health claims, individuals are often exposed to inaccurate information that can influence their healthcare decisions related to but not limited to treatment, prevention, and wellness. Unlike evidence-informed medical guidance, misinformation, whether unintentional or deliberate, can erode trust in healthcare professionals, fuel skepticism about scientific advancements, and
contribute to harmful behaviors. Understanding the mechanisms behind the spread of health misinformation and promoting health literacy are critical steps in combating its impact and ensuring that the public has access to reliable, evidence-informed health information. We acknowledge and recognize the importance of multiple perspectives with regard to health misinformation. As nurses we advocate for and at times are the voice for individuals, communities, and the public. The following position statement is from the perspective of the nurse and nursing profession to address the ethical responsibility, professional accountability, and critical role of nurses in addressing misinformation. The MNORN Election will begin on November 1st and end November 30th. You will receive an online ballot from YesElections with complete instructions on how to cast your ballot.
You will receive an email from MNORN with the slate of candidates and their bios. Bios will also be available on your ballot so you can see them as you cast your votes. Also on the ballot will be a polling question, the same one we have asked you for several years now. What topics do you think ANA should include in the 2024 Membership Assembly Dialogue Forums? Your responses to this question are more important than ever, as they will help shape dialogues both at ANA and MNORN. Voting matters. Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to vote when the ballot arrives in your in-box on November 1st. By doing so, you will help to shape our future. Offices to be elected:
Put Your Leadership into Action - Serve in a MNORN Elected Position!
By deciding to run for a MNORN elected position, you make a choice to invest in your future and the future of nursing. MNORN members have the capacity to influence public policy, professional nursing standards and the advancement of the association. In a leadership position, you will help MNORN and the nursing profession remain strong. MNORN members will vote for the following positions in this Fall’s election:
How to Become a Candidate: To be eligible as a candidate for any of the elected positions, you must be a MNORN member and complete the Consent to Serve form and return them, with your photo, to MNORN by email - [email protected] by September 30th, 2024. For more information, please contact MNORN ED, Kathi Koehn at [email protected] or 651-271-5863. Included on the webpage are:
Check it out! nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/environmental-health  The MNORN Election will begin on November 1st and end November 30th. You will receive an online ballot from YesElections with complete instructions on how to cast your votes.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) vehemently denounces all forms of cultural and religious discrimination. This stance is not only a moral duty, but one rooted in the very fabric of our professional ethics which demand respect, dignity, and sensitivity to all individuals regardless of their background, culture, or religion. Antisemitism is a reprehensible form of hatred that continues to cause deep suffering and irreparable pain to generations of individuals and communities of Jewish heritage or faith worldwide. Any act of hatred, violence, or discrimination against Jewish communities has no place in a humane society.
ANA Issues Updated Climate Change Position
Zina Gontscharow According to the World Health Organization, climate change is the biggest health threat facing humanity. This assertion opens ANA’s latest position statement – Nurses’ Role in Addressing Global Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health–which was released today. This new position statement builds on previous work at ANA around the nurses’ role in addressing this global health issue. Recognizing that climate change is a critical public health issue, the position statement calls for nurses to take action while providing additional guidance for nurses in all specialties and settings. From the Minnesota Department of Health:
I wanted to let you know that our current 2023 SLRP application cycle is now open and will close on October 28, 2023. It is focused on loan repayment for Nurses and Mental Health Providers practicing in Rural and Urban Health Professional Shortage Areas: By deciding to run for a MNORN elected position, you make a choice to invest in your future and the future of nursing.
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