Barton RNs to hold two-day strike April 16-17

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Union Nurses Keep Tahoe Safe
Registered nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. will hold a two-day strike starting on April 16, 2021 as Barton’s board of directors is refusing to address persistent patient safety issues, including short staffing and deepening nurse recruitment and retention problems.
California Nurses Association
Apr 12, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine clinic in South Los Angeles extended through May

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RNRN volunteer administering vaccines
Nurse volunteers from the Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) have been vaccinating the South Los Angeles community for the past six weeks at the Kedren Community Health Center, in partnership with International Medical Corps.
RN Response Network
Apr 13, 2021

National Nurses United Covid-19 Bibliography

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This is an annotated bibliography of some of the relevant scientific literature on SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19. The nursing profession is rooted in science and the protection of nurses should also reflect both emerging scientific research and the precautionary principle. The precautionary principle asserts that we should not wait for scientific proof of harm before taking action to protect people’s health. Protections for nurses and other health care workers should be proactive and preventive, based on the precautionary principle, rather than reactive to Covid-19.

HCA’s Good Samaritan San Jose RNs to protest unsafe staffing

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Good Samaritan RNs hold signs calling for safe staffing
Registered nurses at HCA’s Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose will hold an action Thursday, April 1 to warn the public that severe short staffing in women’s and children’s services at the hospital is putting laboring women and newborns in danger.
California Nurses Association
Mar 30, 2021