University of Chicago Medicine Nurses to Hold Action at Shift Change to Call Attention to High Number of RN COVID-19 Infections and Unsafe Assignments

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To protest unsafe patient care conditions and the extraordinarily high number of RNs infected at work during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at University of Chicago Medicine are holding an action and media availability at shift change on April 25 at 8:00 a.m. to call attention to unsafe staffing and assignments...
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Apr 23, 2020

Suspended Providence Saint John’s RNs Reinstated Registered Nurses Demand Disciplinary Actions be Rescinded

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Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Faced with mounting public scrutiny for its suspension of 10 registered nurses who refused to care for COVID-19 patients without proper personal protective equipment, Providence Saint John’s Health Center on Tuesday reinstated all the suspended nurses – but still filed written warnings in their employment records, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Apr 22, 2020

Enloe Medical Center Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil at Shift Change to Demand Protections When Treating Patients With COVID-19

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Nurses holding signs outside Enloe Medical Center
To highlight the lack of transparency regarding the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), management’s refusal to meet and discuss the hospital’s staffing plan should a surge in infected COVID-19 patients occur, and to describe current conditions and the need for more N95 respirators and other protective gear required to safely treat COVID-19 patients, registered nurses at Enloe Medical Center are holding a candlelight vigil and media availability at 8:00 p.m., April 22nd...
California Nurses Association
Apr 21, 2020

St. Mary’s Medical Center Nurses to Hold PPE Donation Drive and Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

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Nurses demanding PPE
To demand the same COVID-19 staff levels as other Bay Area hospitals and to protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at St. Mary’s Medical Center will hold an action, PPE donation drive, and media availability at 12 p.m., April 22...
California Nurses Association
Apr 21, 2020

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United

University of California, Irvine Nurses to Hold Candlelight Vigil at Shift Change to Honor the Health Care Workers Who Have Been Exposed to and Contracted COVID-19 and to Demand Protections When Treating COVID-19 Patients

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Orange, CA – To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health care workers during this COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are holding an action and media availability during their 7:00 p.m. shift change to describe current conditions and the need for more N95 respirators and other protective gear required to safely treat COVID-19 patients, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing

California Nurses Association
Apr 20, 2020

San Mateo Medical Center RNs to Hold Action to Demand Protections When Treating Patients with COVID-19

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Nurses protest lack of PPE

Nurses to demand personal protective equipment (PPE) for nurses at hospitals across the region, insist on safe staffing, and assert that the County not deny workers’ compensation claims for frontline health care workers who contract COVID-19 during this pandemic, registered nurses at San Mateo Medical Center are holding an action and media availability at noon, April 20 to describe current conditions and concerns of nurses, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest

California Nurses Association
Apr 20, 2020

Providence Saint John’s Nurses and Community Supporters Will Hold Solidarity Caravan to Demand Return of 10 Suspended RNs

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Santa Monica, CA – Providence Saint John’s Nurses along with community supporters will hold a solidarity caravan at noon, April 21st to demand the return of the 10 RNs who were suspended for requesting personal protective equipment (PPE) – N95 respirator masks – when treating patients with COVID-19, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest and fastest-growin

California Nurses Association
Apr 20, 2020