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Updated COVID-19 survey of registered nurses shows little improvement and worsening availability of personal protective equipment

A nationwide survey National Nurses United (NNU) has been conducting of registered nurses, the country’s frontline health care staff, continues to show that the vast majority of United States hospitals and health care facilities are still unprepared to handle and contain cases of COVID-19.

National Nurses United / California Nurses Association / NNOC

Mar 20, 2020

Nationwide

Nurses: Time to sharply ramp up health care capacity for COVID-19

NNU ED Bonnie Castillo and nurses rally for Coronavirus action

National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, today called on an embattled nation to dramatically ramp up health care capacity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Nurses United

Mar 16, 2020

Nationwide

Global Nurses United Press Clips

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

Global Nurses United

March 14, 2020

International

Nurses Say Eastern Maine Medical Center Has Addressed Many of Their Concerns Over COVID-19 Safety Preparations

Dawn Caron, RN, Chief Steward at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, earlier today

Earlier today registered nurses at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) highlighted progress that has been made through talks with the medical center concerning its preparedness for COVID-19, announced Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA).

Maine State Nurses Association / NNOC

Mar 14, 2020

Maine

Veterans Health Administration unions decry management’s failure to involve them in COVID-19 preparations, call to work together

We health care workers in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system, deeply dismayed by the lack of preparations, planning, and communications so far in response to COVID-19, are calling on VHA management to work with us to ensure the nation’s VA health facilities can safely handle COVID-19. Together, our unions represent nearly 350,000 employees working within the VHA system.

Veterans Affairs

NNU, AFGE, NAGE, NFFE, SEIU 200 United

Mar 14, 2020

National Nurses United statement on today’s Trump administration press conference

Nurses rally for increased protections from COVID-19

The following statement by National Nurses United Executive Director Bonnie Castillo, RN and Presidents Jean Ross, RN, Zenei Cortez, RN and Deborah Burger, RN is in response to the Trump administration’s COVID-19 press conference this afternoon:

National Nurses United

Mar 13, 2020

Nationwide

Recording of National Nurses United COVID-19 Update Call Available on Website

Thousands of nurses joined the COVID-19 update call earlier today. Due to the overwhelming response, it crashed the system. A recording of the National Nurses United (NNU) COVID-19 update call is now available on the union’s Media Resources section.

Mar 12, 2020

As CDC further weakens COVID-19 guidance, nurses outraged by failed federal, state, local, employer efforts stage day of action Wednesday to demand protections for nurses, patients, public

Registered nurses are outraged to learn that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday further weakened its guidance on measures to contain COVID-19. These changes include, among other things, rolling back personal protective equipment (PPE) standards from N-95 respirators to allow simple surgical masks; not requiring suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients to be placed in negative pressure isolation rooms at all times; and weakening protections for health care workers collecting diagnostic respiratory specimens.

National Nurses United

Mar 10, 2020

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