International Nurse News Round-Up

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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.
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Registered Nurses Unite for safe patient limits groups across North America support the Patient Safety Act

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BOSTON — Nursing organizations representing hundreds of thousands of nurses from across North America have endorsed the effort by Massachusetts nurses to pass for An Act relative to patient safety and hospital transparency (the Patient Safety Act). The Patient Safety Act will be Question 1 on the ballot.

Massachusetts Nurses Association
Jul 16, 2018

Nurses Stand up for Public Health at STAND-LA Community Forum on Oil Extraction

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On July 12, Tveen Kirkpatrick, RN, from Keck Hospital, University of Southern California, and Guss Mata, RN, of Kaiser Sunset attended the STAND-LA community forum. STAND-LA is an environmental activist group working with community, legislation and healthcare professionals to protect those at the front line of urban oil extraction—especially critical given that Los Angeles County has the largest urban oil field in the country.  
 

California Nurses Association