We Still Have A Lot of Work To Do On Healthcare
With liberals across the land breathing a huge sigh of relief after the abrupt collapse of the Senate scheme to repeal and somewhat replace the Affordable Care Act, all is good again with healthcare in America. Right?
Jean Ross writing for Common Dreams
National Nurses United Endorses Doug Applegate for Congress in Key California 2018 Contest
National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, today endorsed Col. Doug Applegate for election to Congress to represent California’s 49th Congressional District.
National Nurses United
Aug 10, 2017
In Nearly Unanimous Vote Emanuel Medical Center RNs Choose CNA
Registered Nurses at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, CA voted nearly unanimously Wednesday night to join California’s largest RN union and professional association, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
California Nurses Association
Aug 10, 2017
Millinocket Regional Hospital Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize One-Day Strike
Registered nurses at Millinocket Regional Hospital (MRH) have voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their nurse bargaining team to call a one-day strike, should hospital management continue refusing to address nurses’ ongoing patient safety concerns—including a variety of safe staffing issues—and attempting to silence nurses.
Maine State Nurses' Association
Aug 9, 2017
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
Liberals Strike Back... Against Single Payer
In the name of political reality, some liberal pundits, politicians and policy wonks are scolding progressives to give up on Medicare for All. There are many ways to achieve "universal coverage," we're told.
Michael Lighty, Writing for Common Dreams
International Nurse News Round-Up
See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United
The barrier to single payer isn't cost, it's politics
With Covered California announcing this week that health insurance premiums will jump an average of 12.5 percent next year, and possibly far more depending on actions in Washington, it's worth repeating that a real cure for Californians, Senate Bill 562, is still achievable this year.
Deborah Burger, Special to The Bee
Nurses Beware Of Harmful Exposures To Chemicals, Hazardous Drugs And More (Part 2)
Nurse Talk Radio talks with USF Professor of Public Health, Barbara Sattler and Occupational Health Nurse Consultant Mary E. Miller.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
18,000 Kaiser Nurses Begin Bargaining by Joining Forces With Patients Across California
From the first cry of a newborn child, to the last breath of a dying patient, there’s a constant foundation on which Kaiser patients can always rely: Kaiser nurses. Nurses are the hand-holding, life-saving thread woven throughout their patients' entire healthcare experience.
California Nurses Association