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
Nurses at San Leandro Hospital Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
Registered nurses at San Leandro Hospital have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that extends safe patient care standards, strengthens nurse recruitment and retention, and improves educational opportunities for RNs, the California Nurses Association announced today.
California Nurses Association
Oct 14, 2016
Hurricane Matthew Update: RNRN/NNU Assists International Medical Corps Efforts in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc last week in the Caribbean and the U.S. The hardest hit was Haiti, where the unofficial death toll (a number reported by Reuters but not officially confirmed) has now risen to 1,000, where they are starting to bury the dead in mass graves.
RN Response Network
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders Hosts LA Rally for Lower Drug Price Initiative, Yes on Prop 61
Wrapping up the first week of early voting, Yes on Prop 61/Californians for Lower Drug Prices announced today that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will appear in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon
Roger Salazar, Spokesperson, Yes on Prop 61
Oct 13, 2016
Letter: If drug companies don’t like 61, then you should
Proposition 61, a proposal to limit some drug prices in California to the price paid by the Veterans Administration, shapes up to be the most expensive initiative fight in California history due to the money the drug industry is spending against it.
Oroville Mercury-Register
Proposition 61 Will Help Reduce Outrageous Prescription Drug Prices
As public outrage has erupted over a 500 percent price increase for life-saving EpiPens and a $1,000-per-pill cost for the most effective hepatitis C treatment, the pharmaceutical industry appears to be beyond shame.
Kathy Dennis writing in the Sacramento Bee
New RN Report: Pharma CEOs Reaped $2.8 Billion Last Year While Implementing Massive Price Hikes
Top pharmaceutical executives are making billions of dollars in compensation while implementing skyrocketing price increases for essential medications, according a new research report released today by the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
California Nurses Association
Oct 10, 2016
National Nurses United Supports Colorado Single Payer Amendment
Nurses and over 200 other organizations are supporting Colorado Amendment 69, single payer healthcare for all Coloradans.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Yes on Prop. 61: Veterans, Nurses and Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference in San Francisco
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos and San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim will join Veterans; Co-President of the California Nurses Association Deborah Burger, and others at a press conference where they will rally supporters to stand up against the pharmaceutical giants.
California Nurses Association
Oct 10, 2016
Registered Nurse Response Network Sends Nurse Volunteers to Assist With First Aid at Standing Rock
National Nurses United (NNU)’s Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), a national network of volunteer direct-care RNs, will deploy nurse volunteers to help existing medical volunteers at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation meet first aid needs for thousands of land and water protectors as winter approaches, NNU announced today.
National Nurses United
Oct 10, 2016