Attacking the Medics of Standing Rock Violates Basic Laws of Humanity
Nurses know the results of violence because we have, with our own hands, helped to mend wounds, to save lives, to weave back together what has been broken. Where there is pain, you will always find healers. It is our calling. So it was with great horror this week that nurses watched the land and water protectors at Standing Rock — those who have peacefully resisted the Dakota Access pipeline project — be attacked by a militarized force of police and armed guards.
Bonnie Castillo, RN, Director of Health & Safety at NNU
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 Condemn Attacks on Water Protectors Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline Project
National Nurses United today sharply condemned police and armed guard attacks on members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, other First Nations, environmental activists, and other protectors who have bravely participated in protests against the Dakota Access pipeline project.
National Nurses United
Oct 27, 2016
CNA/NNU Nurses Celebrate the Strongest Workplace Violence Prevention Regulations in the Country
A groundbreaking victory last week when the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to approve nation-leading regulations to prevent workplace violence in hospitals and healthcare settings.
Bonnie Castillo, RN
Bring Friends to 'A Fair Drug Pricing' Town Hall & Short Documentary Screening This Saturday
This Saturday (Thursday for Riverside), in cities throughout California, you can join nurses, veterans and seniors at a sneak preview of a new documentary film about pharmaceutical greed, and discuss the groundbreaking changes Proposition 61 will bring for many Californians struggling to afford medications.
California Nurses Association
RN's Volunteer at the Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Site
RN and Nursing Practice and Safety Specialist for National Nurses United, De Ann McEwen, talks with Nurse Talk Radio about the Registered Nurses Response Network.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio
Nurses Plan GOTV Mobilization Oct. 25 to Win Seats on Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board
Nurses from throughout Southwest Florida will gather October 25 to get out the vote for five Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board candidates that they say will promote improved patient safety at the hospital.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Florida
Oct 24, 2016
RN Report: Pharma Giants Spend Far More on Marketing, Sales Than They Do on Research and Development
In justifying skyrocketing drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry typically claims that it needs massive profits to conduct research and development (R&D) for critical new medications. But the drug giants actually spend far more of their enormous wealth on marketing and sales than they do on R&D
California Nurses Association
Oct 21, 2016
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 say Jane Kim for state Senate to heal California
There’s a heartbreak to any patient’s cancer diagnosis. So imagine watching my recent patient fight through treatment, knowing that when she exited the hospital, onto San Francisco’s streets, her health would simply unravel because she has no home, no shelter, nowhere to go.
Maureen Dugan, San Francisco Examiner