Nurses strike against Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Registered nurses begin one-day strike at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, claim patient safety at risk because of understaffing and long hours without breaks.
John Chadwell, reporting for BenitoLink
Nurses Urge VA to Work with Them in Good Faith to Ensure Quality Care for Veterans
Registered nurses will hold a picket Thursday, August 25, urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to work with them to ensure quality care at the VA by moving forward with stalled negotiations.
National Nurses United
Aug 24, 2016
Nurses Blast Late Session Bill to Overturn RN Standards As ALEC-Style Threat to Patient Protections
The California Nurses Association today condemned a last minute legislative maneuver to erode decades of nursing oversight of the public board that governs professional nursing practice, including critical regulations that protect patients in California.
California Nurses Association
Aug 23, 2016
RNs at Hollister's Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Move Forward with One-day Strike on August 24
Registered Nurses at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Ca. will move forward with their plan to hold a one-day strike on Wednesday, August 24, the California Nurses Association announced today.
National Nurses United
Aug 22, 2016
John Muir Medical Center Concord RNs Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Contract
Registered nurses at John Muir Medical Center (JMMC) in Concord have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract that features protected healthcare coverage, significant economic gains, and improved opportunities for new grad RNs, California Nurses Association (CNA) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Aug 22, 2016
Bill to Protect Patients in Hospital ‘Observation’ Settings Passes Wins Key Vote
Important legislation to enact new protections for hospital patients warehoused in “observation status†took a major step forward Monday with approval in the California Assembly on a bipartisan 59-10 vote.
California Nurses Association
Aug 22, 2016
For 15th Straight Year, NNU Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List
Once again, National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro has won recognition as one of the 100 most influential people in healthcare in the U.S.
National Nurses United
Aug 22, 2016
Nurses and Community Members Demand UCSF Live up to Mission and Keep Home Health Care Program Open!
Registered nurses at UCSF Medical Center will hold a press conference and rally at the hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to voice opposition to the announced closure of UCSF Home Health Care, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) announced today.
California Nurses Association
Aug 22, 2016
We Need Your Help to Save the BRN!
Help us save the CA Board of Registered Nursing by making phone calls to the Democratic members of the Assembly Committee on Business and Professions telling them to vote NO on SB 1194.
California Nurses Association
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