Nurses, Community Members Call on Marin General to Improve Patient Care
Registered nurses and Marin community members will hold a candlelight vigil at Marin General Hospital today to highlight growing concerns over unsafe staffing levels and reductions in the quality of patient care, California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced.
California Nurses Association
Jan 27, 2016
Five days to go and counting -- #BernieBus and nurses to appear at Bernie Sanders town hall in Mason
With just a handful of days to go before Iowans head to their local precincts to caucus in the nation’s first presidential voting event, registered nurses aboard the National Nurses United’s #BernieBus on Wednesday evening will cheer on their endorsed candidate Bernie Sanders at a town hall event in Mason City, Iowa, featuring special guest, outspoken actor and progressive activist Susan Sarandon.
National Nurses United
Jan 27, 2016
The Broad and Diverse Coalition That Is Supporting the Clean Power Plan in Court
The Local Government Coalition and its member national associations and local governments seek to participate as amici curiae to support their common view that the Clean Power Plan is a valid exercise of EPA’s authority and represents a reasonable interpretation of the ‘best system of emissions reduction’ standard established under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
Vickie Patton / Environmental Defense Fund
Today Nurses #BernieBus Slated for Family Farm Visits, Labor Meet & Greet and LGBT Event
With less than a week to go before the first in the nation vote in Iowa, the National Nurses United’s #BernieBus continues its tour of Iowa today starting with a labor meet and greet with Sen. Bernie Sanders and members of various unions including USW, CWA, APWU and NNU/National Nurses United.
National Nurses United
Jan 26, 2016
One Week to Go - Nurses #BernieBus Plans Monday Visits with Students, Stop at Latest Candidate Forum
With just one week to go before the first in the nation vote in Iowa, the National Nurses United’s #BernieBus Monday will greet students in Ames, visit a Bernie Sanders campaign office in Newton, and stop by an Iowa State basketball game before wrapping up the day outside a forum
National Nurses United
Jan 25, 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
Maine nurses oppose Pacific trade pact's gifts to billionaire drug companies
Nurses are patient advocates — and by extension advocates for our patients' families and our communities - and today we are sounding an alert on theTrans-Pacific Partnership, an international agreement that puts the public health of Maine, and the nation, at risk.
Cokie Giles, Special to the BDN / Bangor Daily News
Blog: Better nursing-staffing equals lower mortality
There's a 20% lower risk that a patient will die within 30 days of having general surgery at a hospital with above average nurse staffing levels, a study released Tuesday found. Researchers compared facilities that had a mean of about 1.5 nurses per bed to those that had a mean of less than one nurse per bed.
Sabriya Rice, Modern Healthcare
Nurses Union Urges Attorney General to Reject St. Joseph Health’s Planned Merger
Last summer news broke that St. Joseph Health System, the Orange County-based Catholic nonprofit whose stable of medical facilities include Eureka’s St. Joseph Hospital and Fortuna’s Redwood Memorial Hospital, was pursuing a merger with Providence Health and Service, another Catholic nonprofit, based in Seattle.
Ryan Burns / Lost Coast Outpost
Maine Union Members Gather in Support of Bernie Sanders
On Saturday, January 23, union members will gather in Portland in support of Senator Bernie Sanders for president of the United States.
National Nurses Organizing Committee - MSNA
Jan 21, 2016