RN Delegation Lobbies, Protests in Sacramento to Stop TPP, Fast Track

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Dozens of nurses and supporters gathered Tuesday in Sacramento, to protest what they say is the REAL “trade” being faced by the U.S. and 11 other countries, under an impending, secretive trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Public health in exchange for corporate profits.
California Nurses Association

Better Safe than Sorry

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As violence against RNs skyrockets, nurses demand employers to take responsibility for creating safe workplaces
Kari Jones, National Nurses United

RNs at Watsonville Community Hospital to Testify at City Council on Unsafe Patient Care Conditions

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Registered nurses will testify on deteriorating patient care conditions at Watsonville Community Hospital at the Watsonville City Council Tuesday night. The RNs are seeking the Council's support in demanding that Watsonville Community Hospital take immediate steps to restore patient care conditions at the hospital.
California Nurses Association
Mar 10, 2015

The Real Story of How a Dallas Nurse Got Ebola Could Be Worse Than We Ever Imagined

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According to the petition filed with the court, when Pham "asked her manager what she should do to protect herself," one of her superiors "went to the internet, searched Google, printed off information regarding what Nina was supposed to do, and handed Nina the printed paper." Given that sequence of events, the suit alleges, it's clear "she did not volunteer to be his nurse." Still, she treated him when asked.
Lauren Friedman, Business Insider

RNs Warn Fast Track, Trade Deals Threat to Public Health

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Warning of a significant threat to public health, delegations of California registered nurses will hold a press conference in Sacramento Tuesday morning, and visit district offices of several key Congress members, to emphasize their opposition to “fast track” authority for the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.
California Nurses Association
Mar 9, 2015

Electronic Records System Failure at Antelope Valley Hospital Prompts Nurses’ Concerns for Patient

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Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, Ca have asked the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to investigate the failure of an electronic health records system at their hospital last weekend which they say led to the closure of the hospital emergency room and multiple other problems that put patients at risk.
California Nurses Association
Mar 2, 2015