UPDATE -- Even After Dallas, Hospitals Still Lagging in Preparation for U.S. Ebola Patients
News of the first confirmed patient in the U.S. infected with the Ebola virus still has not led to effective communication with registered nurses who would be among the first to respond and interact with patients possibly infected, according to survey responses from at least 1,400 registered nurses across the U.S.
National Nurses United
Oct 6, 2014
RN Response Network Director Bonnie Castillo Speaks on CNN
RNs and survey results were featured on national media from coast to coast, including an interview with RN Response Network director Bonnie Castillo, RN on CN.
CNN
Co-President of NNU – Speaks About Ebola on MSNBC
Watch National Nurses United Co-President Deborah Burger on MSNBC, speaking out on how U.S. nurses are saying they are unprepared for the Ebola virus.
The ED Show, MSNBC
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
National Nurse Survey Shows Hospitals Still Not Prepared for U.S. Ebola Patients
UPDATED RESULTS - Following reports that a Dallas hospital failed to hospitalize a patient infected with the Ebola virus and failed to properly communicate essential information to caregivers about his health status, National Nurses United is stepping up the call on U.S. hospitals to immediately upgrade emergency preparations for Ebola in the U.S.
RNRN
Oct 3, 2014
Are We Prepared for An Ebola Outbreak
On Friday’s Podcast Ed is joined by Deborah Burger, Co-President of the National Nurses United and long-time Registered Nurse, to discuss a NNU survey showing just how unprepared our nation’s hospitals are for an Ebola outbreak.
The Ed Schultz Show
U.S. nurses say they are unprepared to handle Ebola patients
Nurses, the frontline care providers in U.S. hospitals, say they are untrained and unprepared to handle patients arriving in their hospital emergency departments infected with Ebola.
Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Nurses Call on U.S. Hospitals to Improve Emergency Preparedness for Potential Ebola U.S. Infections
Following reports that a Dallas hospital failed to hospitalize a patient infected with the Ebola virus and failed to properly communicate essential information to caregivers about his health status, National Nurses United is stepping up the call on U.S. hospitals to immediately upgrade emergency preparations for Ebola in the U.S.
National Nurses United
Oct 2, 2014
California Nurses Say YES to Prop 45
Consumer Watchdog Campaign
U.S. Hospitals Fall Far Short in Emergency Planning as First Ebola Case Reported in the U.S.
In the wake of the first confirmed case of a patient in the U.S. who has been infected with the Ebola virus, the largest U.S. organization of nurses today warned that U.S. hospitals are far from ready for the Ebola outbreak, are sorely lacking in other disaster planning, and everyone needs to do more to stop Ebola.
National Nurses United
Sep 30, 2014