Las Vegas nurses take to the streets to fight for patient safety
Registered nurses from MountainView Hospital took to the streets Thursday morning to voice their concerns about patient safety.


Fox 5 News
Nurses Warn Washington Risking Lives if Cuts Made to Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid
The nation’s leading voice of registered nurses today called on the White House and Congress to “Just Say No†to any cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid that they warned could “literally mean the difference between life and death for countless numbers of Americans.â€
Press Release
Jul 22, 2011
Nurses to Rep. Pete Stark: “Keep Kaiser Hayward Pediatrics Open!â€
Registered nurses from throughout the Kaiser Permanente hospital chain will attend Rep. Pete Stark’s town hall meeting this Saturday in an effort to win his support to keep the pediatric unit open when the local facility moves from Hayward to San Leandro, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United announced today.
Jul 22, 2011
Florida Nurses Condemn Rejection of Child Abuse Prevention Funds
Florida’s leading organization of registered nurses today sharply criticized a decision by Florida lawmakers to reject more than $50 million in federal child-abuse prevention money, a decision they said could cause substantial harm to Florida children.
Press Release
Jul 22, 2011
Why it all sounds like, “Blah, blah, blahâ€
By NNU Organizer Donna Smith — When push comes to shove everybody gets their political cover moments in Washington, DC. Everybody, that is, except the average working class American.
Blog
Study: Hospitals add higher skilled nurses in response to mandate
California hospitals have added registered nurses and increased access to professional nursing care since the state’s landmark nurse-to-patient staffing law was implemented, a new study concludes.
Sacramento Business Journal
Nurses Rally Against Government Healthcare and Social Security Cuts
Just to be clear, the more than 100 registered nurses huddled around Irvine's Civic Center Plaza at high noon today are not there to implant a conscience into Larry Agran.
Orange County Weekly BLOG
Nurses to Hold Palomar Vigil Thursday to Oppose Cuts
Palomar-Pomerado Health District registered nurses will hold a candlelight vigil Thursday night outside Palomar Medical Center to voice opposition to cuts in nursing assistants and other direct-care staff that they say is causing dangerous and widespread patient care delays.
Press Release
Jul 20, 2011
Medicare doesn’t cover many health-care expenses for low-income seniors
Helen Johnson gave a welcoming smile to the group of older men and women who had assembled at the senior center in the Maryland Eastern Shore town of Snow Hill on a recent evening. All of them were caregivers for spouses or parents with debilitating illnesses.
Washington Post
Social Security provides the majority of income for three-fifths of Americans age 65+
The average annual Social Security retirement benefit in 2009 was $13,406.40, slightly above the $10,289 federal poverty line for individuals age 65 and older, but less than the minimum wage.
Economic Policy Institute