Asheville nurses to hold rally for improved patient care and health care access with Attorney General Josh Stein
Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, will hold a rally to highlight their contract campaign priorities to improve patient care and working conditions. Nurses will be joined by Attorney General Josh Stein who since 2018 has demanded that HCA meet its obligation to provide quality, affordable care to western North Carolina.
National Nurses Organizing Committee
Jun 3, 2024
Cincinnati VA nurses to hold informational picket to protest unsafe staffing, mismanagement of VA resources
Registered nurses at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, will hold an informational picket to highlight their patient safety concerns, including mismanagement of VA staff by Cincinnati VA executives.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United
May 29, 2024
Covid-19 and Infectious Diseases Surveys
NNU's national surveys have highlighted the issues nurses have faced during the pandemic—including unsafe staffing, workplace violence, and moral distress.
Nurses from Desert Regional and other Tenet hospitals to rally, Tuesday, in opposition to proposed sale as Desert Healthcare District Board vote expected
Nurses from Desert Regional Medical Center and other Tenet hospitals will hold a rally and voice their strong opposition to the proposed sale of Desert Regional to Tenet as the Desert Healthcare District board is expected to vote on the proposal at their board meeting on Tuesday, May 28.
California Nurses Association
May 26, 2024
UCLA nurses to protest major scheduling changes that jeopardize staffing stability, safe patient care
Registered nurses from the University of California, Los Angeles will hold a rally on May 29 to protest major changes by management to scheduling practices for float pool nurses. These changes could result in mass resignations, negatively impact patient safety, and create unsafe staffing across UCLA Health.
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
May 24, 2024
NNU Infectious Diseases Survey final results (March-April 2024)
In March and April of 2024, NNU conducted a nationwide survey of registered nurses regarding infection prevention practices related to a range of infectious diseases. These are the key findings.
Nurses applaud California Senate vote to improve nursing education transparency, equity
CNA applauds the California Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 1015. The bill, authored by Senator Dave Cortese and sponsored by CNA, would ensure clinical placement opportunities for California’s future nurses, particularly for students attending community colleges, state universities, and other public institutions.
California Nurses Association
May 24, 2024
NNU announces new Council of Presidents for 2024-2027 term
NNU celebrates its newly elected Council of Presidents for the 2024-2027 term. The new leaders will be seated at NNU’s 15th Anniversary Convention in September, commemorating the visionary leadership of nurses.
National Nurses United
May 24, 2024
Avian influenza: What nurses need to know
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is caused by influenza Type A viruses that occur naturally among different bird species. Like human influenza viruses, avian influenza contains two glycoprotein surface antigens, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N), responsible for viral entry and dissemination into host cells. Based on disease severity in infected birds, they are either classified as low pathogenic (LPAI) or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
NNU invited to join CDC’s HICPAC workgroup on infection prevention
National Nurses United is proud to announce that Jane Thomason, its lead industrial hygienist has been invited to join the workgroup of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, Lisa Baum, lead occupational safety and health representative at NNU affiliate New York State Nurses Association, has been invited to join HICPAC.
National Nurses United
May 22, 2024