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
CNA applauds California Senate passage of S.B. 1061 removing medical debt from credit reports
CNA applauds the California Senate’s passage (31-8) of S.B. 1061, which would prohibit consumer reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports.
California Nurses Association
May 22, 2024
Nurses condemn California Assembly committee for failing to pass CalCare
California Nurses Association members condemned the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee for capitulating to corporate health care and failing to pass A.B. 2200, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when public health programs are being drastically cut and a comprehensive, high-quality single payer program would be many Californians’ only lifeline for care.
California Nurses Association
May 16, 2024
National Nurses United survey finds A.I. technology degrades and undermines patient safety
A survey by National Nurses United found that artificial intelligence technology (A.I.) often contradicts and undermines nurses’ own clinical judgment and threatens patient safety. The findings underscore the urgent need for stricter regulation and greater input from nurses and health care staff on whether and how A.I. is deployed.
National Nurses United
May 15, 2024