Fighting Workplace Violence In Healthcare
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Cal/OSHA Public Hearing 2015
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a worker in health care and social assistance is nearly five times more likely to be the victim of a nonfatal assault or violent act by another person, than the average worker in all other major industries […]
A Salute To Registered Nurses Response Network
Now ten years after Hurricane Katrina’s destruction along the Gulf Coast, registered nurse volunteers with the disaster relief program, Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN), which sent hundreds of RN volunteers to provide disaster relief to the region in the wake of the deadly storm, say that […]
National Nurses United Endorses Senator Bernie Sanders for President
Caring, compassion, and community. These are the values at the heart of registered nursing. This is true at the bedside, as nurses advocate for patients and families—and also beyond the walls of the hospital, as RNs call for environmental, racial, and economic justice in the name of public health. National Nurses United, which represents some 190,000 nurses nationwide, seeks to uphold that positive vision for the health of this country by endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders for president. #nurses4bernie http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/site/entry/vote-nurses-values
DeAnn McEwen, RN and Nursing Practice, Health and Safety Specialist, National Nurses United
High Drug Prices Are Killing Americans
Democratic candidate for President, US Senator from Vermont All across the country, Americans are finding that the prices of the prescription drugs they need are soaring. Tragically, doctors tell us that many of their patients can no longer afford their medicine. As a result, some […]
National Nurses United Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List
One of Just 4 Named Every Year in Healthcare Industry Poll It’s 14 for 14. On a list dominated by hospital, insurance, pharmaceutical, and other healthcare industry corporations, National Nurses United Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro, has again been named as one of the 100 most […]
Part 2: USF Professor (RN) of Public Health Barbara Sattler
USF Professor (RN) of Public Health Barbara Sattler continues discussion on Fracking.
Part 1: USF Professor (RN) of Public Health Barbara Sattler
USF Professor (RN) of Public Health Barbara Sattler leads a revealing 2 part discussion about a growing national movement which includes nurses (California Nurses Association). The intent is to shine a public light on the controversial method of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as Fracking, and […]