‘The most irresponsible tweet I have ever seen’ — The president of National Nurses United is railing against Trump’s dangerous new COVID-19 comments (via @NationalNurses and @BeAHeroTeam)
May: @HCAhealthcare receives $1 billion #COVID19 bailout.
July: @HCAhealthcare posts > $1 billion in revenue.
Yet nurses STILL don't have the PPE they need to safely care for patients without risking their own lives.
HCA, it's time to #ProtectNurses!
https://t.co/B60JEHDgjX
Press Release: Arizona Registered Nurses Ratify First-ever RN Union Contract in the State
RNs: Having this agreement during the pandemic is important for nurses; we have the protections and the ability to voice our concerns when it comes to patient care.
https://t.co/GVkKzYS5je
We need to close and demand that the health infrastructure to protect people is put into place to stop the spread of infection @GovMikeDeWine@OHdeptofhealth
Press Release: Nurses demand states close again until #COVID19 protection, testing, tracking measures in place
@NNUBonnie: We've seen the country reopen as if everything was resolved, and this recent explosion in cases goes to show that was not the case.
https://t.co/dJznfMgY4L
@LizteaQ @Kevin10TV Contact tracers examine all the interactions a person with Covid 19 infection has had over a certain period of time. This helps to identify others who need to get tested and isolate so they stop the spread of infection.
On November 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann. Loehmann shot Tamir almost immediately after arriving on the scene and seeing him playing with a toy gun. Today is Tamir's birthday. He would’ve been 18.
HCA’s Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia is exposing patients to potential #COVID19 risk.
"HCA should immediately reverse this unwise policy, and make public health and safety its first priority." -NNU President Jean Ross, RN
Press release ➡️ https://t.co/HoZBHdPz5h
Nurses in wake of protests: ‘Weapons of war have no place in a caring society’
The use of weapons of war is a step of militarization that threatens democracy and is a waste of resources that would be far better spent on health amidst the #COVID19 crisis.
https://t.co/wqfyCRsvGU
Press Release: NNU Statement on Protests and Systemic Racism ‘Stop Blaming Underlying Health Conditions and Comorbidities’
@NNUBonnie: #GeorgeFloyd did not die due to pre-existing conditions, he died because of police misconduct.
https://t.co/742OMhs6v7 #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Thousands protesting in downtown Columbus, OH for the third straight day, wrapped around the Ohio Statehouse on both sides of the street. (Bike cops aggressively keeping people out of the streets so far) #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd#Minneapolis
Our hearts are breaking that we lost another CNA nurse.
We honor union sister Sandra Oldfield, RN lost to #COVID19. RNs, including ones who cared for her in her last moments, paid tribute to Sandy in a candlelight vigil at Kaiser Fresno Wednesday night. #HonorFallenNurses
Press Release: New survey of nurses provides frontline proof of widespread employer, government disregard for nurse and patient safety, mainly through lack of optimal PPE
Months into the #COVID19 pandemic, nurses are still fighting for their lives.
https://t.co/nIyTJtiif5
Dow chemical, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, has a plant & headquarters in Midland, MI. It’s currently at risk of being wiped away after massive dam failures and flooding. Potential environmental catastrophe. Why is no one talking about this?