Radical Nurse
"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. Clara Barton
It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. ... I go for anything new that might improve the past."
FYI everyone - CDC is now recommending that everyone mask when not at home - Like now - today - wear an N95 mask and be safe!
23/05/2019
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Sandy Summers inspires new graduates to protect patients through advocacy In a short, compelling address, Sandy Summers welcomes new graduates to the field of nursing and explains her holistic vision of nursing advocacy. She shares...
18/10/2017
‘The People of Puerto Rico are Dying.’ – Bonnie Castillo – Medium Crowd funding. A Costco Card. The water in a nurse’s own backpack. These are the resources to which volunteer nurses on the ground in…
14/10/2017
Not even hospitals in Puerto Rico know how many people have died VICE News called all 65 hospitals in Puerto Rico listed on the government’s website.
14/10/2017
Magnet Status: Superior Care or Marketing Gimmick? Some nurses charge the program has strayed from its original mission
11/10/2017
Utah police officer who dragged screaming nurse is fired The Utah police officer who was filmed forcibly arresting a nurse who refused to let officers take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has been fired,
09/10/2017
The GuerrillaNurse: Part One May 6, 2015 Melissa Brown (Disclaimer: I am NOT an attorney, nor am I offering legal advice. What I write is based only on my own experience. Do NOT consider anything I have written below as legal …
08/10/2017
Proposal to De-license Occupations Gains Steam in Senate Recently, a Senate committee on which I serve passed two bills that set up a process to potentially de-license professionals. Senate Bill 288 establishes a partisan appointed council that reviews licensing, registration or other state approval for ALL occupation and professional licensing in Wiscons...
05/06/2017
Last month, two federal bills were introduced to set specific safety limits on the numbers of patients each RN can care for in hospitals throughout the U.S.
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31/05/2017
To Men in Nursing: Consider Your Privilege We must remember, a minority population is not always a victimized one.
15/02/2017
Postcard campaign – #Idesoftrump, #TheResistance Nurses Declaration of Solidarity and Resistance There is an organic, world-wide movement afoot to participate in a massive show of resistance to the new U.S. President – write a simple postca…
14/02/2017
Our history is political, so is our future. These past couple weeks, I got a chance to connect with extraordinary colleagues across the US and Canada to discuss what it means for a nurse to be political and why. I’m honored today to joi…
07/02/2017
Guidelines for Resistance It has been one week since we posted the Nurses Declaration of Solidarity and Resistance, and today we registered 833 signatories, and still counting! But what matters is that nurses are not only …
31/01/2017
Nurses Declaration of Solidarity and Resistance The new U.S. Executive Branch is taking steps that will have an effect on the health and well-being of all who reside within the borders of the United States, and of all people worldwi…
20/10/2016
Nurse Patient Ratios | Petition For National Nurse Patient Ratios We’ve been quiet too long. It is past time to make a change for our patients and for ourselves. We need safe nurse:patient ratios and we need them NOW! Let’s make Flo proud!
01/10/2016
Two Nurses Who Spoke Up, Lost Their Jobs, and Sued Two cases, involving nurses who sued (and won) after being terminated, hold many lessons for both nurses and employers.
When Hospital Leadership Fails by Dan Walter
24/09/2016
Why can't nurses get a break? Nurses need undisturbed break time on each shift, but short-staffed units and the demands of patient care can make that difficult.
19/09/2016
Safe Staffing from the Outside - Nursebuzz In this article, Nurse Champion Becka breaks down the policies that are driving dangerous care situations across the country, and helps us understand why safe staffing levels are so important.
13/09/2016
Montrose hospital accused of widespread age discrimination Montrose Memorial Hospital is facing a federal lawsuit over allegations that it discriminated against its older nurses, firing or forcing them to resign while showing preferential treatment toward …
07/09/2016
Nurses and Social Media I recently participated in a live Twitter Chat called Where are the Nurses? I think I saw it promoted on Twitter, but I can’t even remember for sure. Regardless, it piqued my interest and I joined …
02/09/2016
Bharat Band on September 2: Crisis deepens as 70,000 nurses to carry on indefinite strike from tomorrow The All India Government Nurses Federation had called a strike on September 1, unless nine of their major demands, including some which did not fall in the Health Ministry's domain, were met.
23/08/2016
Samaritan Medical Center will lock nurses out starting Sept. 1 WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center announced Thursday that it will lock unionized registered nurses out of the hospital for 11 days, starting Sept. 1.
23/08/2016
Whose Lives Should Be Saved? Researchers Ask the Public For the past few years, researchers have been holding forums to see how people would ration limited medical resources during disasters or pandemics.
17/08/2016
A Hospital Is Only As Good As Its Nurses Nurses are the lifeblood of a hospital; now there's just a study to prove it.
06/08/2016
Drowned: Nurses Under Water To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to you in light of a series of events that have led me to the understanding that inaction is, indeed, a conscious decision. My name is Sonja M. Schwartzbach, an…
04/08/2016
We need a new way to value the work of nurses Nurses are supposed to think critically about patient safety, but is critical thinking is allowed when it pertains to the nurse's workplace?