Tag: National Nurses United

ANALYSIS: One Nurse to 11 Patients: Pennsylvania Grapples with Controversial Fix to Workforce Crisis

May 3, 2023
National Nurses UnitedNursesPennsylvaniaPolicies & ImpactsRegional & State NewsState NewsUSUS News
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News Analysis When nurses have too many patients to care for, medications are given hours late, and patients must wait for basic needs like bathing, toileting, eating, and drinking to be met. Those who can’t hold their own cups must wait for a few sips of water and are sometimes found with visibly dry lips….

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VA Nurses Union Holds Brooklyn Rally to Address Staffing Shortage

January 13, 2022
National Nurses UnitedUSUS NewsVAveterans administration
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BROOKLYN, NY-National Nurses United, the union that represents nurses at hospitals throughout the United States—including several Veterans Affairs’ hospitals in New York—is holding localized rallies nationwide this week in an effort to alleviate staffing shortages at veterans’ hospitals. About 20 members of the New York region gathered at the entrance to the Brooklyn VA Medical…

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