International Nurse News Round-Up

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See a collection of links to news stories about nurses in other nations, and how they are advocating for their patients.
Global Nurses United

Nurses Beat Back Retaliatory Insurance Increases

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Nurses at Millinocket Regional Hospital have ended their employer’s bid to impose hikes on the nurses’ insurance premiums. The increases went into effect on August 1 and are believed by nurses to be in retaliation for their patient safety demands during contract bargaining.
Maine State Nurses Association
Oct 5, 2017

National Nurses United Endorses Ben Jealous for Governor of Maryland

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“Nurses are proud to endorse former NAACP President Ben Jealous for Governor because of his inspiring vision for Maryland and his track record of activism and advocacy for social, economic, and racial justice,” said Sandy Falwell, RN, a resident of Clinton, Md., and an NNU vice president.
National Nurses United
Oct 5, 2017

Florida RNs Deploying to Puerto Rico With Registered Nurse Response Network

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Registered nurses departed from Tampa and Orlando Florida today to join a delegation of up to 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. headed to Puerto Rico with the Registered Nurse Response Network.
National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United - Florida
Oct 3, 2017

Bangor RN Deploying to Puerto Rico With Registered Nurse Response Network

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Amy Lee Tidd, a Bangor resident and registered nurse in the Cardiology Unit at Eastern Maine Medical Center, departed from Maine today to join a delegation of up to 50 volunteer registered nurses from across the U.S. who are headed to Puerto Rico with the Registered Nurse Response Network.
Maine State Nurses Association
Oct 3, 2017

Heeding the Call: Nurses join AFL-CIO Humanitarian Mission to Aid Puerto Rico

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As great challenges and opportunities often do, the call came last Friday afternoon: The country’s largest labor organization, the AFL-CIO, was coordinating with the Puerto Rican Federation of Labor and the mayor of San Juan to send more than 200 healthcare, transportation, and construction volunteers on a two-week humanitarian mission to aid Puerto Rico.
Registered Nurse Response Network