Press releases

VA Nurses to Join With Other VA Caregivers to Condemn Trump Administration Attacks That Undermine Their Ability to Advocate for Veteran Care

National Nurses United RNs will join with American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) members as part of the #RedforFeds rally on Wednesday July 25th in Washington, D.C. to protest the latest Trump Administration attacks on VA RNs and other caregivers.

National Nurses United

July 24, 2018

• Veterans Affairs

Citing Turnover, Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated, MountainView Hospital, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

Citing Turnover, Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated, Las Palmas Medical Center, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated Las Palmas Medical Center (LPMC) in El Paso will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

Citing Turnover, Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated, Corpus Christi Medical Center, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated Corpus Christi Medical Center will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte to Ensure Optimal Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated Fawcett Memorial Hospital (FMH) in Port Charlotte will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

Citing Turnover, Nurses Urge HCA-Affiliated, Central Florida Regional Hospital, to Invest in RN Staff and Patient Care

Registered nurses at HCA-affiliated Central Florida Regional Hospital (CFRH) in Sanford will hold an informational picket July 24, urging hospital management to address RN turnover rates and consistently comply with staffing grids.

National Nurses United

July 20, 2018

Nurses Welcome Formation of House Medicare for All Caucus Amidst Growing Support for Single Payer

National Nurses United is enthusiastically welcoming the inaugural formation to be announced Thursday of a House Medicare for All Caucus, the latest sign of growing support for guaranteed healthcare for all through an improved and expanded Medicare for all, single payer system.

National Nurses United

July 18, 2018

Registered Nurses Unite for safe patient limits groups across North America support the Patient Safety Act

BOSTON — Nursing organizations representing hundreds of thousands of nurses from across North America have endorsed the effort by Massachusetts nurses to pass for An Act relative to patient safety

Massachusetts Nurses Association

July 16, 2018

National Nurses United Condemns Trump Administration’s Opposition to Breastfeeding Resolution

National Nurses United, the largest U.S. union of registered nurses, strongly condemned the U.S. administration’s opposition to an international resolution encouraging breastfeeding—which nurses say is an attempt by the administration to kowtow to a profit-seeking infant formula industry, while ignoring science and jeopardizing the health of babies and mothers around the globe.

National Nurses United

July 10, 2018

Nurses Urge Osceola Regional Medical Center to Take Active Measures to Ensure Optimal Patient Care

Registered nurses at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Fla. will hold an informational picket on Thursday, July 12, to urge management to take active steps to address turnover and comply with the hospital’s staffing grid. This will improve the recruitment and retention of experienced RNs, and ensure optimal patient care, say nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee - Florida

July 10, 2018