Rebecca Love is an experienced nurse and entrepreneur that works in healthcare innovation. She is a strong advocate of the importance of nursing for the advancement of healthcare and was the first Director of Nurse Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the US at the Northeastern School of Nursing – the founding initiative in the country designed to empower… Read More »
Last week, a union representing nearly 8,000 nurses and other medical service providers went on strike in Seattle. Members had many demands, such as higher pay and more authority over staffing decisions. But it appeared their main gripe was with understaffing and too-flexible nurse-to-patient ratios, citing nurse burnout and low patient satisfaction. The voices behind… Read More »
Dive Brief: About 6,500 nurses at 12 Tenet hospitals are walking off the job in three states Friday after failing to come to new contract agreements with the for-profit chain, National Nurses United said. Dallas-based Tenet said it will have replacement nurses tending to patients during the one-day strike. The Florida and California nurses’ contracts… Read More »
Dive Brief: Nurses in Southern California hospitals in Oxnard, Northridge, and Camarillo reached a tentative agreement with employer Dignity Health on Friday to avoid a strike over staffing and safety issues. The agreement comes just in time to avert a 10-day strike planned to start Aug. 30. The union withdrew its strike notice, which it… Read More »
It’s unavoidable in many professions, but doing overnight shifts comes with its own unique set of potential health issues. These include interference to your natural sleep rhythms and changes to your metabolism. But for women in nursing – a job that often involves punishing hours – a new health risk has come to light. According… Read More »